Friday 19 January 2018

A “remember” Afternoon tea with pancakes - Newtown

Do you remember PANTOMIME TIME……………..

Go along for a “remember” Afternoon tea with pancakes

ALL SAINTS CHURCH NEWTOWN

Saturday 10th February
3.00pm – 5.00pm

ALL WELCOME

Tuesday 16 January 2018

Director of Commissioning Role - OPCC

Fixed term contract/ Secondment Opportunity – up to 12 months (to cover maternity leave)

The role of the Director of Commissioning is to lead the development and implementation of commissioning plans to support the Police and Crime Commissioner to deliver his commitments as set out in the Police and Crime Plan.

You will work with the police and other partners to drive new approaches to local justice, community safety and victims’ services. You will be responsible for developing policy to support the PCC’s objectives and the use of commissioning and convening powers to implement them.

Shortlisting will take place on the 26th January 2018

Interviews will take place on 31st January 2018

· Location: OPCC, Police HQ

· Salary: Salary Scale J – SS51 to SS54 – £47,439 to £50,640

· Job reference: OPCC010118

· Application closing date: 12 noon on the 25th January 2018

· Package: Full time (37 hours per week)

Further information in respect of the role is detailed here: http://www.dyfedpowys-pcc.org.uk/en/contact/jobs/vacancies/

To apply for this role please send your completed application form to opcc@dyfed-Powys.pnn.police.uk



Cyfarwyddwr Comisiynu, SCHTh

Cytundeb cyfnod penodol/ Cyfle ar gyfer Secondiad – hyd at 12 mis (dros gyfnod mamolaeth)

Rôl Cyfarwyddwr Comisiynu yw arwain datblygu a gweithredu cynlluniau comisiynu er mwyn cefnogi Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu i gyflwyno ei ymrwymiadau fel y’u nodir yn y Cynllun Heddlu a Throseddu.

Byddwch yn gweithio gyda’r heddlu a phartneriaid eraill er mwyn gyrru ymagweddau newydd tuag at wasanaethau dioddefwyr, cyfiawnder lleol a diogelwch cymunedol. Byddwch chi’n gyfrifol am ddatblygu polisïau ar gyfer cynnal amcanion y CHTh a’r defnydd o bwerau comisiynu a threfnu i’w gweithredu.

Bydd y rhestr fer yn cael ei dethol ar 26 Ionawr 2018

Cynhelir cyfweliadau ar 31 Ionawr 2018

· Lleoliad: SCHTh, Pencadlys yr Heddlu

· Cyflog: Graddfa Gyflog J – SS51 i SS54 – £47,439 i £50,640

· Cyfeirnod Swydd: OPCC010118

· Dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau: Hanner dydd ar 25 Ionawr 2018

· Pecyn: Llawn amser (37 awr yr wythnos)

Am fwy o wybodaeth ynglŷn â’r rôl cliciwch yma: http://www.dyfedpowys-pcc.org.uk/cy/swyddi-gwag/

I geisio am y swydd anfonwch eich ffurflen gais wedi’i llenwi i opcc@dyfed-powys.pnn.police.uk

Event: Smoking Cessation & Illegal Tobacco in Wales

http://ashwales.org.uk/en/get-involved/upcoming-events

Parliamentary Review into Health and Social Care

Report from the Parliamentary Review into Health and Social Care. This report makes strong recommendations to Welsh Government about the direction of travel in relation to Health and Social Care.

The findings were reported at the Regional Partnership Board (RPB) by Carol Shillabeer. It is gratifying to see so much alignment in the recommendations with the Health and Care Strategy which has been produced by us in Powys. There is a strong agreement that Powys is in an advanced position in terms of having worked through some of the recommendations already in our Strategy. The next steps are about the "How" to implement. The RPB will be overseeing the implementation of both the recommendations and the Strategy.

If anyone has any questions about the Health and Care Strategy OR what the Parliamentary Review Recommendations may mean in Powys, please get in touch.

http://gov.wales/topics/health/nhswales/review/?lang=en

http://gov.wales/topics/health/nhswales/review/?skip=1&lang=cy


Trustee Voices Campaign


Monday 15 January 2018

Free Help with NHS Hearing Aids - Powys Drop-in Sessions

Brecon - The Library 1st Tues 14:00-16:00
Builth Wells - The Groe TIC 3rd Wed 09:30-11:30
Crickhowell - The CRiC Centre 2nd Wed 10:00-12:00
Hay-on-Wye—Bowling Club 3rd Thurs 10:00-12:00
Knighton—Knighton Community Centre 2nd Tues 10:30-12:30
Llanidloes- Hospital 3rd Thurs 10:00-13:00
Llandrindod Wells - Holy Trinity Church 1st Wed 10.00-12.00
Presteigne—Youth Centre 4th Tues 13:30-15:30
Newtown—Library 4th Fri 10:00-13:00
Welshpool—Corn Exchange 2nd Tues 10:00-13:00
Machynlleth—The Care Centre 1st Friday 10.00-12.00
Ystradgynlais - The Welfare Hall 1st Friday 10:00-12:00
Rhayader—The Surgery 2nd Wed 10.00-12.00
Sennybridge—The Community Hall 3rd Friday 10.30-12.30
Llanfyllin—Llwyn Teg Residential Home 2nd Wed 10.30-12.00
Talgarth—Talgarth Medical Centre 4th Tues 13.30-15.30

