Total 24 Senior Executive level Art / Design / Entertainment job vacancies in Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 1AG

Senior Solution Architect - Data Platforms: Up to £70,000, plus 28.97% pension worth £19,000, hybrid working, flexitime and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

In recent years DWP has successfully brought our IT in-house, introduce elements such as automation and self-service to our digital services, and accelerate the adoption of public cloud.

Now in our Health Transformation Programme, a major initiative aiming to better support people with disabilities and health conditions, we want to build on that success.

Data & Analytics function is central to DWP's digital strategy. We create digital solutions that leverage data to improve service delivery and user experience.

In this role you'll bring the Health Transformation Programme and Data together. You'll be overseeing data products and analytics which will empower our teams to design, build and maintain truly transformative public services, that are so important to millions of people.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

As a Senior Solution Architect, with a focus on Data Platforms, you will help our expert digital teams understand how to build services collaboratively, utilising shared components and working to best practice.

You will deliver the technical and architectural design elements of Health Transformation services.

That means working closely with engineering teams and other digital stakeholders to create value-for-money solution designs, working on DWP's core data architecture and digital strategy.

You will have the authority to advise, steer, and influence decisions at the heart of DWP's digital transformation. That might be through a product roadmap, presenting your architecture at a governance forums, or taking a complex concept and communicating it in a way that cuts through.

You will collaborate and network with other architects across DWP, and work day-to-day as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will share your domain knowledge and experience, including defining the tools and techniques most appropriate for our environment, and help drive the resolution of technical debt.

You will need the skills to:

• Modern Analytics and BI architectures - Data Mesh / Data Lakes / Data Lakehouse
• Schema and data acquisition design
• Able to assist in the development and implementation of Data Strategies
• Modern event-driven distributed architectures, and the implications for acquiring and managing distributed data sets
• Mastering and moving data in Domain Driven Design Contexts
• Security technical controls for handling PI data both on prem and in the Cloud.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield. whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

Pay: We offer competitive pay from £55,557 to £70,000

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £19,000 a year.

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Support Worker join our established team in Whalley Range, Manchester. The service focuses on recovery and rehabilitation, providing support to tenants with mental health needs and a forensic background.

As this is a senior role, it is essential that you have experience of supporting individuals with mental health needs.

Senior Support Worker duties include:

- Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff
- Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users
- Enabling service users to gain independence, confidence and competence in areas, such as social skills/relationships and daily living
- Working on a rota basis, covering 7 days a week

Vacancy Reference Number: 72831
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

Senior Data Architect
£66,000 to £72,600 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
24-month secondment/FTC
Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

Please be aware we're unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role currently

We're open to applications from people who may require flexible working arrangements. There'll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our Digital Technology & Data team on a 24-month fixed-term contract in Manchester. In this role you'll manage and develop our core business systems and reporting architecture, while making sure what we currently have in place meets our needs. You'll work in a hybrid way - splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

As a Senior Data Architect at Co-op, we'll look to you to help make the most out of our core business systems and reporting capabilities; allowing us to unlock the value of our data and drive decision-making. Working closely alongside our change portfolio, data teams, and enterprise architecture teams, you'll be responsible for the core business systems data architecture roadmap.

What you'll do

• Be accountable for our end-to-end core business systems data architecture
• Manage the core business systems data architecture strategy and roadmap
• Analyse the different process, data, and reporting demands from across the business
• Design data models, logical models, data pipelines, operational data stores and datamarts
• Develop and prepare functional specifications for data architecture
• Develop data architecture guardrails including the data reference architecture
• Work closely alongside colleagues to define metadata layers, technical strategy and optimal integration within our existing IT landscape

This role would suit people who have

• Experience working in a Data Architect role
• A proven track record of successfully managing data architecture within core business systems
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms, data warehouses and business intelligence solutions
• Experience in modelling and governing data in motion and data at rest
• A good understanding of SAP S/4HANA capabilities
• A good understanding of the finance and property management data domains

We know that some candidates are less likely to apply for a role if they don't meet all the criteria in the job description. At Co-op, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment, so if you'd like to apply for this role but your experience doesn't quite meet every point, we'd still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or other roles we have available.

Why Co-op?

If you've got the skills and experience we're looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:

• Private healthcare
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid - 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Christie to help grow our digital systems and services. The post holder will be working closely with third parties in supporting and guiding technical work. The post holder will also need to oversee integration contracts ensuring the best products/services related to integration are agreed.

