Looking for staff or service users with olympic memories willing to be filmed

We want your Olympic Memories!

Did you cry for Paula in Athens? Jump for joy for our rowers in Sydney? Who was your favourite, Olga or Nadia? Were you watching Munich in ‘72? Do you know what a Fosbury Flop is? And who can forget Usain Bolt’s record-breaking 100 metres?

You may have watched the Olympics over the years from your sofa or even a stadium seat. Your memories may be cloudy or crystal clear. Whatever you remember, we invite YOU to share it on film.

Come and take part in the ‘Memory Marathon’ and pass the baton on!

On Saturday November 7th 2009, artist Simon Pope will be filmed walking a 26 mile route around the five Olympic host boroughs. Over 100 people will accompany him along short sections of the route, sharing their standout personal memories of the Olympics.

Could you or someone you know, be one of them?

You don’t have to be a sports person or anyone special to take part. We are open to ALL types of stories – personal or professional, trivial or profound. All we ask is that you live or work in one of the five boroughs; Greenwich & Lower Lea Valley, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest.

Do something different: have a go!

Its your chance to be part of a unique experience, meet new people, share your stories and star in a film!

Its easy to get involved:

Just send us an email by September 25th 2009, marked ‘Pass Me the Baton!’ with your name and phone number to Mel & Anna, the Participation Co-ordinators at:  passthebaton@me.com

Or send a text (with your name), saying, ‘Pass Me the Baton!’ to: 07957 433 234.

‘Memory Marathon’ is conceived and produced by Film and Video Umbrella (www.fvu.co.uk) and is funded by The London Development Agency and Arts Council England.

MORE ABOUT THE MEMORY MARATHON:

‘Memory Marathon’ is a project by the artist Simon Pope and is commissioned by the Olympic Delivery Authority and funded by the London Development Agency and Arts Council England. It is part of the Arts and Culture programme for the development of the Olympic Park and its legacy which consists of both permanent and temporary commissions and a developing programme of participation and engagement, with a focus on working with communities within the host boroughs.

‘Memory Marathon’ is a collective act of commemoration, in which Pope walks a 26-mile route through the five London boroughs hosting the London 2012 Games, accompanied by over 100 local residents who in turn will each contribute a personal recollection based on their memories of previous Olympic Games. A new film recording the event will highlight the individual memories as part of a wider reflection not only on sporting history, but also on the passing of time and the processes of urban and cultural change.

The ‘Memory Marathon’ route will be influenced by streets and places in the five boroughs which have featured as locations in cinema history. Echoing and re-interpreting the language of TV sports coverage, the film will explore the role of moving images in shaping our experiences, and act as an evocative memento of a city undergoing a radical transformation in the lead-up to 2012.

‘Memory Marathon’ is conceived and produced by Film and Video Umbrella and is funded by The London Development Agency and Arts Council England.

Disability Backup Launches Language Code

Disability Backup Launches Language Code

Disability Backup has launched a code of language in an attempt to raise awareness about disability.

Disability Backup is campaigning for equal opportunities and for a change in attitude; one way of working towards more positive attitudes is to change the language we use.

We have made a guide of empowering rather than passive/negative language. Whilst we respect individual’s preferences on how they would want to be described, we feel public services should embrace and use positive language.

We are asking services and individuals to up and support our effort to improve disability related language and thus improve people’s perceptions of disability.

Disability Backup is a council funded forum for disabled people. Launched in October 2008 we now have over 250 disabled people on our membership.  

For more information about Disability Backup, Disability equality or this code, please contact Disability Backup.

