Health Service Manager - Maximus
Minneapolis, MN 55401
About the Job
This is a 12months Maternity Cover. The role is to cover Cambridge and Peterborough, so you need to be flexible and comfortable travelling when required.
Be part of something great
Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.
We are excited to be continuing our Weight Management Services, empowering local families to be healthier and happier. We want to build relationships with local families to learn: what they care about, what matters to them, what barriers they face and what strengths they have as individuals, families and communities.
You will work with local partners including local authority public health, school nursing (including the National Child Measurement Programme), schools, healthcare professionals and third sector services to support families to manage their health in a fun and exciting way.
Additionally, you will be working with our Behavioural Insights Manager to develop a strategic plan for working with local communities.
We want to work alongside and build a community of local people who are willing to coproduce important services over an extended period of time. A key part of this project is to work alongside the Child Weight Management Taskforce, which is in place to develop the system to work better for communities.
As the Contract Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team focused on delivering the contract aims and providing reports to Commissioners and Senior Leadership team on the performance of the contract.
Non London - £30,900 - £36,100
London - £34,900 - £41,000
Key Responsibilities:
• Attend commissioning meetings to update on progress - it is worth noting our commissioners are our partners - we make decisions together and are dedicated to providing them with the best quality information possible to make good decisions now and in the future.
• Work to achieve contract aims of 'Meeting people where they are to maximise engagement in all eligible groups, and targeted working with those with greatest need and highest risk of obesity.
• Work with local professionals (GPs, Dietetics, Public Health Team, local organisations and community services and groups, as well as the Child Weight Management Taskforce) to raise awareness of services and increase referrals into our service
• Work with communities and gather insightful data about what matters to them, their barriers, and strengths, and what they already do that naturally keeps them healthy
• Explore partnership and coproduction opportunities with stakeholders
• Contributing to the Child Weight Management Task Force
• Work alongside our awesome marketing and comms team to creatively engage professionals and the public
• Attend local events and networking meetings to promote services and identify services available to signpost and refer participants to
• Support management to develop pathways with local stakeholders
• Attend weekly team meetings to update the team on insight progress and referrals
• Analyse referral data and produce monthly progress reports
• Work with the Behavioural Insights Manager to help iterate our approach to meet the needs of people (professionals and the public)
• Keep detailed records of interactions/meetings
• Ensure you are adhering to policies and procedures (e.g safeguarding, health and safety, equality and diversity, data protection etc)
• Responsible for managing and developing a team to achieve performance
• Undertake other relevant work as required by BeeZee Bodies
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong stakeholder and engagement experience
- Experience of working in a public health environment or good understanding of the issue around maintaining a healthy lifestyle is desirable
- Experience of managing teams
- Experience of managing and delivering key performance indicators
- Experience of analysing data and producing reports
- Experience of working with and building relationships with partnership organisation
- Excellent oral and written communications skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Experience of working with and building relationships with partnership organisation
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of project management
Individual Competencies
- Able to travel with their own transport
- Good organisational skills
- Confident and self motivated and Assertive
- Methodical with the ability to understand and meet targets and deadlines, able to learn and assimilate new information.
EEO Statement
Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal well-being and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.
We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for an interview. YourGuaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.
£
30,900.00
£
41,000.00