Summer camp sports - £45 for two weeks

Please click to see attached sporting opportunities for children this summer

Please help make sure Hackneys families get FREE safety equipment

Dear Colleagues,

Hackney Children’s Centres are working to distribute Free Accident Prevention equipment to Hackney residents with children under 5.  Please can you forward this information to families that you feel will benefit.  The scheme will only last this financial year so we would like to make sure that we have as many households covered as possible.  We have been allocated approximately 2000 packs and if we do not fit them we will lose them.

The contact details are on the attachment. You can contact the Jazz for more information 020 7254 9939.

Click here for the poster - please display

Update on Obesity Strategy - achieving a healthy weight for all

Please click here to download the update - progress report on the implementation of the achieving healthy weight for all strategy

Special Meeting of MHSIG to look at Transformation and mental health services

Rob Blackstone Asst Director Mental Health & Learning Difficultties & Stephen Hardisty Joint Commisioner mental health will be coming to the next Mental Health Special Interest Group to talk about how transformation and personalisation will affect people who use mental health services and the current services. This will include:

a.       How MH  Providers may be affected by transformation

b.      Discussion of what the new customer journey looks like

c.       Training to help providers adapt, including a programme funded by Hackney Council

d.      Discussing priorities for service providers and identifying current gaps (including brokerage)

e.       Timetable and next steps

To join the discussion and find out the latest come along on the 26th July 10am - 12pm 

Please contact me on hscf@hcvs.org.uk if you are attending

click here to download the agenda and here for the NMHDT on personalisation

Next Market Development Board tommorrow

The Market Development Board the board that looks at preparing  the market (that includes  us- voluntary & community Groups )   meets tomorrow - click here for feedback from the last meeting

And here  to download the agenda - any comments for our repreesntatives please email to hscf@hcvs.org.uk & I will forward to the reps - Patricia Salt & Jon Pushkin

Mental Health Clinical and Social Care Advisory Group

This group will over see the 'whole system review' of mental health services across 4 boroughs (Tower Hamlets, Newham, City & Hackney)and meets tomorrow.

We have a temporary representative attending from the MHSIG - Krishna Maharaj from City & Hackney Mind.  Please click here to download feedback from the last meeting.

Please Click here for the agenda tomorrow - 

Please get any comments  to me and I will forward them to Krishna 

If youwould be interseted in being the standing erpresentative on this board lease download the application pack here.

Dalston as example of Big Society and the need for Design London - from the Evening Standard

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Wayside Advocacy Service - Relaunch

Dear Colleagues,   I am pleased to say that Wayside Advocacy Service has resumed seeing clients. Last year was a really difficult year for the Advocacy service but there is a new structure in place that will make the service more accessible to older people living in Hackney. We have moved premises to 11 Chatsworth Road (full address in signature below). Due to the lack of accessibility for older clients in the new premises, we will be seeing clients at agreed off site locations within the borough.   Although we will still accept viable volunteers, the main focus will be on service delivery. At the moment, we will be providing Drop-In services (starting on Tuesday July 20, 2010) at:   Marie Lloyd Day Care Centre 329 Queensbridge Road E8 3LA   Drop-In Times   Tuesdays: 16:00- 17:00 Peer Advocacy session (Focuses on collective issues) Wednesdays: 1300- 1600 One to one Advocacy support (appointments and drop in, first come first serve)
  Homerton Library Homerton High Street E9 6AS   Drop-In Times   Thursdays: 1400- 1600   At the moment, this will be for individuals, but if there is enough interest I am hoping to make Peer Advocacy sessions available   Please let me know if you would for me to send you a media pack, including yout full postal address. It includes new professional leaflets, A4 drop in posters, and referral form which can also be sent electronically.    I would also like to take the time to thank you for your support over the last year. It has been a steep learning curve for me and I am elated to be working with organisations and people who are so passionate about supporting the community of Hackney!     Kind Regards
--
Reyna Scott-Mosley
Advocacy Manager
Wayside Advocacy for Older People
Wayside Community Centre
11 Chatsworth Road
London
E5 0LH

Tel: 020 8986 7531

Registered Charity Number 1002698

Tea Dance for over 50s featuring Mr Wonderful

in the perfect,  opulent suroundings of Stoke Newsington Town Hall Click here for the flyer please adverties to all aged over 50.