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The official Pay and Work Rights Helpline becomes fully operational from 22nd September. In England, Wales and Scotland, it covers queries on National Minimum Wage rates, Agricultural Minimum Wage rates, The Gangmaster Licensing Authority, Working Time rights and Agency Worker rights. Phone line on 0800 917 2368, or use the secure online form at https://payandworkrights.direct.gov.uk/. (News item on Workwithus.org from Nairn Citizens Advice Bureau)

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Stop Smoking Services for People with Mental Health Problems City & Hackney NHS

  
    Closing date 28th September
Title
    Stop Smoking Services for People with Mental Health Problems
Reference number
    5C3/09/0009
Lead commissioner
    City and Hackney Teaching PCT
Other involved commissioners
    
Procurement is joint with local authority
    No
Care type
    Prevention and education; Information services
Target population
    All age groups
Service setting
    Primary Care; Community; Day care; Open access; Community health and social care centre; Home care
Service sector
    General medical practice; Occupational health; Liaison psychiatry; Mother and baby mental care; Counselling; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Behavioural intervention; Eating disorders; Learning disabilities; Low security mental health unit; Medium security mental health unit; Social services; Psychiatric social services; Community support services; Outreach services; Nursing services (specified by specialty); Diagnosis and investigation; Prevention, education and information; Smoking cessation; Lifestyle management; Public health; Mental health
Likely total contract term
    3 year(s)
Option to extend contract
    Yes
Likely total contract value (minimum)
    £0.00
Likely total contract value (maximum)
    £0.00
Likely service start date
    01/01/2010
OJEU reference
    
Description of requirements
    
To provide a smoking cessation service for people who have been diagnosed with moderate to sever mental illness

Key Deliverables

The successful organisation would be required to deliver the following as part of the service:
 
• Provide a flexible approach to stop smoking services through either group or 1-2-1 support. The service should be person centred.

• The service will demonstrate competency in providing advice on stopping smoking in accordance with the tPCT accredited training programme.

• The service will work in partnership with mental health services through out a clients quit attempt closely monitoring that there is no exacerbation of medication side effects or a worsening of the client’s mental health condition.

• The service would be provided within community or home settings.

• The service should provide ongoing brief advice for all clients, who smoke, on the dangers of smoking and the support available to help them quit smoking when they are motivated to try a quit attempt.

This contract will initially be for one year with the possibility of extending to three years subject to delivery against service specification and outcomes.

Likely total minimum and maximum contract values: it is the suppliers' responsibility to bid against the specification.
 
Interested organisations should express their interest by an e-mail to Charmain Elliott (charmain.elliott@thpct.nhs.uk), Tel: 020 8223 8915 by no later than 1700hrs on 28th September 2009.  As a minimum the e-mail should include the tender reference number BL/144 and contact details such as the name of the person, job title, telephone numbers (office & mobile) and the web address (if any). Expressions of interests received after the deadline may not be considered.  We anticipate e-mailing a PQQ document on 29th September 2009.  Bidders shortlisted at the PQQ stage will be sent an Invitation to Tender on 22nd October 2009.
Next stage
    Expressions of interest
Procurement method
    Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
Reply By
    28/09/2009
Contact name
    Charmain Elliott
Contact address
    Consortium Procurement Dept., Ground Floor, Alderney Building, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG
Contact telephone number
    020 8223 8915
Email address for responses
    charmain.elliott@thpct.nhs.uk
Web link
    http://www.chpct.nhs.uk
Associated tender number
    B/L 144
Previous advertisement
    None

Stop Smoking Services for Priority Communities City & Hackney NHS

Stop Smoking Services for Priority Communities

Awards of up to £2000 available through Discover Young Hackney for arts

Discover Young Hackney has the following aims:

• To raise the profile of local cultural organisations that run projects for young people
• To make it easier for young people (aged 11-19) to access and participate in arts and cultural activities -  often by removing physical, social, cultural and financial barriers
• To set out and promote clear pathways to training in the cultural and creative industries in Hackney
• To involve young people in developing the festival, fostering their ownership of it
• To involve local creative practitioners in the initiative through Hackney’s youth arts cluster

Discover Young Hackney will fund not-for-profit, youth arts organisations directly for the delivery of the cultural sessions/ tasters  as part of the programme. The aim here is to promote arts activities or training opportunities that are available to young people on an ongoing basis beyond the festival.

Closing date: Monday 5 October 2010 at 5pm.

