Disabled Facilities Grant Programme Lead (Adults' Health And Care)

Joining our Strategic Commissioning Team within Adults’ Health and Care, you’ll support our vision and five-year strategy to help people in Hampshire to live long, healthy and happy lives, with the maximum possible independence.

Working alongside the 11 District and Borough Councils within Hampshire and senior colleagues in reablement, you’ll use your proven experience of managing and delivering projects to manage a programme of work that will transform the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) across the county. 

With your extensive knowledge and experience of working with strategy, legislation and policies in respect of delivering DFG’s, you’ll review joint working processes, identify efficiencies and take forward new initiatives that improve delivery and customer experience. A key area of your work will be the development and implementation of a Trusted Assessor model.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values.  The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about.  Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Enthusiastic and self-motivated, you’ll have experience of working within a local government environment or similar, and a genuine passion for public sector transformation. With excellent communication, engagement and relationship building skills, you’ll have a proven track record of working across internal and external organisational boundaries.  

Above all, you need to have the knowledge and expertise to work in partnership with Local Housing Authorities and other organisations to support our collective ambition to deliver the best outcomes for people requiring home adaptations in Hampshire.

Our Directorate supports flexible working including offering a 9-day fortnight and flexible hours to support caring responsibilities. Part time hours will be considered for the right candidate. We are committed to your continued personal development and offer an extensive Benefits package.

Travel Requirements

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.  

Values Based Recruitment

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application.  For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process. 

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk For an informal chat about the role, please contact Sarah Jeffery, Strategic Commissioning Manager, via sarah.jeffery@hants.gov.uk