the ENVIRONMENT & your COMMUNITY- session for BME refugee & faith community orgs

Friday, July 30th
Islington Ecology Centre, 191 Drayton Park, N5 1PH

9.30am – 1:00pm

**Hot lunch provided

Improving REach  Invites you to an Open
Session for BME,
Refugee and Faith
community organisations

In partnership with Capacity Global, the London Borough of Islington and the BME Forum
Improving Reach, in partnership with Capacity Global, Islington Council and Islington
BME Forum invite you to a morning of workshops, discussion & networking, to promote
green inclusion for BME, Refugee and Faith communities. The event will look at
environmental sustainability to support organisations in the creation of jobs, funding,
conserving energy and money and promoting health and wellbeing for our
communities.
10:00-11:00 Opening Seminar
· Chair - Maria Adebowale – Director of Capacity Global.
Capacity Global works with communities in urban areas, who
suffer most from environmental injustice, to ensure their voices
are heard to create opportunities.
· Shilpa Shah – Sheila McKechnie Foundation winner. Shilpa is
founder of Akashi, a grassroots campaign that aims to
empower Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and faith
groups to act on climate change and climate justice.
· Maxine Holdsworth – Head of Sustainability Islington Council.
Islington council are committed to improving the environment,
now and for the future, promoting green living in Islington,
through energy efficiency and affordable warmth, food
growing and healthy eating, reducing waste, recycling and
the use of green spaces.
· Mulat Haregot / Sarah Menzies –Evelyn Oldfield Unit.
Evelyn Oldfield Unit is an infrastructure support organisation
which works with refugee, migrant and asylum organisations.
Sarah is a Development Worker at the Unit, currently
developing an Environmental Capacity Building project.
· Big Funder – TBC - Supporting the BAMER voluntary sector to
better access funding to engage communities in environment
and provide access to nature, food growing and wellbeing.

Green jobs, funding and well-being for BME, Refugee, Faith
communities
For further
information and
to book please
contact
Improving Reach
on 020 7832 5829
or email
improvingreach@
vai.org.uk

11:05–12:30 Workshops
Workshop 1: Green Jobs and funding
Workshop 2: Anti poverty, Wellbeing and funding
12:30–13:00 Feedback and Closing
13:00 Networking Lunch in garden with information and resources stall
Attendees
· BME, Refugee and Faith community and voluntary organisations
· Environment focussed organisation
the ENVIRONMENT and your COMMUNITY

Debate the effect of the White Paper on us locally at Hackney LINk event

Care Closer to Home debate 

for LINk members with

• Steve Gilven - Director of the Primary Care Trust 
• Ashley Brook - NHS London Pateint Champion
• Dr Deborah Colvin - Chair of the London Medical committee

on the 22nd July 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Join the LINk here to get the full details 

Big Lottery Fund to launch £200m fund for community groups

Money will go to groups that have been overlooked before, says chief executive Peter Wanless.

The Big Lottery Fund will launch a new £200m grant fund for neighbourhood - based community groups. The fund, called Big Local, will award grants to voluntary groups in 50 geographical areas, which will be announced later this month. Peter Wanless, chief executive of the BLF, announced the new fund at the Charity Funding and the New Government conference in Westminster yesterday. He said the organisation would set up a new charitable trust to distribute the funds, and would look for partners to help run it. The money would go to groups that had been overlooked for funding in the past and that involved local residents in decision-making.

Read the full story: http://www.culture.gov.uk/consultations/7070.aspx

Soiurce HCVS

The White Paper on the NHS & the responses to it inc Hackney LINk meeting

 Despite promising not to reform the  NHS,  this Government has, like every other, decided a major reorganisation is just what we need now, at a reported cost of 1.7 billion. 

However unlike every other reorganisation this one goes far further in terms of enabling or encouraging the private sector  to be involved in both commissioniong of services and the delivery of services and is taking place in a time of unprecedented cuts to public spending. 

