"Demonstrators Deputy Lead - School of Social Policy and Society"

University of Birmingham - School of Social Policy and Society

Background

IMPACT (‘Improving Adult Care Together’) is a UK-wide centre for implementing evidence in adult social care, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, and the Health Foundation. IMPACT is an ‘implementation centre’, drawing on knowledge gained from different types of research, the lived experience of people who draw on care and support and their carers, and the practice knowledge of social care staff. It works across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to ensure it is embedded in and sensitive to the different policy contexts in the four nations, and able to share learning across the whole of the UK.

Its aims are to enable practical improvements on the ground, and make a crucial contribution to longer-term cultural change, by:

• Supporting more widespread use of evidence in adult social care, leading to better care practices, systems and outcomes for people who draw on care and support, their families and communities
• Building capacity and skills in the adult social care workforce to work with evidence of different kinds to innovate, improve care and deliver better outcomes

Main Duties

You will lead and contribute to a range of Enterprise, Engagement & Impact activities, including:

• To work alongside the national Demonstrator Lead in the overall leadership, coordination, and delivery of the Demonstrator model
• To contribute to the induction and on-going support of Strategic Improvement Coaches as they are appointed to new projects
• To facilitate learning networks and opportunities for shared reflection across the Strategic Improvement Coaches
• To provide guidance and support to the Strategic Improvement Coaches on the Demonstrator approach and associated processes within IMPACT (e.g. monitoring and evaluation)

Person Specification

• Demonstrable commitment to the values of co-production and an understanding of how to embed these values in Enterprise, Engagement & Impact activities
• Postgraduate qualification OR equivalent professional qualification OR sufficient policy and practice experience to demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills
• An understanding of the factors that enable or prevent change in organisations, practice and policy and the contribution of evidence to successful implementation
• Commitment to reflective approaches to learning by self and others

Informal enquiries to Robin Miller, email: r.s.miller@bham.ac.uk

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