Job summary Our vision is that County Durham will be a great place for children and young people to grow up in and for Durham to be a place where all children are healthy, happy, safe and achieving their potential. The five priority themes to achieve this are: Growing up in County Durham Integration Prevention and Early Help Best Start in Life Supporting Young People into Adulthood (14-25) County Durham is committed to genuine co-production with our children, families and communities. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Anchor in our 0-25 Family Health Service in County Durham. this is a Countywide post. As a new non-traditional health role within the 0-25 Family Health Service contract, and unique to County Durham, the Community Anchor role has evolved over the past 2 years. The role: Leads the 0-25 FHS Social Value agenda Increases volunteering experiences Engages with Area Action Partnerships (AAP) who are identifying community need and supporting funding streams to provide interventions. Builds community capacity Profiles communities to support service planning at place Ensures the voice and needs of children, young people and families, and communities are included in design of activities and services Embeds the County Durham Approach to Wellbeing Main duties of the job As part of the management team, the post holder will promote integrated and collaborative working and relationships with key partners to develop place-based care, ensure the best use of resources, and address health inequalities as is a key priority within this role. Excellent people management skills, engagement skills, relationship building skills and resilience are required for this role. In addition, change management, project management, mobilisation of new activities or services, and a strong knowledge of governance are requirements. The post holder will support the clinical and management team in developing and driving a culture of continuous quality improvement as well as ensuring teams are delivering high quality services efficiently. Areas of specific Responsibility include: Lead the Youth Worker Team to enable Children, Young People and Families, and communities to identify shared priorities and support the development of locally led initiatives to build stronger, safer and resilient communities empowered to promote protective factors to physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing. Lead on the 0-25 Family Health Service integrated approach with the Early Help System in county Durham About us Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you We offer colleagues: A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work. Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards. Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service. Please note: Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application. Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles. All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. Date posted 17 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 421-CYPD-1800S Job locations Chester Le Street One Point Hub Burns Green Chester Le Street DH3 3QH Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification or please contact Susan Duggan at susanduggannhs.net Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification or please contact Susan Duggan at susanduggannhs.net Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma or equivalent experience at degree level. Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience Experience Essential Proven managerial and leadership experience within NHS, Children's and Families Services or Equivalent Significant experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams including Community Nursing/ public health and Medical staff Project Management experience Desirable Leadership qualification Skills Essential Excellent IT skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications - Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint. Skills in audit, data and information gathering Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma or equivalent experience at degree level. Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience Experience Essential Proven managerial and leadership experience within NHS, Children's and Families Services or Equivalent Significant experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams including Community Nursing/ public health and Medical staff Project Management experience Desirable Leadership qualification Skills Essential Excellent IT skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications - Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint. Skills in audit, data and information gathering Disclosure and Barring Service 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 Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service 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 Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Address Chester Le Street One Point Hub Burns Green Chester Le Street DH3 3QH Employer's website https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)