Development Manager - Early Intervention and Prevention

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In line with our new Transformation Programme, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join and lead a new team within the HSCP which will adopt an early intervention and preventative approach to meet the changing health and social care needs of the residents of East Renfrewshire.

This initial 18-month fixed term opportunity will play a key role in translating local and national policy and legislation into services designed to meet a wide range of Early Intervention and Prevention workstreams including Health and Social Care Information and Advice, Health Literacy and Self-Management, Unpaid Carers Supports and Community and Third sector partnerships.

Working in partnership across the entire Health and Social Care landscape, the successful candidate will bring together Multi-Disciplinary Teams within the Health and Social Care Partnership, acute health services, and a wide range of stakeholders across the third and community sectors to adopt a community led approach to services.

Community Engagement and Co-production with individuals, their families and carers will support the development of new and existing services, with an ambition to ensuring that individuals have timely access to the range of appropriate supports available to them.

The successful candidate will have experience of managing and leading service development and delivery, partnership working, engagement and participation, service reporting and evaluation and line management of a team of staff.

*Hybrid employees are considered workplace based first, but they will have a level of flexibility to work from home up to 40% of their working week, if it is not to the detriment of their current tasks, team requirements or service needs. 

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults.  In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.     

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 29 November 2026

Shortleet date:       04 December 2026

Interview date:       17 December 2026 or 18 December 2026

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Craig Menzies, Senior Manager, at craig.menzies@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk  (No agencies please)

Additional Information

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences.  Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note – East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer.  It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees.  Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted.  Please contact hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

Employability Support – Work East Ren – For further support on completing job applications, East Renfrewshire residents can access free support from our employability team Work East Ren.  They can also provide general support with other employability matters.  Please contact Work East Ren on 0141 577 8438, email worker@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or visit the website https://www.workeastren.co.uk/

Use of AI in applications – Please fill out the application using your own words, based on your own experiences. We value authenticity and are genuinely interested in reading candidates’ personally written applications. We therefore ask that candidates do not use AI tools to complete recruitment application forms. Where an application appears to have been AI generated it may result in your application not being considered.