Below is the white paper  in full - 'Liberating the NHS' Click here to read the full white paper

The Acevo summary is here 

A Guardian article looking at the moving of public sector agencies to  social enterprises is here

The UNISON response is here 

and here is 10 challenging questions for the White Paper from the Kings Fund blog

let us know your thoughts on the online forum or via email hscf@hcvs.org.uk 

or if you are opposed to the changes you can get involved here

How will it affect us locally? Hackney LINk have arranged a Care Closer to Home debate  for LINk members with

• Steve Gilven - Director of the Primary Care Trust 
• Ashley Brook - NHS London Pateint Champion
• Dr Deborah Colvin - Chair of the London Medical committee

on the 22nd July 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Join the LINk here to get the full details 

Dismantling the NHS structures the letter to PCT Chief execs & Chairs

The letter sent from NHS boss Sir David Nicholson  to the Chairs & Chief Executives of all the various NHS bodies - Click here to read it

About the dismatling of the PCT and other changes.   Paragraph 9 on page 14 says; don't talk about what you are doing (just do it), don't defend organisational self interest and 'see the opportunities'.  

Attached to the letter there is a 'time-line' so we can see how long we will have colleagues in the PCT, when free choice of GP practices will come about and  and when the white paper on social care reform is scheduled for - 2011 is going to be busy.

Disability in the Equality Act: What the Equality Act 2010 means for Deaf and disabled people and p

Disability in the Equality Act:

What the Equality Act 2010 means for Deaf and disabled people and public authorities

23 September 2010

10:00 - 13:30 (registration and refreshments from 9:30)

The South Bank Suite

Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre

108 Stamford Street

London SE1 9NH

This is a half day seminar, presented by Caroline Gooding and Natalie Salmon (both formerly with the Disability Rights Commission). Simone Aspis (Allfie) will give a guest presentation on education. There is more information about the presenters at the end of this invitation.

The new Equality Act will replace the Disability Discrimination Act, including the disability equality duties, beginning from October 2010. There has been a great deal of concern about what this might mean for Deaf and disabled people. This seminar provides an exciting opportunity for London’s disability organisations and disability and equality officers to explore with experts the practical effect of these changes.

The seminar will examine:

•  How disability rights will be strengthened by the Equality Act, including the new restrictions on pre-employment health screening and new duties on schools;

•  How disability will be addressed by the new equality duties;

•  How disabled people in London can get the most out of the legislation;

•  What public authorities need to do.

Who should attend?

We are inviting to the seminar, organisations of disabled people, other voluntary sector organisations who work with disabled people, local authority disability officers, other public sector officers who specialise in disability equality issues and any individuals interested.

Booking and cost of the event

We have decided to charge for this seminar. The price covers the half day seminar, hand out materials, a copy of a report of the seminar and refreshments including a light lunch. In the current economic situation we know that we need to be realistic about what we charge and we have set three levels of pricing which is as follows for:

Public sector organisations like local authorities, government departments  The price is £75

Voluntary sector organisations and charities

The price is £40

We also have a limited number of free places for individuals or organisations of disabled people on limited budgets.

Our booking form allows you to indicate which price range applies to you as well as indicating if you have any access requirements.

Presenters

Some more information about our presenters:

Caroline Gooding

At present Caroline Gooding is drafting Statutory Codes for the EHRC, explaining aspects of the Equality Act, as well as producing guidance for the Government Equality Office aimed at the voluntary sector explaining the new disability provisions concerning service delivery.

Natalie Salmon

Natalie is former Head of Equality and Diversity at a UK regulator and has extensive experience of developing single equality schemes and improving meaningful involvement of disabled people in developing schemes.

Simone Aspis

Simone is policy officer for the Allfie and will make a guest contribution on education and the Equality Act.

How to book your place

Please complete the booking and access form and return it to Libby Oakley, all her contact details appear at the end of the booking form. If you don’t have a booking form please go to www.inclusionlondon.co.uk or email libby.oakley@inclusionlondon.co.uk to request one.

We really look forward to seeing you on the 23rd of September.

16-25 year olds opp to make film celebrating Black History Month -c/d 29th July

First Shots Competition

In partnership with

First Shots: Identity Uncovered

Media Trust has joined forces with Channel 4 to offer 16-25 year olds the chance to make a short film that celebrates Black History Month. We are looking for underrepresented voices, from any ethnic background, and people that wouldn't usually get a chance to make a film.

Those judged to have the best 10 ideas as selected by a high profile panel, will receive filmmaking training and the support of an industry professional mentor to bring their creative idea to life. The final films will be shown at a special screening in London at the end of October and on the Community Channel – with some possibly on Channel 4!