Please contact: Please return your application to cultural.development@hackney.gov.uk, clearly putting ‘DYH 2010 Small Award Application’ as the subject line.  If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact us as follows:  Kate Sullivan, Festival Coordinator – kate.sullivan@hackney.gov.uk, 020 8356 4261  Petra Roberts, Project Manager - petra.roberts@hackney.gov.uk, 020 8356 7209

Full details here

  Click here for brief 

Click here for application form 

Finding partners for joint working or bidding -

From Monday (21 September 2009) the Funding Central web site will have a 'Find a Partner' facility, where organisations can search for potential partners to work together on a project or perhaps put in a joint funding bid. To take part you need to create a public profile outlining the organisation's activities, experience and expertise that others can benefit from.

www.fundingcentral.org.uk/page.aspx?SP=Find_Partner

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Enriching Nature

SITA - Enriching Nature Programme

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:15 AM PDT

SITA have announced a new £8million Enriching Nature Programme from 2010 – 2012. Grants of up to £120,000 will be available for projects that focus on conserving a species or habitat identified as a priority in the UK Biodiversity Action Planning Process.

Not for profits organisations in England are eligible to apply.

The deadlines for 2009/2010 are:

• 4 November 2009

• 15 February 2010

• 25 June 2010

Applications must be made online.

Full information on the programme visit the SITA website here.

Computer & free broadband for groups with no or little IT

BT’s Community Connections scheme

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:10 AM PDT

BT’s Community Connections scheme has announced further closing dates for 2010:

Postal applications: 5 January 2010
Online applications: 7 January 2010

Community groups and projects offering community benefit can apply for a laptop and a contribution to a years Internet connections fees.

The scheme is aimed at groups that have little or no IT equipment and can show how it will be used to grow the organization and benefit the community.

To view the previous posting click here.

For more information visit the BT’s Community Connections website here.

up to 250k for offenders; refugees; homelesness; substance misuse; young people & integration

The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust has reopened, with some changes. Small grants of up to £5,000 are available for smaller charities, and Main grants of £10,000 - £250,000 available over 1 - 3 years.

The Trust now supports work divided into Social Welfare and Arts and Heritage.

Particular themes are:

Social Welfare (Improving Prospects and Repairing Lives):

• Offenders

• Refugees and Asylum Seekers

• Young People

• Homelessness

• Substance Misuse

• Integration of Minority Groups.

Arts and Heritage:

• Sustaining The Arts

• Preserving Our Built Heritage

• Preserving Our Natural Heritage.

The Trust will now only accept requests submitted using the online application form.

Only registered charities can apply. Occasionally, the trust will fund organisations of comparable charitable status, such as Industrial Provident Societies, PCCs or Community Interest Companies, but only where there is a very strong connection with one or more of the current funding priorities.

The trustees have also decided to wind down the trust over a period of between 5 - 10 years. The website says this means that they will be increasing the level of annual spend and will be looking for opportunities to award a number of more substantial grants that will have an enduring impact.

There are no deadlines; you can apply at any time.

For more information visit the J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust website here.

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Safeguarding Children Board

UK-LONDON: CITY AND HACKNEY SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD

Entry Date: 09/09/2009
Reference: S2G090909109829/01
Type of document: Contract notice
Country: United Kingdom

Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: UK-London: City and Hackney Safeguarding Children Board
2. Awarding Authority: London Borough of Hackney, Postal Address: Room 313, 205 Morning Lane, Hackney, Town: London, Telephone: 020 8356 5584, E-mail: cyps.itt@hackney.gov.uk , Contact Point(s): Commissioning & Contracts Support Officer, For the attention of: Carmen Oliver, Postal Code: E9 6JX , Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: , General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.hackney.gov.uk, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL):
3. Contract type: Services
4. Description: The London Borough of Hackney Children & Young People Services wish to establish an Approved Provider List for Consultants/Organisations to deliver a wide range of multi-agency training programmes for the City and Hackney Safeguarding Children Board.
The London Borough of Hackney Children & Young People Services (HCYPS) is pleased to invite bids from individuals, organisations or consortia with the necessary experience, skills and ability to provide a wide range of multi-agency training programmes for the City and Hackney Safeguarding Children Board.
Contracts will be four year framework contracts which will be awarded for one (1) year and will be extended yearly dependent on the performance of the provider, the quality of the training and the need for the training to continue year on year. The Council will be carrying out an open tender process which means no pre qualifying short listing will take place.
It is expected that provision will commence from January 2010, and HCYPS requires bidders to demonstrate their capacity to commence delivery within the time frame.
Tender packs are available now and can be obtained by writing to Carmen Oliver, Commissioning & Contracts Support Officer, Room 313, 205 Morning Lane, Hackney London E9 6JX or by e-mail to cyps.itt@hackney.gov.uk
5. CPV code: 79633000: Staff development services.
6. NUTS code: UKI12.
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Inner London - East.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: CYP/SCT/09
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category J: 25K to 50K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for expression of interest: 25/09/2009
Time: 17:00
11. Address to which they must be sent: Same as 2.
12. Other information: The closing date for request for a tender pack is 25th September 2009 at 17:00 hours and the deadline for receipt of the completed tender documents is 5th October 2009 at 13:00 hours.
13. Submitted date: 09/09/2009

Health Development Officer

• Employer: RACE EQUALITY FOUNDATION
• Posted: 15 Sep 2009
• Location: London
• Industry:
  • Health - General
  • Social care - General
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time
• Salary: £31,762 to £36,904 pro rata

The Race Equality Foundation

The Race Equality Foundation is transforming health and social care across England. With offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham we are using evidence to work with a range of partners to improve the outcomes for communities experiencing discrimination and disadvantage.

We are looking for talented and experienced individuals to join our mission.

Health Development Officer, with a background in training and health services, to develop and deliver training to the health service. Three days a week and based in London. Salary £31,762 to £36,904 pro rata.

Application packs are available from our website http://www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk.

Closing date: Mon 28th September 2009.

Part time lead worker - Huddleston Centre

P/T Lead Worker £10:50ph
(8 hours p/w Term time only)

 

As a valuable member of the Huddleston Centre staff, you will be leading a small team in a high support needs project every Monday evening during term times.

 

We are looking for a candidate who will ideally have experience of managing or leading a small team of staff, who also has experience and an understanding of the issues disabled young people and their families face.

 

Your role will include home visits, supervising the staff, supporting the running of the club evening to ensure funding requirements are met, monitoring, evaluating, report writing, face to face, allocating key workers and some administration.

 

The Huddleston Centre believes in the development of all of their staff members and offers training, regular supervisions and staff meetings in order to ensure this continues.

 

For an application pack, please contact Cassandra Delisser on

020 8985 9089 cdelisser@huddlestontrust.org.uk

 

Alternatively, you can pick up a pack or send a large SAE (78p) to:

Cassandra Delisser

The Huddleston Centre

30 Powell Road, Hackney,

E5 8DJ

 

Closing date 9am Monday 28th September 09

 

All posts are subject to satisfactory CRB checks, references and a probationary period.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people.  The Huddleston Centre is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Part time youth worker - Huddleston Centre

P/T youth worker £8:50ph

(4 ½  hours p/w Term time only)

As a valuable member of the Huddleston Centre staff, you will be part of a team in a high support needs project every Monday evening during term times.

We are looking for a candidate who will ideally have experience of working with disabled young people and an understanding of the issues disabled young people and their families face.

Your roles will involve working 1:1, attending home visits to evaluate progress, some written work will be required, e.g. planning, risk assessment, evaluation.

The Huddleston Centre believes in the development of all of their staff members and offers training, regular supervisions and staff meetings in order to ensure this continues.