The post holder will be responsible for the implementation, support and/or upgrade of complex EHR developments, developed applications, data sharing solutions and the Trust Integration Engine (TIE). The post holder will coordinate the design, system validation, implementation and upgrade activities across developed solutions and venues of care, developing more complex aspects of the Trust's EHR systems.

The post holder will be responsible of managerial duties over technical teams which will cover external and external staff.

1. Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams to proactively identify and resolve technical issues and risks.

2. Provide budgetary oversight and recruitment of staff in integration and software engineering.

3. Provide guidance and support to teams on best practices, and technical implementation.

4. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and objectives and translate them into comprehensive technical strategies for developing digital and data architecture.

5. Collaborate with system and regional wide teams, to ensure alignment and proper integration of technical components.

6. Create roadmaps and digital architectural designs that support the Digital Strategy and long-term vision of the Trust.

7. Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements.

8. Define and support core architecture standards to ensure consistency and coherence across project by modelling approach that will integrate data and digital processes with wider human and operational processes.

9. Ensure development governance structures including operational groups, meetings, methodologies, risk management, incident management and other working practices are defined and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

10. Define and monitor performance metrics within the teams and hold the leads to account in delivering them.







The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensure objectives, policy and procedures are developed and implemented consistently to achieve the highest standards of development practice within Digital Services teams and Trust wide.

2. Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams to proactively identify and resolve technical issues and risks.

3. Provide budgetary oversight and recruitment of staff in integration and software engineering.

4. Provide guidance and support to teams on best practices, and technical implementation.

5. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and objectives and translate them into comprehensive technical strategies for developing digital and data architecture.

6. Collaborate with system and regional wide teams, to ensure alignment and proper integration of technical components.

7. Create roadmaps and digital architectural designs that support the Digital Strategy and long-term vision of the Trust.

8. Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements.

9. Define and support core architecture standards to ensure consistency and coherence across project by modelling approach that will integrate data and digital processes with wider human and operational processes.

10. Ensure development governance structures including operational groups, meetings, methodologies, risk management, incident management and other working practices are defined and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

11. Define and monitor performance metrics within the teams and hold the leads to account in delivering them.

12. Ensure the links, formal reporting and communications of work between Digital Services, the programme team and the digital clinical representatives are optimised and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

13. Oversee the delivery of action plans to address key risks arising from assessment of priority, incidents, and issues.

14. The post holder will have a high degree of autonomy in making decisions on proposed designs, solutions and methodologies in software engineering.

15. The post holder will be required to appraise and implement technical direction considering the expert advice from their professional teams, industry trend and external expert advice as required.

16. Will hold responsibility for the non-functional and support implications of technical developments and will advise the Trust on the actions required to fulfil any perceived shortfall of accepted standard.

17. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in technology architecture. Actively promote and participate in a culture of knowledge-sharing initiatives, ongoing learning and improvement.

18. To respond appropriately to operational issues as required.

19. To document and maintain existing and new data feed requirements and work with third party suppliers / trust resources in process mapping, message mapping and integration testing for these feeds.

20. To provide oversight and risk mitigation for interface activities with technical and third-party system interface engagement teams.

21. To provide data conversion/migration expertise.

22. To provide technical documentation such as reference materials, installation instructions, knowledge-based articles, and specifications related to developments and interface feeds.

23. To manage the implementation of developed configuration changes to the trust's clinical applications.



This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, however it reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.