This is your chance to make a short film (up to 3 mins) about how black culture has inspired you. Tell us about your personal story, or the story of someone or something that inspires you and the impact they have had on your life. To enter simply click on the link above and tell us some information about you and what your film is going to be about.
 
Don’t forget to read the terms and conditions

Funding available from City and Hackney Health Charity

City and Hackney Health Charity is inviting applications from other charity sector organisations to take forward projects to improve the health of local people in Hackney or the City of London. Any registered charity with a strong local presence is welcome to submit their ideas in writing through the application process. Bids of between £1,000-£10,000 are welcome

Closing date: 30 September 2010.

Please contact: April Doty, april.doty@chpct.nhs.uk, 020 7683 4435 

Nominate for a Social Change Award!

 If you or someone you know is passionate about positive social change and deserves recognition, you could nominate them, or yourself, for a Social Change Award. The awards are for all those working to achieve a positive change in society.

Please contact:  http://dsc-enews.org.uk/6S7-6TWG-N89P3-2X6AW-0/c.aspx

Closing date: 10 September 2010.

Source HCVS

European Commission calls for proposals - Criminal Justice Programme

£30k for 3 Local Authorities to develop web based solutions in releasing of data

Make it Local aims to encourage collaboration between local authorities and digital media developers, to provide innovative, web-based services for their communities.

Make it Local is encouraging local authorities to release publicly-owned data in a linked way which allows developers an opportunity to build new services using the information.

Local authorities hold significant amounts of public data– such as transport, carbon emissions, population and crime data – which may help to power a range of useful, digital services. In developing partnerships between local authorities and digital media businesses, NESTA wants to show the value to local authorities of releasing their data to developers who can make use of it.

NESTA is calling for digital agencies with ideas for new applications to approach their local authority and encourage them to enter.

NESTA is offering three local authorities up to £30,000 to spend with a digital media business in their area.

We are now open for applications

Criteria for applications:

• Applications must be made by local authorities in partnership with a digital media business
• Local authorities must work with a digital business within their geographical area
• The application/web-service will need to:
   - Use previously unreleased local data
   - Address a specific need identified by local residents
   - Allow users an opportunity to update and augment the data
   - Use real-time local public data
• Applications in partnership with Higher Education Institutions will not be eligible
• We are open for applications from 15 July 2010 until 20 August 2010
• Winning applications must be ready to go live to the public by 10 January 2011

Application Process:

• Open for applications from 15 July 2010
• Please download and complete a copy of the application form below
• Send completed application forms to creativeeconomy@nesta.org.uk
• Closing date for applications is 20 August 2010
• As part of the application process you may be invited to pitch your idea to a NESTA panel
• Successful applications will be confirmed on 3 September 2010

Timeline for successful projects:

• Development of application/web-service September 2010 – December 2010
• Application/web-service goes live to the public on 10 January 2011

It's important that you read our Terms & Conditions within the form before completing your application.

Download the application form (Word)

up to £10k to create or improve a wildlife place or encourage use of nature

Community Wildlife

Community Wildlife will fund projects that bring local people together to discover, enjoy or protect the wildlife in their local area.

BIG have teamed up with the BBC Wildlife Fund’s Go Wild campaign to bring you the Community Wildlife programme.

This new programme will fund projects that bring local people together to discover, enjoy or protect the wildlife in their local area.

The programme will fund between £300 and £10,000 for projects that:

• improve rural or urban environments for people to enjoy, for example by:
  
  
  • protecting wildlife habitats
  • creating a nature trail, woodland walk or wildlife garden for people to enjoy
  • improving natural community spaces, such as rivers, ponds and woodlands.

• get people more active and healthier, for example by:
  • exploring parks, rivers and the countryside to look for rare or endangered species
  • encouraging people to take up gardening or go on nature walks
  • providing opportunities for children to learn about nature through play.