For an application pack, please contact Cassandra Delisser on

020 8985 9089 cdelisser@huddlestontrust.org.uk

Alternatively, you can pick up a pack or send a large SAE (78p) to:

Cassandra Delisser

The Huddleston Centre

30 Powell Road, Hackney,

E5 8DJ

Closing date 9am Monday 28^th September 09

All posts are subject to satisfactory CRB checks, references and a probationary period.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people.  The Huddleston Centre is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Bi lingual MH support Worker

Job Reference:

 363-TH-6043

Job Title:

 Bi-Lingual MH Support Worker - AfC Band 4

Area of Work:

 Home Treatment Team

Employer:

 East London NHS Foundation Trust

Department:

 Mile End Hospital

Location:

 London

Salary:

 £21,679 - £25,582 pa inc.

Job Type:

Permanent  

Staff Group:

Additional Clinical Services  

Pay Scheme:

Agenda for change  

Pay Band:

4  

Working pattern:

37.5 Hours/Week 

Closing Date:

9/10/2009 

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Description

East London NHS Foundation Trust is a mental health trust which provides services to the City of London, the London Boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham. The Trust also provides forensic services to the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, and provides some specialist mental health services to North London, Hertfordshire and Essex.

We provide a range of community, outpatient and inpatient services for children and young people, adults and older people.

The Trust's Headquarters are located in Tower Hamlets. We operate from 47 community sites, four main inpatient sites and have 660 inpatient beds. The Trust has an income of £184.7 million and most of this comes from our local Primary Care Trusts.

The Trust is linked with the University of London, City University and South Bank University.

Salary Breakdown is as follows:

Basic Salary for AfC Band 4 - £17,732 - £21,318 per annum plus High Cost Area Supplement (20% of Basic Salary, subject to a minimum payment of £3,947 and a maximum payment of £6,080 per annum)

Inclusive Salary - £21,679 - £25,582 per annum inclusive

***PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY FLUENT BENGALI / SYLHETI SPEAKERS NEED APPLY***

Tower Hamlets Home Treatment Team provides a crisis service to residents of Tower Hamlets who are in a mental health crisis such that would warrant an admission to Hospital.

We provide this service to clients and their carers in their own homes.

The service is 24 hour, 7 days a week offering a number of visits per day.

We are looking for a dynamic Bilingual Mental Health Support Worker with oral and written fluency in Sylheti/Bengali to compliment the team to ensure that clients and their carers are communicated with in their preferred language.

You should be able to act as associate crisis co-ordinator to a defined caseload and to be responsible for delivering the support element of clients’ care packages.

You will have an important role in advising, training and educating the team on cultural issues in relation to this client group.

You will need to have experience of working with clients in the acute phase of their illness and excellent assessment and observation skills.

We will offer you training and the chance to develop your clinical skills.

Clinical supervision and appraisal.

Teaching and research opportunities.

For an informal discussion please contact Lorette McQueen on 0208 121 5550 between 10-4.

*PLEASE NOTE – IF YOU ARE SHORTLISTED FOR THIS POST YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT VIA E-MAIL, PLEASE ENSURE THEREFORE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. ALL SUCCESSIVE CORRESPONDENCE WILL ALSO BE SENT VIA E-MAIL.

IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM US WITHIN FOUR WEEKS OF THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SHORTLISTED ON THIS OCCASION.*

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should we have an overwhelming response to this advert.

As part of our commitment to improving working lives, we have a range of innovative work-life balance policies and applications are welcome from people interested in working flexibly. Single Living accommodation may be available. Committed to equal opportunities we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our service users including those with mental health problems.

For further information about our Trust please click on the link to East London NHS Foundation Trust website.

In line with the jobcentreplus two ticks symbol, all applicants who have declared that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for a post will be shortlisted.

All posts that involve regularly caring for, supervising, training or being in sole charge of children and/or vulnerable adults will be subject to an enhanced CRB check.