This advert closes on Monday 28 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Ensure objectives, policy and procedures are developed and implemented consistently to achieve the highest standards of development practice within Digital Services teams and Trust wide. 2. Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams to proactively identify and resolve technical issues and risks. 3. Provide budgetary oversight and recruitment of staff in integration and software engineering. 4. Provide guidance and support to teams on best practices, and technical implementation. 5. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and objectives and translate them into comprehensive technical strategies for developing digital and data architecture. 6. Collaborate with system and regional wide teams, to ensure alignment and proper integration of technical components. 7. Create roadmaps and digital architectural designs that support the Digital Strategy and long-term vision of the Trust. 8. Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements. 9. Define and support core architecture standards to ensure consistency and coherence across project by modelling approach that will integrate data and digital processes with wider human and operational processes. 10. Ensure development governance structures including operational groups, meetings, methodologies, risk management, incident management and other working practices are defined and regularly reviewed for effectiveness. 11. Define and monitor performance metrics within the teams and hold the leads to account in delivering them. 12. Ensure the links, formal reporting and communications of work between Digital Services, the programme team and the digital clinical representatives are optimised and regularly reviewed for effectiveness. 13. Oversee the delivery of action plans to address key risks arising from assessment of priority, incidents, and issues. 14. The post holder will have a high degree of autonomy in making decisions on proposed designs, solutions and methodologies in software engineering. 15. The post holder will be required to appraise and implement technical direction considering the expert advice from their professional teams, industry trend and external expert advice as required. 16. Will hold responsibility for the non-functional and support implications of technical developments and will advise the Trust on the actions required to fulfil any perceived shortfall of accepted standard. 17. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in technology architecture. Actively promote and participate in a culture of knowledge-sharing initiatives, ongoing learning and improvement. 18. To respond appropriately to operational issues as required. 19. To document and maintain existing and new data feed requirements and work with third party suppliers / trust resources in process mapping, message mapping and integration testing for these feeds. 20. To provide oversight and risk mitigation for interface activities with technical and third-party system interface engagement teams. 21. To provide data conversion/migration expertise. 22. To provide technical documentation such as reference materials, installation instructions, knowledge-based articles, and specifications related to developments and interface feeds. 23. To manage the implementation of developed configuration changes to the trust's clinical applications. This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, however it reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

We are looking for a senior support worker within South Manchester Mental Health Service in Northenden, supporting adult females who have severe and enduring mental health diagnosis. The service provides 24 hour support which requires staff to fulfil sleep-ins as part of rota hours. The service is CQC (Care Quality Commission) registered for the activity of personal care. This is part of the provision for those who require this who live at the accommodation.



Below are some views from the women who live at the supported accommodation about what they are looking for in the staff team that work with them:




“To be able to make a cup of tea (a good one) and spend time with me”



“To understand my emotions when I am upset and take the time to get to know me”



“I enjoy gardening and music, I enjoy being in the garden and company when doing this. When listening to my music in my room I like to be left alone to dance and enjoy my time and not be disturbed.”



We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, inclusive, organised and caring individual with leadership qualities to support people to achieve to greater independence. With the aim to work intensely with women to achieve move on using the trauma informed care, recovery and person centred practices. You will ensure a high standard of quality of life for the people supported working in collaboration with the women receiving a service as well as in partnership with agencies involved in the women’s support and care planning.




This post is an ideal opportunity to become involved in the delivery of a high quality service, giving real job satisfaction whilst utilising your experience in a senior position. You will have excellent line management support and development from a CQC registered manager. You will join an established and experienced team. This is an experience for a person seeking to develop their career in leadership and management. The role is fully supported through a probation period with consistent supervision and access to training to assist your learning and development.




Creative Support is proud to have been providing the service in Northenden for over 25 years. In 2016, the service remodelled from residential service to support accommodation to meet the change in need of women leaving hospital settings. During this time the service model has been able to develop and progress with the experiences people living with mental health have. The service has emphasis on bespoke support planning and key worker relationships. The key aim is to support women’s recovery journeys and ensure pathways for greater independence are available and can be achieved.




The role will involve practical assistance with daily living, support and delivery/access to a wide range of activities that promote personal wellbeing. Day to day oversight of rotas and staffing needs as they arise and excellent communication with line management/senior colleagues.

You will work flexible shifts on a rolling rota to meet individual needs in a personalised way. Experience of supervising staff is desirable. Prior experience and possession of a relevant qualification is desirable.



Vacancy Reference Number: 71855

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.




Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.




We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization- Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.




We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK- this post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

Creative Support are recruiting for a Senior Quality Practitioner (Medication Lead) to join the national quality team. The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

Scope of the role

Creative Support has an established nationally focused quality department, which undertakes aspects of quality assurance work, compliance and good practice work nationally across our service user groups. These include a regular audit programme, a proactive audit schedule which works ahead of external inspections from regulators, local authorities and the CQC. Medication good practice and person centred support are imperative to achieving high quality services. The quality department is looking to enhance its team with this new Medication lead role.

Summary of the Role

The role of Senior Quality Practitioner – Medication Lead is a newly developed role which will significantly contribute to quality assurance across the organisation. The role will concentrate on medication governance and improvement processes across our national services, particularly those services who are registered with CQC. Creative Support currently has over 650 services, including Learning Disability, Mental Health, Care Homes, etc. The role will be well supported within the highly experienced and established quality team who have been together in its current work for over 10 years.