For more information see leaflet at:
https://en.infoengine.cymru/storage/organisation/9702/en_leaflet_1513848367.pdf

https://infoengine.cymru/storage/organisation/9702/cy_leaflet_1513848367.pdf


Ageing Well in Wales Network Update

http://www.pavo.org.uk/fileadmin/Docs/Ginvolved/HSC-Hub/Blog_attachments/AWW_Jan_2018_Update__eng_.pdf

Introduction to Tendering Workshop


16 January 2018 - The Springfield Hotel, Holywell,
25th January 2018 - Plas Dolerw, Newtown
13th March 2018 - Conwy Business Centre, Llandudno Junction
20th March 2018 - Coleg Menai, Llangefni
22nd March 2018 - Optic Glyndwr, St Asaph
27th March 2018 - Redwither Tower, Wrexham

Click here to book - Introduction to Tendering Workshop
Overview - Cost: Free

An interactive workshop designed to provide information for businesses new to tendering. The workshop aims to:
Demystify Public Sector Tendering
Help suppliers find and respond to opportunities
Maximise use of sell2wales, promoting their businesses to Public Sector and Tier 1 buyers
Identify tender requirements and the procedures they may need to put in place to be able to effectively respond to a tender
Understand what buyers are looking for
Identify sources of support

Attendees should be advised to bring a laptop/tablet to the workshop.

businesswales.gov.wales 03000 6 03000 @_businesswales
Business wales - Supporting businesses in wales

Friday 12 January 2018

Newtown Depression Busting Course

Gofal’s Journeys are running a Depression Busting Course in Newtown, Powys in February in partnership with Hafal and Cyfle Cymru Peer Mentoring service. The course will run over 2 days Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th February 10.00am - 4.00pm

The aim of the course is to enable people to manage their depression. It gives the opportunity to develop strategies for self-management as a means of maintaining long term health and wellbeing. Places are available to anyone over 18.

Please signpost or refer anyone who may be interested. Please feel free to advertise this course among your staff and clients.

Depression Busting will run at:
Kaleidoscope, Severn House, Severn Square, Newtown, Powys  SY16 2AG

Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th February      10.00am - 4.00pm

To reserve a place and find out more please email paulina.tyslewicz@kaleidoscopeproject.org.uk at Cyfle Cymru or JourneysInfo@gofal.org.uk or JacquiR@gofal.org.uk at Journeys.

Or telephone:  Paulina on 07574 019228 or Andrea or Jacqui on 02920 692891

Housing, the EU and Immigration

Shelter Cymru Training

Vacancy with Peopleplus

Independent Living Advisor
Location: Central Powys
Salary: £18,000 - £22,000
Closes on: Wednesday 31 January 2018

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Discharge Planning for Patients

https://www.audit.wales/system/files/publications/147A2017-18_Powys_Discharge_planning_English.pdf

Mid Powys Mind Bulletin - Jan-Feb 2018

http://midpowysmind.org.uk/data/uploads/bulletin-jan-feb.pdf

Powys Newline

http://mailchi.mp/74b796104481/newyddion-powys-newsline?e=d4795d6e72

Regulations under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

http://cssiw.org.uk/news/171211-risca-regulations/?lang=en

CSSIW changing it's name

CSSIW changing name to Care Inspectorate Wales and what it will mean...

Advocacy Newsletter

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/global/Age-Cymru/Golden%20Thread%20Advocacy%20Programme/ENGLISH%20Advocacy%20Newsletter%20December%202017.pdf?epslanguage=en-GB-CY?dtrk=true

Welsh Ambulance Service Infoburst

http://www.ambulance.wales.nhs.uk/assets/documents/a2a1a358-b0ea-4859-89b2-f64f7a9bf3c1636499603785206967.pdf

Wales TUC Cymru - Net News No 1 January 2018

http://wtuclearn.tuc.org.uk/net-news-no-1-january-2018-ionawr

Plans for 19 new health and care centres across Wales

Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has  announced plans to deliver nineteen new integrated health and care centres across Wales by 2021.

Rethinking Respite

You are invited by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales to come and talk about what you want from respite / short break support.