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Documents

• Job Description (211 KB)
• Person Specification (194 KB)
• CRB Policy & Procedure (249 KB)
• Nursing Services (272 KB)
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (176 KB)
• Recruitment Information on Foundation Trust (181 KB)
• Routes 2 Employment - Positive Statement (178 KB)

Further Links

• NHS Accommodation
• This is East London NHS Foundation Trust Home Page
• Trust Brochure

Contact details

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

Contact Name

Lorette McQueen

Email Address

lorette.mcqueen@eastlondon.nhs.uk

Telephone

0208 121 5550

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.

Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)

This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 certificate of sponsorship (formerly a work permit). Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates. To apply for a Tier 2 certificate of sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual from overseas. For further information please visit Home Office UK Border Office.

Lifestyle Project Coordinator

Job Reference:

 293-20112

Job Title:

 Lifestyle Project Co-ordinator

Area of Work:

 Human Resources

Employer:

 Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust

Department:

 293 Human Resources

Location:

 London

Salary:

 Band 6

Job Type:

Fixed Term Temporary  

Staff Group:

Administrative & Clerical  

Pay Scheme:

Agenda for change  

Pay Band:

6  

Closing Date:

2/10/2009 

Interview Date:

09/10/2009 

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Description

The Homerton is an innovative Foundation Trust providing a wide range of services to the local community of Hackney and specialist services on a national level. Located in the multicultural east end of London we are situated close to the heart of the capital.

The Homerton is the closest hospital to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Park and is the designated hospital for the Park. The Hospital has easy access to the M11and Stratford International railway station, with major improvements to transport planned in the lead up to the Games.

Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Band 6 pro rata to £29,797 - £39,516 pa.inc
8 months fixed term
16 hours per week to be worked flexibly (with the potential to work additional hours as required)

Motivator Wanted to Get the Homerton in Shape

The Homerton Hospital is looking for a unique individual who has significant experience of motivating individuals to make lifestyle changes and achieve challenging health related goals. As the key person responsible for delivering against some ambitious targets we need someone who will be able to get out there from day one and make a difference to our staff.

The project, delivered in partnership with an external sponsor, will have a dual focus. Working with a selected client group in order to achieve demonstrable health improvements and at the same time acting as the focal point for the organisation’s health and well being efforts linking with external organisations in the health and leisure industry.

Excellent communication skills are a fundamental requirement as is the ability to work in a focused and organised way in order to deliver to the projects ambitious targets. A Health, health promotion, leisure, management or fitness related degree or equivalent experience is also a requirement of the role as is a demonstrable track record of achievement on similar type projects.

We advise candidates to read all of the attached documentation prior to submitting an application.

Your supporting statement is used to determine your suitability for the post and should be used to demonstrate your relevant skills.

Once you have submitted an application it is essential that you check your email on a regular basis for updates and shortlisting information.

The Trust welcomes applications from candidates wishing to job share with or without job share partners.

Committed to Equal Opportunities.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply, who would require immigration sponsorship, can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKBA website.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit: UK Border Agency website.

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Documents

• Job Description (28 KB)
• Person Specification (25 KB)
• Recruitment_Pack_Why_Homerton (129 KB)
• Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application (119 KB)
• Equal Opps document (132 KB)

Further Links

• Homerton Website
• Detailed travel information for finding the Homerton easily

Contact details

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

Contact Name

Iain Patterson, Deputy Director of Workforce.

Email Address

iain.patterson@homerton.nhs.uk

Telephone

020 8510 7243

Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)

This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 certificate of sponsorship (formerly a work permit). Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates. To apply for a Tier 2 certificate of sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual from overseas. For further information please visit Home Office UK Border Office.

PA Office Manager

 524-LJ593

Job Title:

 PA/Office Manager

Area of Work:

 Community Services

Employer:

 City & Hackney Teaching PCT NHS

Department:

 Children and Families

Location:

 London

Salary:

 £24,852 - £32,207

Job Type:

Fixed Term Temporary  

Staff Group:

Administrative & Clerical  

Pay Scheme:

Agenda for change  

Pay Band:

5  

Working pattern:

37.5 

Closing Date:

25/09/2009 

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Description

Are you looking for rewarding work in a major local organisation that really makes a difference? City & Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust 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.

An exciting secondment opportunity has risen within Children & Families, for a PA/ Office Manager to provide efficient personal assistant support to the Associate Director and Clinical Consultants. Duties will also include the management of three office administrative staff and co-ordination of the department administrative functions.

This post provides an excellent opportunity for somebody who would like to apply their skills within a stimulating work environment.

Essential qualities required for this post include:

• Excellent communication, organisational, management and IT skills.
• Good understanding of modern office procedures and systems.
• Ability to work to deadlines, prioritise work and be flexible
• Ability to work quickly and accurately with a keen eye for details.
• Good team player

For an informal discussion please contact: Helen De-Vere, Operational Manager on 020 7683 4431.

Closing date for applications: 25th Sep 2009

**Posts may indicate a number of years experience. This is to give candidates an idea of the level of skill and experience necessary for the post. Candidates who do not hold the indicated number of year's experience will also be considered provided they can demonstrate that they have the relevant competencies and level of skill for the post.

Hackney has enormous strengths, diversity, contrast, energy and great opportunities; we are in the centre of London, one of the world’s most thriving cities!

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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• Job Description (125 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

Helen De Vere

Email Address

helen.devere@chpct.nhs.uk

Telephone

020 7683 4431

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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.

Beacon Coordinator - LBH

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Beacon Coordinator

Directorate Neighbourhoods & Regeneration Service Area 2012 Olympic Games & Paralympic Games Salary £37,476 - £40,104 Shift Pattern Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday Closing date for applications 24 September 2009

Act as a beacon of excellence The Role You will be promoting some of Hackney Council’s very best practice to the local government world. Hackney has two Beacon awards, making it a leading council both for Strategic Commissioning and for, using the opportunity of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy to encourage communities in Hackney to be more active. The Requirements With exceptional organisational and time management skills, you will be professional in your approach with the credibility to inspire the confidence of colleagues, partners and stakeholders. You will also be a highly effective communicator and presenter who can successfully sell concepts and ideas to a variety of audiences. Responsibilities Your goal will be to disseminate the council’s work in these areas between now and June 2010, including organising events, liaising with partners to arrange activities, and updating and publishing information. You will be a first point of contact with local government’s Innovation and Development Agency (who gave the awards) and the ‘families’ of other Beacon authorities, as well as organising marketing and other supporting material for events. The Individual Your experience of organising and delivering events will be supported by your expertise in analysing, interpreting and communicating complex information. You will also be familiar with media relations and able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role. Additional Website Text This is a fixed term post, that is due to end in June 2010.

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Defending the local voluntary sector - six specific requests of Government

Strong Independent Roots

Strong Independent Roots, NAVCA's vision for the local third sector was launched at NAVCA Annual Conference in Blackpool.

The recession has meant that whoever wins the General Election next year, there will be reductions in public expenditure. This policy document demonstrates the value of local infrastructure and shows how NAVCA and their members can help politicians support local voluntary action. Strong Independent Roots includes six specific requests of government and six pledges of action NAVCA will take.

The NAVCA Trustee Board led the preparation of Strong Independent Roots, drawing upon NAVCA member's views.

Download Strong Independent Roots,

NAVCA's full policy document will be available here in early October.

Tool to assess impact of influence for Community Groups and networks

Axis of Influence series: Voice and Echo

Voice

“If this was America you’d be paying a fortune for the information and know-how that’s contained here. This model is indispensable for any organisation serious about making an impact”.
(comment from ‘Voice’ facilitator training)

‘Voice’ is a tool which helps community groups and networks to assess and improve the influence they have on agencies and partnerships. The ‘two axes in ‘Voice’ plot existing capacity to influence against how influential the group feels. It can be used to: assess and monitor community influence, prompt discussion and debate within groups and help plan how to become more influential.

