Archive: JOB VACANCY – The Alliance – Sensory Impairment Strategy Co-ordinator

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (The ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from the Scottish Government.  Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.

The ALLIANCE has three core aims. We seek to:

• Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
• Support transformational change, towards approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production and independent living.
• Champion and support the third sector as a vital strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.

In pursuit of this vision and these aims the ALLIANCE delivers several high profile programmes for the Scottish Government and currently we have a rare opportunity to recruit a suitably experienced and qualified individual to join our team.

Sensory Impairment Strategy Co-ordinator

Full time fixed-term contract until end of June 2019

Starting salary in the region of £35,000 per annum, depending on experience

Based in Glasgow with regular travel throughout Scotland.

The main focus of the Strategy Co-ordinator role is to influence and contribute to the development of new ways of delivering sensory services in line with the Scottish Government’s route map to the 2020 Vision for Health and Social Care, and the outcome of the national and local conversations on the future of healthcare in Scotland.

This will include supporting liaison between the ALLIANCE and the Scottish Government, along with the co-ordination of a range of activities designed to promote innovation in sensory care, maximising new opportunities stemming from eHealth developments and developing a sensory condition community within the ALLIANCE.

Ensuring the strategic role of the third sector, the Sensory Impairment Strategy Co-ordinator will support the sharing of awareness training, best practice and learning through utilising current ALLIANCE resources and established communication networks towards the development of sustainable sensory services.

Sensory Impairment job description

To arrange an informal discussion about the role contact: irene.oldfather@alliance-scotland.org.uk

For an application pack please see our website at www.alliance-scotland.org.uk, or contact us on 0141 404 0231, or email us at hr@alliance-scotland.org.uk.

Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 16 October 2017