Wednesday 7 February 2018      11:30am – 2:30pm
(Light lunch provided)

Media Resource Centre, Oxford Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6AH

Who is the event for?
  People living with dementia - People caring for someone living with dementia

Aims:  
To share your experiences of respite / short break provision
To identify good practice and what it is that can promote more positive experiences for people living with dementia and for carers

The event is supported by My Home Life Cymru and Swansea University. The results of this work will form a report and a call to action, which will be published in Spring 2018.

or contact us on 03442 640670 / post@olderpeoplewales.com

Tuesday 9 January 2018

Welsh Blood Service

The blood donation session being held in the area of Powys are looking at ways of engaging with the community or through volunteer groups/businesses/schools/councils etc

This Bitly link http://bit.ly/2CsAYSb  directs people to the appointment sheet for immediate bookings for Hay-on-Wye, and 
http://bit.ly/2Aum77T for Brecon This really supports the clinic attendance.

At present there is only 3 % of the population donate blood and they need all the help and support of the communities that they attend to make the collection days a success. The blood service needs to collect 480 units every day to supply the 16 Welsh Hospitals in Wales and at times this can be extremely challenging for us.

They are constantly trying to improve attendance to these clinics.

Talgarth Town Hall - Monday 15 January 11.00 - 13.30 & 15.00 - 19.00
Oxford Road Car Park, Hay on Wye - 16 January 11-13.00 & 15.00 - 19.00
Elim Church Centre, Brecon - 17 January 11-13.30 & 15 - 17.00

Friday 5 January 2018

New Powys Partnership Boards Established

As part of the ongoing work to simplify multi-agency partnerships in Powys and develop the partnership structure of Powys’ Regional Partnership Board (RPB https://tinyurl.com/ybkq9dm2) two new partnership boards have been created and have recently begun work upon their terms of reference and action plans.

· Children and Young People’s Partnership Group – This is in effect a refreshed and restructured version of Powys’ previous Children and Young People’s Partnership (which has been in abeyance for the past 18 months). Its purpose is to lead the collaborative development, delivery and transformation of services for children, young people and their families as set out by the Regional Partnership Board (RPB) and the Public Service Board (PSB).

· Older People’s Partnership Board: This is an entirely new Board that for the first time provides a local partnership body with responsibility to take forward the development and transformation of services for older people.

PAVO is working with partners such as PCC and PTHB to shape the development of these boards and their membership. We anticipate there will be arrangements agreed for third sector, citizen and carers representation upon these boards and further information about this will be circulated to PAVO members shortly. 

For further information contact Peter Lathbury PAVO peter.lathbury@pavo.org.uk or 01597 822191.

Powys Third Sector Service Provider Forum and the Powys Social Value Forum

Both Fora will be having their first meetings of 2018 on Monday 22 January 2018 at Cefn Lea Conference Centre, Dolfor, Newtown.

Third Sector Service Provider Forum (9.30am- 1.00pm)

This meeting is open to all voluntary organisations and community groups. Even if you have not attended the Service Provider Forum before, the briefing session about Data Protection Changes and GDPT will be a useful opportunity to learn about these issues and how they will affect how your organisation needs to handle the personal information of your clients or service users.

· Data Protection and GDPT – This session will provide a summary of the implications of new data protection legislation & regulation for third sector organisations.

· Social Services in Powys – This will be a facilitated conversation with senior managers and cabinet members from Powys County Council regarding social services in the county, and will provide attendees the opportunity to discuss issues

Inaugural meeting of the Powys Social Value Forum (2.00pm – 4.00pm)

This is a new forum of Powys’ Regional Partnership Board that seeks to consider new ways of delivering services and has a particular commitment to social enterprise, co-production, co-operatives and user-led enterprises. The meeting is not just for voluntary organisations and community groups; your clients, service users and citizens are all welcome to attend as are members of local Public sector organisations and services.

· What do we know & what needs fixing? – This session will provide a summary of the Area Plan being developed for Powys and the emerging priorities in it.

· New ways of doing things – This session will allow consideration of establishing new, social value delivery methods to meet needs evidenced within the Area Plan.

If you wish to attend either of these meetings please complete the online booking form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEi7dfuyHak1nvCmZRQBuv5Uv7YLlEex5dmA18rLS2dSt3tQ/viewform?c=0&w=1 or contact Ruth Middleton PAVO on 01597 822191 or ruth.middletion@pavo.org.uk

January Funding Events

In the latest instalment of our 'Meet the Funders' events PAVO (in collusion with Chris Davies MP) will provide organisations in and around Builth Wells and Ystradgynlais with the opportunity to get the inside track on three key lottery funders: Heritage, BIG and Sports Wales.

The events, starting at 6 PM, will be held at:

Wyeside Arts Centre in Builth Wells on Friday 12th January and 
The Welfare in Ystradgynlais on Friday 19th January. 

Refreshments are provided.