The programme has three rounds:

What to do next

• If you have more questions, look at our Questions and Answers page
• If you are eligible to apply, download a copy of the application form from the apply page
• Not eligible? Please look at our other funding programmes, or programmes from other lottery funders

Contact

If you are unsure of anything or would like further help, please call 0845 367 0610 or email general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk

Hackney Funding Programme 2011 / 12 or Hackney grants

Hackney Funding Programme 2011 / 12 or Hackney grants

You can find out more about this and how to apply here: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/ce-pandc-community-grants-871.htm

HCVS are holding three workshops to help you apply:

Thursday, 5 August - 3 - 8.30pm

 Tuesday, 14 September - 1 – 7pm

All are at HCVS, 84 Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street London E8 2LY

To book on these workshops:  Download a booking form here: http://www.hcvs.org.uk/EN/store/lead_training_network/2010/Hackney_funding_workshops.doc   or contact HCVS on 020 7923 1962 or email info@hcvs.org.uk

Health Trainer maternity cover f/t -

Job Vacancies
City & Hackney Health Trainer (maternity cover)
£18,689 - £21,500 (plus pension)
35 hours per week
Includes City & Guilds level 3 training and qualifcaton
Are you inspired to make healthy life choices? Could you pass your enthusiasm for healthy living on to others in the 
community? Shoreditch Spa is recruitng a maternity cover Health Trainer to work across the City & Hackney. A confdent
communicator, you will need to enjoy working with people. No formal qualifcatons are needed.        
 

To apply
For informaton and an applicaton pack, phone Shoreditch Spa on 0844 225 2054 or email info@shoreditchspa.org.uk.
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday, 30th
 July 2010
Interviews for Health Trainer: Friday, 11th
 August2010   
www.shoreditchspa.org.uk
Shoreditch Spa is part of         
Shoreditch Trust’s Wellbeing programme

Peace of Mind Support Worker 8 hours per week

Do you have an understanding of long term mental health issues and recovery? Are you confdent in supportng people as
part of a group and 1:1 and enthusiastc about self help support and creatve approaches to mental well-being?  For this post,
we are partcularly interested in applicatons from current or recent users of mental health services and can be fexible in 
offering the post as a voluntary or paid positon, with negotable pay to ft in with individual circumstances/permited 
earnings.

 
To apply
For informaton and an applicaton pack, phone Shoreditch Spa on 0844 225 2054 or email info@shoreditchspa.org.uk.
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday, 30th
 July 2010
Interviews     Support Worker: Monday, 9th August 2010
www.shoreditchspa.org.uk
Shoreditch Spa is part of         
Shoreditch Trust’s Wellbeing programme

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate

 

Exciting new opportunity to do research with FbRN in association with Goldsmiths, University of London

 

We are looking for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate to work with our ‘Faith Organisations Becoming Visible Programme’. This is a 1 year fixed term 0.4 of full-time equivalent post.

 

VISIBLE is a quality assurance assessment tool designed by the highly respected community sector support organization, Community Matters and endorsed by the Charity Commission, and the Local Government Association.
The FbRN Programme will assess the value of VISIBLE to faith based organisations, and, working closely with Community Matters and the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, will adapt the VISIBLE process so that faith based organisations can use it more effectively.

 

The Research Associate will work as part of  the FbRN team to assist in

a)     identifying the barriers presented by local faith based organisations
to meeting quality standards:

b)     identifying quality standard evidence required by potential partner
organisations including government and funders:

c)      identifying adaptations required to the VISBLE process in order for
it to be an effective framework for faith based organisations:

d)     identifying a methodology to promote the use value and purpose of
quality standards among faith based organisations:

e)     researching the reflective practice methods and their impact within a
quality standards framework among faith based organisations.

 

 

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual. You will have experience of working in both mainstream and the faith based part of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). You will gain skills in:
evaluation, specifically in designing and carrying out an evaluation of a project as it is happening; experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team; and of running small-scale events such as focus groups. Your knowledge base will be enhanced in terms of the VCS more widely and specifically the factors affecting faith based organisations, including those related to public policy.

 

You will be employed by Goldsmiths, and working for FbRN. You will be supported by Dr Adam Dinham, Director of the Faiths and Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths and FbRN staff. The pay scale for this post will be between
£23,572 and £26,201 pro rata, including London weighting.

 

Job description and application form available from the Goldsmiths website http://www.gold.ac.uk/jobs/ the reference number is PAC000008

Senior Policy and Research Officer (6 months)

  
To support the overall work programme of the Policy Team, with a specific role to deliver a specific policy research project as part of the NHS Confederation's programme on mental health and wellbeing.

Salary: From £29,377 per annum

Location: London

Closing date: 2 August 2010

The NHS Confederation is looking for a fixed term policy and research officer to manage a major research project to guide the development of personalised mental health services in the NHS. You will have an interest in health policy, excellent research, analysis and communication skills, and the ability to manage high profile projects to time and on budget.

http://www.nhsconfed.org/AboutUs/vacancies/Pages/Policy-Research-Officer.aspx

Contact Worker - LBH- Children & Young Peoples Services

Job Details

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Directorate Children & Young People’s Service Service Area Family Support Service Salary £25,515 - £27,009 Shift Pattern Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday Closing date for applications 3 August 2010

The Role It’s an exciting time to join Hackney – We are Reclaiming Social Work!   Reclaiming Social Work means adopting new ways of working which encourage professional skill and confidence and lead social workers back to doing social work. Social work is a complex task. Over the years we believe that this has been largely forgotten. Not everybody can do social work well, social workers need good support and  they need to  be able to work closely with colleagues from different disciplines throughout the Service.   We are looking to recruit a Contact Worker who understands the importance of this approach. You will be based in our Contact Service which provides high quality supervision of contact between children and their families, we are located in a purpose built family centre and work in close collaboration with the social work units to undertake assessments and observe families during contact.    The Individual The successful applicant needs a range of intellectual abilities and emotional resilience to bring to the task and at least an NVQ Level 3. We are enthusiastic, flexible, committed and pro-active, and we need our new contact supervisor to share these skills. If you feel you have  what we need, please apply below.

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Life Skills Recovery Worker

Reference:

363–FR–0004

Job Title:

Life Skills Recovery Worker

Location:

John Howard Centre

Salary From:

23,634

Salary To:

27,603

Staff Group:

Allied Health Professionals

Directorate:

FR - Forensics

Grade/Band:

Band 4

Job Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

23 Jul 2010

Interview Date:

To Be Confirmed

The successful applicant will have some experience in working with people with a learning disability and challenging behaviours.

This role will mainly focus on forming therapeutic, meaningful relationships with patients, you will use a range of interventions/activities to enhance patients care and improve their inpatient experience.

You will be expected to take an active part in group co –facilitation and activities on the ward.

You will work with the registered nurses to provide supervised primary nursing and deliver individual treatment packages with an emphasis on shared patient/staff ownership that forms on the recovery / rehab process and the need to work towards discharge.

The Salary Consists of:

Basic Salary of £18,152 - £21,798 per annum, plus a High Cost Area Supplement which is 20% of the basic salary (subject to a minimum payment of £4,036 and a maximum payment of £6,217 per annum)

An additional recruitment and retention premium of £1,446 per annum is also payable for this role

Please contact the below for any informal queries-

Lorraine Greene on Lorraine.greene@eastlondon.nhs.uk

Documents

• Job Description.pdf (224.00 KB)
• Person Specification.pdf (189.50 KB)

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Social Therapist

Reference:

363–FR–0003

Job Title:

Social Therapist

Location:

John Howard centre , 12 Kenworthy Road, Hackney, London

Salary From:

21,092

Salary To:

24,059

Staff Group:

Allied Health Professionals

Directorate:

FR - Forensics

Grade/Band:

Band 3

Job Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

23 Jul 2010

Interview Date:

To Be Confirmed

The successful applicant will have an interest in working with people with a learning disability and challenging behaviours.

The role will involve forming and maintaining therapeutic relationships, co facilitating groups and activities and ensuring that the policies of the Forensic Service are adhered to.

An interest in understanding the motivation for behaviour and what can be done to redress that will be beneficial. An ability to engage others is essential as is being skilled in all manner of communication.