Key areas of concentration for this post holder are to have a lead role in medication good practice including ensuring policies and toolkits enable excellent medication management and to audit sites to ensure compliance against policy and protocols.

You will be based within the Quality team and will contribute to our audit and social care governance processes. Full induction and comprehensive training provided. The role is newly developed and hence the successful candidate will be involved in the strategy for the role in conjunction with the Head of Quality. This is a progressive role for an experience professional in Health and Social Care with a passion for high standard of health support and medication good practice. This is a varied role and suits someone who is organised, caring with great insight into good practice standards.

The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Claire Robinson, Head of Quality on 07974 320 577 or through our Head Office on 0161 236 0829.

Vacancy Reference Number: 68956
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Support Worker within our Bury Learning Disabilities Services to provide person centered support to 11 people across two sites with learning disabilities, physical needs and support needs, living in a supported living setting. The role will be to provide consistent, positive support. Each person holds their own tenancy and is supported to achieve independence and outcome-focused goals within their own person-centred plan.

Working with a highly skilled team of support workers, you will assist the Registered Manager in the management and provision of 24 hour support within the supported living settings.

You must have a good understanding of learning disabilities and person centered practice, as well as a commitment to developing the service and the staff team.

You will be responsible for

• Maximising service user outcomes by working closely with the service user, their family and friends, staff and involved professionals
• Developing and managing staff, including staff training, supervision and appraisal
• Supporting managers with business planning and service developments
• Supporting managers Quality Assurance and CQC compliance
• Auditing of service paperwork on a monthly basis
In return we offer a full induction and training program and manager support.
Relevant and transferable skills and experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities are essential within this post.
Vacancy Reference Number: 79067

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme

Creative Support are recruiting for a Senior Quality Practitioner (Medication Lead) to join the national quality team. The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

Scope of the role

Creative Support has an established nationally focused quality department, which undertakes aspects of quality assurance work, compliance and good practice work nationally across our service user groups. These include a regular audit programme, a proactive audit schedule which works ahead of external inspections from regulators, local authorities and the CQC. Medication good practice and person centred support are imperative to achieving high quality services. The quality department is looking to enhance its team with this new Medication lead role.

Summary of the Role

The role of Senior Quality Practitioner – Medication Lead is a newly developed role which will significantly contribute to quality assurance across the organisation. The role will concentrate on medication governance and improvement processes across our national services, particularly those services who are registered with CQC. Creative Support currently has over 650 services, including Learning Disability, Mental Health, Care Homes, etc. The role will be well supported within the highly experienced and established quality team who have been together in its current work for over 10 years.

Key areas of concentration for this post holder are to have a lead role in medication good practice including ensuring policies and toolkits enable excellent medication management and to audit sites to ensure compliance against policy and protocols.

You will be based within the Quality team and will contribute to our audit and social care governance processes. Full induction and comprehensive training provided. The role is newly developed and hence the successful candidate will be involved in the strategy for the role in conjunction with the Head of Quality. This is a progressive role for an experience professional in Health and Social Care with a passion for high standard of health support and medication good practice. This is a varied role and suits someone who is organised, caring with great insight into good practice standards.

The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Claire Robinson, Head of Quality on 07974 320 577 or through our Head Office on 0161 236 0829.

Vacancy Reference Number: 72633
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

We are currently in the market to recruit multiple Senior Civil Design Engineers (Water), ideally with wastewater networks and/or clean water networks experience, for a variety of major long-term water industry frameworks across the UK.

In addition to a range of long-term programmes across the UK water industry RPS, and Tetra Tech, have successfully won a £100 million single-award framework from United Utilities to support the improvement of river health across the Northwest of England.

RPS has been working with United Utilities for over 20 years on innovative projects. As we move towards AMP8, this is an exciting time to be working in the water industry, and collaborating with passionate organisations, gives our people the opportunity to create positive change.

Under this 10-year framework, RPS will drive program optimisation, develop solutions, and select the preferred options based on best value, lowest carbon, and cost. Our mission is to deliver exceptional water services to foster a resilient, eco-friendly, and thriving Northwest.

About The Team:

RPS Water Consulting is a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development, to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, providing challenges and opportunities that require innovation, dedication, and teamwork to help us meet our clients’ needs.