Here you can download:

• 2 page information leaflet providing the general gist
• Handy Guide - Part 1 of the Voice Resource Pack - this provides the basics of Voice so you can have a go with it. If you want to do more or use it in different ways then we strongly advise that you get in touch with us to discuss how – we have been developing some useful resources.
• Toolkit to aid facilitation of Voice

Articles:

• Community Development Journal (International Journal article on Voice when it was called the ‘Axis of Influence’)
• NCVO newsletter (Case study article of Voice when it was called the ‘Axis of Influence’)

echo

echo is a tool for public agencies to use to consider how open they are to community influence, in relation to their potential to respond to that influence. The tool is ready for testing – contact us if you are interested in commissioning us to work with you using echo. People who have worked with it to date have said things like this…

• It is an easy toolkit, could be useful across the County to help consistency and to talk to the non-converted
• It could help with the Community Engagement Strategy development thought process
• It could provide us with a baseline of where we are – and an action plan
• It made me think differently – more deeply into what outcomes could be
• It turns the intangible into the tangible
• I can see how we could usefully apply this to help the organisation move forward in terms of equality and diversity
• There has to be recognition of good practice in the organisation, echo can help us to locate this and learn from it
• Within an LSP context it is important – funding reductions will make it hard for the LA to respond so we are going to have to work more in partnership

Here you can download:

• 2-page information leaflet providing the general gist
• research report - the original report
• ‘How to’ Guide - following research undertaken as part of our work with IEWM (Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands)

Equalities in procurement guidance

New guidance from the Local Government support organisation IDeA aims to help Local Government and service providers meet legal requirements and best practice on equalities issues.  Access the guidance from the IDeA website.

The State and the Voluntary Sector (NCVO)

 A new publication from NCVO’s research teams brings together the latest intelligence on the way voluntary and community groups work with the statutory sector.  The State and the Voluntary Sector includes information on key trends in government spending within the sector.  

The report has provoked a strong media response, particularly as it highlights the vulnerability of some community groups to potential government spending cuts (see Guardian online and CAF online for a sample).

Collaborative Working & Public Sector Delivery

Collaborative Working on Public Service Delivery (pdf 1Mb) is an article looking in more detail at the key issues highlighted by commissioners, voluntary sector providers and infrastructure organisations in our Collaboration events earlier this year.  The article includes practical tips on how to overcome the resource-intensive process of setting up collaborative working to enable productive new ways of working.

The Health and Wellbeing Profile for Hackney and the City- formerly JSNA c/d 9th October

The Health and Wellbeing Profile for Hackney and the City

NHS City and Hackney and partners, including the local authorities and the voluntary sector want local residents in Hackney and the City of London to have a voice in decision making.

What is the ‘Health and Wellbeing Profile for Hackney and the City’?

This annual report, currently in draft format, provides a description of the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Hackney and the City of London. It contains national statistics, local monitoring data and the results of local research. The information is used by decision makers to decide which health and social care services to provide in order to meet the needs of local people.

The report includes a summary of key facts, and several other sections including:

• Environment and health  
• Adult health & illness
• The health of children,young people and families

To view the individual chapters of the draft version of the 2009 Health and Wellbeing profile for Hackney and the City, please click on the icons below.

  The Health and Wellbeing Profile for Hackney and the City - Introduction 46Kb

- The people of Hackney and the City  Chapter One  4.89Mb

Environment & Health Chapter Two  3.93Mb

Lifestyle, health and wellbeing- Chapter Three 4.09Mb

the health of children, young people and families - Chapter Four 5.36Mb

Adult Health & Illness- Chapter Five  4.60Mb

  shared needs - Chapter Six 1.75Mb

local health and social care services- Chapter Seven 5.45Mb

Help us by having your say!

Please take a look at the report.  You can let us know what you think by answering a short questionnaire, found here.

Important note: all the information collected will be kept in the strictest confidence and used for research purposes only. It will not be possible to identify any particular individual, or address in the results.

To view the 2008 Health and Wellbeing profile for Hackney and the City (formerly known as the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment) please click on the icon below.

 2008 Health and Wellbeing profile for Hackney and the City (formerly known as the Joint Strategic

Needs Assessment) 1.3Mb