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Supported Living Innovation Lead

PA Consulting Group

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Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is looking for a Supported Living Innovation Lead for a 6-month fixed-term contract. This hybrid role involves working with local authorities to enhance care technology for clients with Learning Disabilities. Candidates should have experience in care technology and a strong motivation to support vulnerable individuals. The role requires excellent communication skills, project management abilities, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This is a unique opportunity to impact lives positively while collaborating with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Work with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism, families, and advocates.
  • Experience with care technology or related technology.
  • Strongly motivated to support vulnerable individuals.
  • Able to engage with stakeholders and produce relevant reports.
  • Good analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to developing and delivering the Pathfinder project.
  • Review existing care plans and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Manage communication with staff, service users, and families.
  • Liaise with services to enhance learning around care technology.
  • Identify lessons learnt for future projects.

Skills

Experience working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism
Strong communication skills
Organised with good project management abilities
Proficient using MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Demonstrated technical proficiency
Job description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

  • This is a 6 month Fixed Term Contract
  • A hybrid role combining‘workingfrom home’withrequiredtravel tothe client in South Yorkshire(two daysperweek)andoccasional travel tothe PA office in Victoria, London.
  • The role is 50% contract
  • 2.5 days per weekworkedwithin9am to 6pm Monday to Thursday
  • Role is predominately based in Sheffield

We are seekingaSupported LivingInnovationLeadto joinaLearning Disability Pathfinder projectwith a local authority client.This isa great opportunityto join a market leader in the use of care technology and help achieve better outcomes and quality of life for vulnerable service users, theirfamiliesand carers.

Weare working with a local authority in South Yorkshireto identify where people living in Supported Living in shared environments could be better supported during night hours, in a less intrusive manner, ensuring the care hoursmeet the expected outcomes and required needs, right-sizing the care packagewhere technology supports by identifying where a response is needed, but equally when it is safe to take a step back and move away from a ‘just in case’ support model.

You will have opportunity to:

Contribute to developingand delivering thePathfinder project, working with local commissioners, care providers, service users, advocates and families to understand needs and outcomes, toestablish and build confidence in care technology and provide hands-on support and guidance to care provider staff to harness enabling technologyand break down any perceived barriers around technology replacing human contact.

The role willprovidesubstantial opportunity to further develop skills andexpertiseandcontribute directly tothe successful delivery of thisprojectandidentifyingfurther projectsthat testnew approachesto care technology.

The role willinclude:

  • Reviewing of existing care plans with frontline practitionersandidentifyingopportunities to support outcomes through application of care technology
  • Understanding care costs with finance and performance teams,supporting with the development and management of a local benefits realisation model
  • Managing communications plans and activities with staff, serviceusersand families
  • Liaising with Argenti services to enhance learning around application of care technology within Learning Disability services and the potential to introduce intothe Council
  • Identifyinglessons learnt and project activities to enhance, to support future projects of a similar nature with other local authorities
  • Reviewingcare technologyreferrals and installations plans and activities, working withthe Council TEC serviceand technology partners asrequired
Qualifications
  • Experience ofworking withpeople with Learning Disabilities and Autism, families, advocatesandSupported Livingcare providerswithin a health or social care context
  • Experience of working with care technology or a similar / related type of technology
  • Strongly motivated to support vulnerable people to live fulfilling, independent lives
  • Great communicationskills, able to engage with partner organisations,stakeholdersand clients independently and produce relevant reports and / or materials
  • Demonstrated technicalproficiencyand aptitude for working with and learning aboutnew technology
  • A collaborative team player who works well with others
  • Organised with good project management abilities and excellent attention to detail
  • Enjoys problem solving
  • Adaptable to different scenarios and tasks and resilient in the face of any service challenges
  • Good analytical skills
  • Proficient using MS excel, PowerPoint and Word

Desirable (but not necessary)

  • Direct experience of working with a council in an adult social care context
  • Direct experience of using and installing care technology
  • Direct experience of developing new service pathways

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional information

Life at PA

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us at: recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com

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