Voluntary Board Recruitment Advert – Spring 2016
Can you help our mission to improve mental health and well-being across Sussex?
Sussex Oakleaf is a not for profit organisation working across Sussex to provide a range of services to improve mental health and wellbeing.
We are a client focused organisation that empowers people and promotes independence by providing recovery focused community wellbeing services, residential care, supported housing, suicide prevention and crisis management, specialist personality disorder services and peer mentoring. We work in close partnership with the people who use our services to design and deliver personalised support, plus to offer real paid work and volunteering opportunities.
We are ambitious and want to expand our role in Sussex, developing new and innovative approaches. Consequently we require voluntary Board members with relevant skills and experience – particularly in relation to:
• Delivery / commissioning of mental health services
- Clinical expertise as a practitioner - NHS or Commissioning Groups
- Adult Social Care
- Research or academia
The ideal candidates will have a good understanding of best practice in the delivery of services to people with a mental illness in the community and the interface with medical inpatient services. An appreciation of related changes in policy, changes to service delivery in the NHS and local government, and funding to support services is also important.
• We are also recruiting for skills and experience in relation to Human Resources You will need to demonstrate commitment to a high level of client engagement, equality and diversity, teamwork, championing issues/services, accountability and outcomes-based service provision.
Closing date: 14th May 2016
Interview date: May / June 2016
Please find below our application pack:
Board Member Application Form
Equality and Diversity Form
Rehabilitation of Offenders Form
Board Member Role Description
We hope that you find the information in the application pack helpful. If you would like to apply please complete the application form, equality and diversity monitoring form and rehabilitation of offenders form and return via email to [email protected] or post to Claire Knight, Sussex Oakleaf, The Orchard, 1-2 Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley RH10 6AD.
If you would like to arrange for an informal discussion with our Chair, Graham Maunders, before applying, please contact Claire Knight Office Manager Tel: 01444 459517 or email:[email protected]
Sussex Oakleaf welcomes and encourages applications from every part of the community, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, age or disability.
