Ealing Healthwatch Service
The current contract for the Ealing Healthwatch service ends on 31st March 2022. Ealing is planning to tender for a new Healthwatch service over Summer 2021 with the service to commence on the 1st of April 2022 for three (3) years with an option to extend for a further two (2) years. Ealing is seeking to carry out market engagement and gather feedback from the market during June/July 2021. The annual value of the Healthwatch Service is approximately up to £140,000 per annum. The Department of Health funding specifies that the service must be carried out by an incorporated non-profit making organisation.
Ealing Council has a statutory duty to commission a local Healthwatch service within the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The purpose of a Healthwatch service is to act as a consumer champion for health and social care services, and to involve local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of these services. Ealing is seeking a suitably qualified provider who has experience in these areas.
To express an interest in this tender, ask questions, or give feedback please register on Log In (due-north.com) and go to tender reference DN551685, or contact Kashmir Takhar, Older Adults Commissioner at takhark@ealing.gov.uk
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Ealing Carers Support Service
The current contract for the Ealing Carers Support Service ends on 31st March 2022. Ealing is planning to tender for a new Carers Support Service over Summer 2021 with the service to commence on 1st April 2022. Ealing is seeking to carry out market engagement and gather feedback from the market during June/July 2021. Ealing is planning to tender for a three-year contract with the possibility of a 2 year extension. The annual value of the Carers Support Service is approximately up to £100,000 per annum.
Ealing has an estimated 35,000 adult carers providing unpaid, informal care. The Census 2011 indicated that 8.5% of Ealing residents provide unpaid care to a friend, relative or neighbour. Based on national research it is estimated that there may be more than 4,000 young carers aged under 18 in Ealing. Ealing is therefore seeking a suitably qualified provider who has experience of delivering vital support services to carers of all ages and carers across all health and social care needs.
To express an interest in this tender, ask questions, or give feedback please register on Log in to www.procontract.due-north.com and go to tender reference DN551919, or contact Kashmir Takhar, Older Adults Commissioner at takhark@ealing.gov.uk.
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Social Prescribing Programme Manager
Brentworth, Chiswick, Feltham and Bedfont, Hounslow Health and Great West Road Primary Care Networks in partnership with:
Would you like to be part of the exciting community health programme in Hounslow?
The Hounslow GP Consortium CIC and its voluntary sector partners, Groundwork London and H4All CIO, are introducing a new management role to lead and develop the newly expanded Social Prescribing teams across Hounslows 5 Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
Social Prescribing Programme Manager
£32-36K p.a. plus contributory pension
The Social Prescribing Project Manager will work in collaboration with Hounslow Consortium (GP Federation) and the Clinical Lead in each PCN to deliver a coordinated and high-quality Social Prescribing Link Worker service that delivers a range of wellbeing and social prescription services within Hounslow PCNs supporting residents to better self-manage and engage with the
extensive range of support in the community.
The Social Prescribing Programme Manager will support the development of Social Prescribing in Hounslow, represent and promote the service to stakeholders, develop integrated ways of working with providers and monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the service against agreed targets.
The Link Worker programme is a national initiative from NHS England and NHS Improvement, and we are seeking an individual with a background in health, care, public health or voluntary sector services.
Apply now!
Please download the application form by clicking the link above.
Please return the completed form, in confidence for the attention of Zena Edwards at londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk
For more information about the posts please contact:
Dalvinder Jammu, H4All, Community Health Manager: djammu@h4all.org.uk
or Katrina Baker, Groundwork London, Director of Communities: katrina.baker@groundwork.org.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 9am, Wednesday 7th July
Interviews will take place: Thursday 15th July
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
Job Vacancy-Community Solutions Digital Platform Manager
Hounslow Council: Community Solutions Digital Platform Manager
This is an exciting opportunity to have a key role in the creation of an innovative new frontline community development programme in Hounslow Council.
One Hounslow Connect is a new online platform that brings together a number of Council directories and databases into one single information platform that will support the Councils new approach to supporting our residents called Community Solutions. This new platform will connect residents to a range of local support services so they receive the necessary advice and guidance to enable them to live healthier, happier and more independent lives.
Your role will be to:
1. To establish the One Hounslow Connect platform as the boroughs primary information source.
2. To proactively reach out to VCSE & health organisations within the borough to ensure as many of them as possible join and remain on the new platform.
We are looking for someone with:
1. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to proactively contact and communicate with a range of stakeholders across the many diverse communities in Hounslow.
2. Relationship building and networking skills able to build collaborative relationships and manage stakeholders.
3. A thorough understanding of the role of the voluntary and community sector in supporting their communities.
- Application closing date 27/06/2021
- Salary: £34,884 – £37,722 per annum.
This is a fixed-term post for 1 year
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is running a project to explore the experiences of community support during the pandemic.
Working with the LSE they have developed an online questionnaire which will take around 15 minutes to complete and includes questions on different types of support available and pandemic-specific questions. The survey is for all residents of Hounslow and Ealing including local authority staff, different types of organisations, community groups, Community Champions, community residents, etc.
To complete the survey click here: https://tinyurl.com/surveyhounslow
Hospitality training programme with work experience and interview
Mapping Digital Inclusion community activity in London
Superhighways is leading on work for NAVCA mapping, collecting and networking community led digital inclusion activity in London, linked to the VCS Emergencies Partnership, and running to the end of June. We feel it’s really important that community sector work to bridge the digital divide, particularly during the pandemic, is recognised. And that we spot opportunities to share good practice and learn from each other.
To further existing collaboration with the HEAR Network, the GLA and London Office for Technology and Innovation (LOTI), and to avoid yet another survey – we’re asking you to publicise and add any community initiatives you know about to this LOTI form (scroll to the bottom of the blog for the form link).
We can then extract ‘third sector’ initiatives for our mapping for the VCSEP to raise awareness of the extent of this work with central government. But simultaneously raise community profile with LOTI and other stakeholders, who are focusing on the Recovery Board’s mission for Digital Access for All – Every Londoner to have access to good connectivity, basic digital skills and the device or support they need to be online by 2025. There is a Digital Inclusion Innovation Programme being launched which Superhighways is attending and can feed back on.