In addition to the United Utilities framework, we also work with several major water companies across the UK, having a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements in place.

Our Water Consultancy business has a range of prestigious AMP8 programmes leading into AMP9 and beyond, where you’ll be securing your career for the next 20 years, leaving a lasting legacy!

About You:

As a key member of the Water Consultancy business, your role as Principal Civil Design Engineer is critical to helping us deliver great projects for our Water Industry clients. You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of water project experts on a range of capital delivery projects.

You will have a substantial opportunity to contribute towards optioneering, outline, and detailed design expertise across various frameworks. Our scope of work encompasses a wide range of technically demanding projects in the field of Wastewater Infrastructure.

By joining us, you're not just taking on exciting projects and collaborating with leading minds. You're making a meaningful impact on millions of lives the UK, leaving a legacy for generations to come. As a valuable member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in the water industry, and work with the largest water companies in the region, ensuring a positive and enduring influence on the communities we serve. If you're ready to contribute your skills and expertise to a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Your Responsibilities:

Supporting the Principal Engineer in managing projects, and preparing conceptual, schematic, and detailed design of water and wastewater infrastructure assets including treatment works, pumping stations, sewers, and pumping mains.
Interacting with clients to grasp their specific needs and preferences.
Creating an outline and detailed design drawings, as well as associated construction-ready documentation.
Offering input into the development of Feasibility-level designs and Optioneering assessments.
Generating concise and well-organised design calculations, reports, drawings, and other deliverables, including both outline and detailed design drawings and relevant construction-ready documentation.
Collaborating with contractors, the supply chain, and various project stakeholders.
Mentoring and providing support for the professional development of junior team members.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Demonstrated proficiency in technical design across multiple disciplines within project environments.
Effective motivation, influencing, and people management skills.
Good grasp and working knowledge of relevant British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice, and Water Specifications.
Qualifications:

Preferably degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a relevant technical subject. Postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
Chartered or working towards chartership
Affiliation with a professional institution like IET, InstMC, or CIWEM, or in the process of working towards membership and nearing application.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Are you interested in mental health recovery, do you have leadership qualities? Are you interested to develop your skills with the support of experienced managers and working alongside a great team.

We are looking to welcome a senior support worker within our South Manchester mental health Housing related support services in Wythenshawe. Full time or part available.
Minimum of 22.5 hours. Flexible work pattern on rota planned well in advance.

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, organised and caring individual with leadership qualities to support people to live fulfilling lives and move on to greater independence. Some community outreach will be required but most support is 9-5pm on site on a 7 day week flexible rota basis. (some weekends planned well in advance) to meet individual needs in a personalised way.

This post is an ideal opportunity to become involved in dynamic and varied housing related support service that give real job satisfaction whilst utilising your experience in a senior position. You will have excellent line management support so this is a great opportunity for a first time management positon. Creative Support has been delivering mental health services in Wythenshawe for nearly 30 years. You will be part of the team that embodies that experience whilst contribute to your valued skills to our future development. You will be given full training to do the role and bespoke training in all aspects of the mental health services in Manchester including trauma informed care.

Practically you will support a range of people with Mental health needs to enjoy independence, choice, work towards recovery and gain quality of life. The role will involve practical assistance with daily living and support and develop a wide range of activities that promote wellbeing. Experience of oversight/ supervising staff is desirable. Prior experience and possession of a relevant qualification is desirable.
As a Creative Support employee, you are entitled to a number of benefits such as:
• Guaranteed Contracted Hours – full time (37.5hours) or part time (below 37.5hours)
• QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2 and 3
• Health assured – employee assistance program
• Pension with company contribution
• Highly serviced employee advice line
• A range of employee discounts

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Creative Support is a non-profit provider of personalised care and support to people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people. We are recruiting a Senior Support Worker who has experience of working with people with dementia for our day service in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside.

We are recruiting for a full time position (37.5hr). In addition to the day centre, we provide support for up to 8 people a day to access activities within the local community.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner to work in a person-centred way with older people and people with dementia in Tameside. Your role will include:
• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to older people
• Supporting service users to retain their independence for as long as possible
• Identifying and providing opportunities with service users to support them to lead meaningful and fulfilling lifestyles
• Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that meets the needs of service users
• Assisting the Line Manager with the day-to-day running of the service.
• Co-ordinating the service in the absence of the Line manager

Experience of working with older people and/or people with dementia is essential. You must be at least 21 years old for this role. Possession of a driving license is essential for this role as you will be expected to drive a 12 seater mini-bus.

