Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, experienced, and system-minded professional to work in the East and North Health and Care Partnership (ENH HCP) as Director of Development.
Working closely with the most senior leaders within the 'system' including Chairs, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executives, Executive Directors, and other system leaders, the Director of Development leads the coordination, development, and management of the place-based partnership in ENH.
The role is responsible for ensuring the partnership has robust strategies, development plans, and transformation programmes that enable the delivery of high-quality, population health-led, and integrated services for people living in ENH.
The Director of Development is required to be highly flexible, operate with a high degree of autonomy and work using their own initiative as this is a developmental role setting up new operating structures without a clear template.
The post holder will need to be a strong strategic thinker who can work across organisational boundaries and deliver outcomes through influence rather than direct line management. The post holder will need highly developed communication and relationship skills as many areas are likely to be contentious and will have significant barriers to overcome.
Please note Stakeholder panel and Interview panel will be held on then 30th May.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Development will ensure the partnership is inclusive of partners that have a key role to play in improving the provision of health and care services in ENH. The post holder will ensure that collaboration is built on a jointly owned strategy, a shift towards population health-led service development, and a foundation of mutual respect, trust, and understanding. The role will be responsible for the development, leadership, and management of the Partnership Development Team (PDT), a jointly funded development budget, and a range of high-impact transformation programmes.
Business objectives
The Director of Development will be primarily responsible for ensuring the partnership delivers against its third strategic objective, and coordinates, leads, and establishes widespread support of the delivery of its first and second strategic
objectives:
- Strategic objective one: improve the health and wellbeing outcomes for our population.
- Strategic objective two: transform health, care, and wellbeing services to meet needs.
- Strategic objective three: establish an efficient, effective, and sustainable partnership.
About us
The East and North Hertfordshire Health and Care Partnership (ENH HCP) is comprised of nine partner organisations that commission and provide health, care, and wellbeing services in ENH. The partnership is one of three place-based partnerships in the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System (HWE ICS), along with the Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and Autism Collaborative (MHLDAC). The partnership includes the:
- Integrated Care Board
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- HUC
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Healthwatch Hertfordshire
- Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital Trust
- Hertfordshire Care Providers Association
- Primary Care Networks
- Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Alliance.
Whilst Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) hosts this post, which is line managed by the CEO of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, the role is a system wide role, working on behalf of all partners across the developing East and North Hertfordshire Health and Care Partnership.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities for the role include the following:
- Lead on the development of the partnerships plans to ensure the HCP is an efficient, effective, and transformative organisation that ultimately enables improvements in peoples health, care, and wellbeing in East and North Hertfordshire.
- Work closely, develop proposals, and deliver presentations to and/or with the most senior stakeholders in the system, including chairs, chief executives, and executive directors, in the development of the partnership.
- Lead the development of the partnership strategy, enabling strategies (e.g. out of hospital strategy), and other strategic documents, ensuring alignment with partners strategies by working with partners executive directors.
- Lead the development of any agreements (e.g. MoUs), arrangements (e.g. resource sharing), and/or contracts that support the delivery of partnership strategic objectives.
- Lead the establishment of appropriate groups, structures, and teams to facilitate the delivery of partnership objectives.
- To help ensure that the partnership embeds population health management techniques, maximises the perspectives of clinicians and professionals, and ensures co-production with patients, family members, and carers is embedded practice.
- Play a key role in supporting the development of primary care within place to support the delivery of strategic transformation priorities.
- Lead on the development of appropriate assurance, oversight, and performance arrangements for the partnership.
- Lead the development of communications, co-production, and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including professionals, patients, and other organisations.
- Role model positive system leadership behaviors including compassion, integrity, and transparency.
- To keep abreast of changes in policy, legislation, and best practice to inform the strategic development of the partnership.
- Act as an ambassador for the partnership.
Please find attached Job Description and Person Specification for this role attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities for the role include the following:
- Lead on the development of the partnerships plans to ensure the HCP is an efficient, effective, and transformative organisation that ultimately enables improvements in peoples health, care, and wellbeing in East and North Hertfordshire.
- Work closely, develop proposals, and deliver presentations to and/or with the most senior stakeholders in the system, including chairs, chief executives, and executive directors, in the development of the partnership.
- Lead the development of the partnership strategy, enabling strategies (e.g. out of hospital strategy), and other strategic documents, ensuring alignment with partners strategies by working with partners executive directors.
- Lead the development of any agreements (e.g. MoUs), arrangements (e.g. resource sharing), and/or contracts that support the delivery of partnership strategic objectives.
- Lead the establishment of appropriate groups, structures, and teams to facilitate the delivery of partnership objectives.
- To help ensure that the partnership embeds population health management techniques, maximises the perspectives of clinicians and professionals, and ensures co-production with patients, family members, and carers is embedded practice.
- Play a key role in supporting the development of primary care within place to support the delivery of strategic transformation priorities.
- Lead on the development of appropriate assurance, oversight, and performance arrangements for the partnership.
- Lead the development of communications, co-production, and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including professionals, patients, and other organisations.
- Role model positive system leadership behaviors including compassion, integrity, and transparency.
- To keep abreast of changes in policy, legislation, and best practice to inform the strategic development of the partnership.
- Act as an ambassador for the partnership.
Please find attached Job Description and Person Specification for this role attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
- Management qualification or completion of a recognised senior leadership development programme
- Project management qualification in a recognised scheme
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
- Significant executive leadership in an NHS environment
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working and working constructively across organisational boundaries, building productive relationships
- Experience of managing staff and staffing related issues
- Experience of successfully driving change and transformational programmes
- A successful record of developing and maintaining a positive performance culture driving effective performance and acting upon service evaluation
Desirable
- Experience of working across a wide range of organisations in different sectors
Personal Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates personal insight into his/her actions, experience and behaviours that illustrate awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Able to create/shape innovative strategic vision for the best possible long-term benefit of patients, and the organisation
- Exceptional communicator, able to create impact and demonstrate proactive customer relationship awareness
- Highly developed leadership, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams
- Ability to analyse and identify areas of greatest opportunity and priority for service improvement in line with strategic plans
- Horizon scanning skills using a range of tools and techniques
- Demonstrates a commitment to the culture, vision, and values of the partnership
- IT literate, confident and competent with Microsoft Office for daily use
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to regularly travel within East and North Hertfordshire and beyond
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
- Management qualification or completion of a recognised senior leadership development programme
- Project management qualification in a recognised scheme
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
- Significant executive leadership in an NHS environment
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working and working constructively across organisational boundaries, building productive relationships
- Experience of managing staff and staffing related issues
- Experience of successfully driving change and transformational programmes
- A successful record of developing and maintaining a positive performance culture driving effective performance and acting upon service evaluation
Desirable
- Experience of working across a wide range of organisations in different sectors
Personal Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates personal insight into his/her actions, experience and behaviours that illustrate awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Able to create/shape innovative strategic vision for the best possible long-term benefit of patients, and the organisation
- Exceptional communicator, able to create impact and demonstrate proactive customer relationship awareness
- Highly developed leadership, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams
- Ability to analyse and identify areas of greatest opportunity and priority for service improvement in line with strategic plans
- Horizon scanning skills using a range of tools and techniques
- Demonstrates a commitment to the culture, vision, and values of the partnership
- IT literate, confident and competent with Microsoft Office for daily use
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to regularly travel within East and North Hertfordshire and beyond
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
