Job summary
The Associate Director of Integration (operations) is a key leadership role helping to engage and bring together teams to create a vision, culture and approach to delivery that aligns with corporate priorities and group wide initiatives. Ultimately supporting the provision of the highest quality and safe patient care through professional operational and strategic leadership and management actions creating a culture of continuous improvement in accordance with NHS management standards.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support and deputise for the Deputy Group Chief Integration Officer (Operations) in the delivery of safe, effective, efficient and integrated operational services across the organisation and system.
This influential corporate leadership role will contribute to the development and delivery of strategic and operational plans across Out of Hospital care, system integration, clinical group performance, and Group-wide transformation. The post holder will lead key programmes of work, provide senior operational leadership, and build strong relationships with internal and external partners to support delivery of Group and system objectives.
The role demands high-level autonomy, political awareness, and proven ability to lead transformational change across organisational boundaries.
The post holder will take the lead on managing complect healthcare contract portfolios across the CIO operational services, working closely with internal and external partners to endure high quality, value for money services that meet the need of local populations.
The post holder will be the go-to expert for colleagues in commissioning, finance, patient safety & quality and performance, leading with specialist advice to ensure every contract in the CIO portfolio not only meets regulatory standards but empowers patient choice and drives excellence for the residents of Lincolnshire.
About us
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for a detailed breakdown of the main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for a detailed breakdown of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of healthcare at master's level or holds a master's Qualification
- A recognised change management, analytical or finance qualification, or equivalent experience with highly specialised knowledge in this area.
- Evidence of CPD
- Significant senior leadership experience in the NHS in either a senior corporate operational role, commissioning or general management role
- Experience of working in a multi-professional team
- Demonstrable experience of performance management against key indicators/ productivity metrics improving operational service delivery, quality and patient experience
- A track record of applying a collaborative approach to implementing changes
- Managing significant budgets for all areas relating to the role for both pay, non-pay and capital including the identification & delivery of savings targets
- Strong understanding of the challenges facing the NHS and the Trust over the next 10 years
- Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the NHS and social care system and the challenges and opportunities facing the NHS
- Experience of implementing change in service delivery to improve patient outcomes and quality of patient care
- Experience of working across traditional boundaries to achieve improvements in service delivery
- Strong evidence of sensitivity to the needs and expectations of patients
- Understanding of clinical and corporate governance requirements
- Strong evidence of the ability to communicate and collaborate at Senior Leadership
- Strong evidence of the ability and desire to innovate and the drive service change and improvement - focussing on both quality and productivity
- Leadership skills and able to influence across internal and external boundaries and get results
- Experience in complex stakeholder engagement and co-design, working collaboratively with partners to develop solutions that benefit patients and key stakeholders
- Experience in strategically identifying and managing transformation projects from inception to closure, supporting across the lifecycle of project delivery and benefits realization at Board level and across organisations
- Demonstrate skills to develop short-, medium- and long-term plans that may involve major changes to services delivery across the organisation or organisational boundaries
- Strong evidence of the ability and commitment to manage resources effectively
- Ability to build strong working relationships at all levels internally, as well as including at a strategic partnership level across complex healthcare settings
- Highly analytical and numerate to be able to evaluate and use the complex information relating to the out of hospital portfolio
- Evidence of the ability to think and act strategically at a level appropriate
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Strong evidence of leadership skills at a level appropriate to the scale and challenge of the post
- Evidence of the ability to develop effective problem-solving alliances and partnerships
- Personally committed to the promotion of equality
- Ability to work in a challenging environment and meet demanding deadlines
Desirable
- MBA or equivalent senior and/or strategic management experience
- Commissioning and contracting experience
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of healthcare at master's level or holds a master's Qualification
- A recognised change management, analytical or finance qualification, or equivalent experience with highly specialised knowledge in this area.
- Evidence of CPD
- Significant senior leadership experience in the NHS in either a senior corporate operational role, commissioning or general management role
- Experience of working in a multi-professional team
- Demonstrable experience of performance management against key indicators/ productivity metrics improving operational service delivery, quality and patient experience
- A track record of applying a collaborative approach to implementing changes
- Managing significant budgets for all areas relating to the role for both pay, non-pay and capital including the identification & delivery of savings targets
- Strong understanding of the challenges facing the NHS and the Trust over the next 10 years
- Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the NHS and social care system and the challenges and opportunities facing the NHS
- Experience of implementing change in service delivery to improve patient outcomes and quality of patient care
- Experience of working across traditional boundaries to achieve improvements in service delivery
- Strong evidence of sensitivity to the needs and expectations of patients
- Understanding of clinical and corporate governance requirements
- Strong evidence of the ability to communicate and collaborate at Senior Leadership
- Strong evidence of the ability and desire to innovate and the drive service change and improvement - focussing on both quality and productivity
- Leadership skills and able to influence across internal and external boundaries and get results
- Experience in complex stakeholder engagement and co-design, working collaboratively with partners to develop solutions that benefit patients and key stakeholders
- Experience in strategically identifying and managing transformation projects from inception to closure, supporting across the lifecycle of project delivery and benefits realization at Board level and across organisations
- Demonstrate skills to develop short-, medium- and long-term plans that may involve major changes to services delivery across the organisation or organisational boundaries
- Strong evidence of the ability and commitment to manage resources effectively
- Ability to build strong working relationships at all levels internally, as well as including at a strategic partnership level across complex healthcare settings
- Highly analytical and numerate to be able to evaluate and use the complex information relating to the out of hospital portfolio
- Evidence of the ability to think and act strategically at a level appropriate
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Strong evidence of leadership skills at a level appropriate to the scale and challenge of the post
- Evidence of the ability to develop effective problem-solving alliances and partnerships
- Personally committed to the promotion of equality
- Ability to work in a challenging environment and meet demanding deadlines
Desirable
- MBA or equivalent senior and/or strategic management experience
- Commissioning and contracting experience
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
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).
