Falls Prevention Lead

Are you passionate about improving health outcomes and reducing falls among adults? Join our team as the Falls Prevention Lead, where you will develop and manage a Falls Prevention Service delivering direct falls prevention interventions to Reading residents. You will collaborate with strategic partners to create a comprehensive Falls Prevention Pathway and Strategy, developing educational programs and tools to support falls prevention.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

 

We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.

You will be required to be in Reading 2 or 3 days a week . As this role involves community engagement across health and social care and the voluntary sector with face-to-face meeting and events.

 

About the Role:
As the lead for falls prevention, you will be responsible for recruiting and managing a dedicated Falls Prevention Team, working collaboratively with system partners to design and implement effective interventions.

A key part of your role will involve analysing relevant data to identify trends and areas of concern, enabling the team to deliver targeted support. Additionally, you will provide expert advice and training to professionals and stakeholders to raise awareness and improve approaches to preventing falls.

Duties of the role include:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive local falls prevention pathway aligned with the Reading Falls Strategy.
• Oversee service delivery and ensure efficient resource allocation based on identified needs.
• Explore and implement best practices and digital innovations to improve service delivery.
• Continuously review and benchmark existing services to uphold high standards.
• Monitor and evaluate outcomes of falls prevention services to drive continuous improvement.
• Report progress and performance regularly to the Reading Integration Board.
• Promote strength and balance exercises within the community.
• Raise awareness of falls prevention activities and their benefits.
• Develop and disseminate accessible information resources on falls prevention to engage and inform the public.

As the Falls Prevention Lead you will have experience in Health and/or Adult Social Care, ideally with a background in falls services or community-based health and social care. You will have a proven ability to lead quality improvement projects and drive service development. Up-to-date knowledge of current developments, research, and best practices in falls and frailty within the health and social care sectors is highly desirable.

We offer excellent support, training, and induction. You will have access to our Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth with opportunities to learn and develop new skills.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success.

As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.  

Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do

Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way

Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

Our offer

We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

 

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
• A wide range of flexible working opportunities
• Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
• Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

 

If you would like any more information, please contact Bev Nicholson Integration Program Manager email: Beverley.Nicholson@reading.gov.uk or Carole Lee Principal Occupational Therapist Email: Carole.Lee@reading.gov.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 1^st June 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

 

Visit: www.moretoreading.co.uk to find out more about Reading’s Community & Adult Social Care Services. It’s a chance to hear from the people who already work here and why they have chosen Reading as their professional destination.