The Salary Consists of:

Basic Salary of £15,610 - £18,577 per annum, plus a High Cost Area Supplement which is 20% of the basic salary (subject to a minimum payment of £4,036 and a maximum payment of £6,217 per annum)

An additional recruitment and retention premium of £1,446 per annum is also payable for this role

Please contact the below for any informal queries-

Lorraine Greene on Lorraine.greene@eastlondon.nhs.uk

Documents

• Job Description.pdf (227.00 KB)
• Person Specification.pdf (185.50 KB)

Further Links

Rehabilitation Assistant - City & Hackney PCT

 524-SW749

Job Title:

 Rehabilitation Assistant

Area of Work:

 Adult and Older People

Employer:

 City & Hackney Teaching PCT NHS

Department:

 Adult Commuint Rehab Team

Location:

 London

Salary:

 £25,411 to £33,041 pa inc

Job Type:

Fixed Term Temporary  

Staff Group:

Allied Health Professionals  

Pay Scheme:

Agenda for change  

Pay Band:

5  

Working pattern:

37.5 hours per week 

Closing Date:

24/07/2010 

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Description

Are you looking for rewarding work in a major local organisation that really makes a difference? NHS City & Hackney could be the answer.

Join us and you can help improve the health of local people. We are committed to providing high quality services to our 250,000 residents.

The Adult Community Rehabilitation Team is a forward thinking service that is split into two specialist pathways, neurological conditions and physical conditions. The team consists of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech & language therapy and disability counselling. The team is supported by a Consultant Allied Health Professional and a Consultant Neurologist as well as rehabilitation assistants and administrators. Therapy intervention is goal directed, flexible and not time limited. The service is essentially community based; however there is opportunity to provide intervention in our onsite outpatient facilities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, forward thinking rehabilitation assistant to work with the therapists in ACRT to provide high quality rehabilitation to our client group. This post will give you the opportunity to work alongside the therapists, carrying out a range of different treatment interventions as well as some assessment and administration duties. An understanding of the field of rehabilitation would be advantageous. This post would suite an individual who is interested and motivated in developing their skills in community based rehabilitation. The client group is very diverse, clinically, economically and culturally.

Previous experience of working with clients in a rehabilitation / therapy setting is essential.

In return for your experience, motivation and enthusiasm our team will give you the opportunity to develop your skills through:

• Regular supervision and support from senior specialist clinicians
• Regular In-service programmes and further CPD opportunities.
• Involvement in service development projects

Please answer the following question in 200 words or less as part of your supporting information within your application:

Describe the benefits and the drawbacks of rehabilitation within a community setting.

For further information please call Audrey Wright on 020 7683 4491 or email audrey.wright@chpct.nhs.uk

Closing date Saturday 24th July 2010
Likely interview date Tuesday 10th August 2010

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once a sufficient amount of applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible.

We will also be hosting Olympic sports in 2012, and as a result, the area is benefiting from significant regeneration and redevelopment in the years leading up to these events.

Come and join us to be part of the positive changes taking place!

Please note that all shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email via NHS Jobs.

Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

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More information

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Documents

• Job Description (80 KB)
• Accomodation leaflet (359 KB)
• Information for Job Applicants (48 KB)
• Positively Diverse document (Pdf) (190 KB)
• Staff Benefits at City & Hackney (402 KB)

Further Links

• City & Hackney Teaching PCT Homepage

Contact details

If you would like to talk to somebody about this vacancy then please contact:

Contact Name

Audrey Wright

Email Address

audrey.wright@chpct.nhs.uk

Telephone

0207 683 4491

CRB Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Link Worker

Link Worker Ref: 9269

£28,267 per annum (plus benefits) | 35 hours per week (includes outreach work in the community) London, E2

Supporting Documents

• Application Pack
• Covering Letter
• Declaration of
  Interest Form
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• Job Description &
  Person Specification

The above documents are in Microsoft Word format. If you do not have Microsoft Word, you can download a free viewer directly from Microsoft by clicking here.

We are looking to recruit an experienced and committed Link Worker within
our Looking Out and Resettlement team.
You will work as part of a small team to support offenders with unmet
mental health needs, both in prison and upon release into the local
community. You will support clients to access services by providing hands-on
practical and emotional support.
Demonstrable experience in front-line mental health key-work and an
understanding of the impact of substance misuse are essential as well as
proven experience of working with people with complex multiple needs.
You will also have a good understanding of the particular support needs of
female offenders. The role will involve outreach work to clients both in the
community and in prison.
Previous prison experience is not essential as training will be provided.

Closing date: Friday, 13th August 2010

Please download the supporting documents, from the box on the right.
To apply, please complete the application pack, equal opportunities
monitoring form and declaration of interest form and return to:

Providence Row Housing Association, Providence House,
458 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 0EA.