Community of Practice Lead - Northampton, United Kingdom - MND Association

MND Association
MND Association
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Northampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Community of Practice Lead:

Join our team as a Community of Practice Lead within the Services and Partnerships Directorate.

In this role you will develop and deliver strategic projects with the MND Professionals' Community of Practice, utilising the Community's membership to engage meaningfully with the MND workforce at a national level.


  • Directorate
  • Care
  • Location
  • Northampton
  • Map Location
  • NN3 6BJ
  • Salary
- £38,000 per annum plus benefits

  • Contract Type
  • Permanent
  • Hours
  • 37 hours per week
  • Closing Date
  • 21/05/202 Documents
  • Community of Practice Lead Recruitment Pack
(PDF, kb)

  • Visiting Our Office
(PDF, 3458.3kb)


Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing strategies to evolve our Community of Practice, encouraging members to actively participate.
  • Strategise and lead the development of an active and effective professionals' groups within the Community to enhance Association engagement.
  • Create and deliver an engagement plan to facilitate twoway communication, ensuring our activities are informed by and responsive to members.
  • Guiding projects that involve Community members in developing resources and aids to practice, aligning with the NICE guideline.
  • Expanding our Information and Knowledge Exchanges through effective relationships with members and staying informed about regional activities.
  • Organising our annual networking event in collaboration with the Education Lead.
  • Driving continual innovation of the members' area, working closely with the Professional Resources Lead.
  • Managing our Expert Core membership list and coordinating annual meetings.
  • Maintaining our Community membership database while upholding GDPR principles.

What are we looking for?
A skilled individual with a talent for stakeholder engagement, innovative problem-solving, and a proven track record in project management.

With a collaborative approach, you will work effectively with teams to achieve shared goals.

As a confident communicator with exceptional networking skills, you'll excel at building relationships both internally and externally.

Previous experience in the health or social care sector, particularly engaging with NHS professionals, is highly desirable.

For full role responsibilities please view the job description located within the Recruitment Pack.


Our Benefits

  • 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
  • Access to UK Healthcare which includes reimbursement for dental appointments, eyecare, Health & Wellbeing screening and therapies
  • Access to a 24/7 phone and video GP Service
  • Life assurance
  • Confidential counselling helplines
  • Salary
sacrifice schemes to include:

  • Cycle to work
  • Buy and sell annual leave
  • BenefitHub which offers lifestyle discounts and offers on everyday shopping
  • Enhanced pension scheme
  • Opportunities for training and personal development
  • Hybrid working

How to apply
Please submit a CV and supporting statement.

Your supporting statement should be no longer than one side of A4 and demonstrate how you meet the following areas of the role.


  • Proficient in stakeholder engagement.
  • Project management capability.
  • Effective team worker adept at cross team collaboration.
Where experience is asked for, please give one example showing what you did and what it achieved.

Where we require evidence of ability, please explain either how you would approach that particular competence or give an example to support your suitability.


Alternative Applications

About Us
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers.

We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND.

The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.


We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants that meet the requirements of the role as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme. Reasonable adjustments can be made as required.

Important Information
All internal applicants must liaise with their line manager before applying.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role.
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