You will be expected to work on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including weekends, and bank holidays. The service operates 9 to 5, 7 days of the week.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. You will receive ongoing training regarding the service user group you work with and training regarding changes to the law governing social care.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:
We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Creative Support is an established not for profit social care company with an excellent level of achievements at rating Good with CQC (Care quality commission) supporting over 6,000 vulnerable adults nationally.

We are looking for a competent and caring individual who is flexible and interested in carrying out a diverse and rewarding role as a Personal assistant to the Executive team at our head office in Stockport. You will work proactively with the senior management team in order to task are completed to a high standard.

The successful post holder will have a proven experience in administration and preferably has some experience of the social care sector. You will be an excellent communicator verbally and in writing and have a high level of IT skill. You would be working within a busy and diverse head office team.

The post holder must be able to plan and prioritise a varied workload, exercising appropriate judgement and responding promptly and appropriately to all enquiries. The post holder will be required to handle information of a confidential nature and must observe the highest standards of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality. The post holder will demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise professionally with service users, staff and external stakeholders.

You will also form part of the Head office PA team. The spirit of the PA department is very much a team approach with a diverse and interesting workload. A high degree of flexibility will be required to deputise for colleagues in their absence and support with peaks in workload. Several of the PA also have specialise lead in areas of the business, which will be considered for this post as it develops. The role is progressive and diverse. Some evening working required to facilitate board of trustee sub committees, these are planned well in advance.

If you are interested in the role and would like to discuss it further please contact Sam Priestley, Service Director on 0161 236 0829.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Take the lead role for transformation for cloud architecture for The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, through the analysis of information and data from NHS and external sources, and using judgmental skills and knowledge problems characterised by high levels of risk and complexity will be resolved. Develop and challenge organisational long-term technical strategies, patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements for cloud technologies. Lead the technical design of systems and services. Turning business problems into technical design systems characterised by high levels of risk, impact and business or technical complexity. Support and provide technical guidance for cloud governance and be responsible for collaborating and supporting services in wider governance. Provide quality assurance of technical designs and implementations ensuring compliance with national strategy and architecture, ensuring risks associated with system and services are captured through design and mitigated or reduced wherever possible. Develop innovative technology alternatives, test and evaluate feasibility. Using new technologies and approaches implement policy and service changes to allow organisational benefit from the technologies for both new, old, developed and deployed services. Create a range of complex office product documents, including written documents, proposed cost modelling, presentations and technical drawings that require high-level of advanced keyboard skills to describe innovative technologies and technical designs to others. Regularly conduct research and development to identify and validate emerging and proposed technologies, making effective use of new technologies, and taking a leading role in the provision of new functionality and development expertise. Developing and testing technology solutions, including reviewing and providing continuous improvement of the implemented solution to assess impact and benefit. To establish and maintain effective working relationships across the GM area and as subject matter expert on a cloud based computing areas. Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical, requirement to mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels. To manage and communicate a wide range of information some of which will be highly complex and involve matters relating to individual staff or may be commercially confidential information. To maintain a current professional knowledge of IT and informatics and develop services to continually provide a high-quality responsive service to the relevant stakeholders and partners and where relevant the public, acting as an expert reference for these areas. Lead on testing of Infrastructure services and assist service owners on understanding and testing service high availability switchover and disaster recovery failover scenarios. To contribute to the wider leadership of the IT and informatics agenda, including policy development, identifying the impact of changes to policy

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Senior Support Worker to lead our fantastic team of staff in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside. Our service supports 4 gentleman who have learning disabilities within their own home. As a Senior Support Worker, you will assist with the coordination and delivery of outcome-focused support to service users.

You will be positive about supporting people with learning disabilities to increase their independence and promote life skills. Our service users enjoy a range of activities, such as swimming, gardening, walking and movie nights.

Your role will include:

- Developing and leading the team, enabling service users to have a high quality of life and to be valued members of the local community
- Shift co-ordination and assisting the management team
- Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working

At least one years’ experience in providing care and support to people with support needs is essential for this role. You must also hold or be willing to work towards the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
You must be warm, well organised, and conscientious and demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills. You will be required to work on a rota, undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme