Job summary
12 months fixed term / secondment opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced NHS Senior Manager to join the Urgent & Emergency Care (UEC) team at Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICB. We are looking to expand our Delivery Team to lead and deliver improvements across the SSOT ICS. Our approach is driven through partnership and collective approaches to redesign and transform our services for our patients. Our Delivery Team supports services across the Pre, In and Post Hospital agenda with a Delivery and Improvement Lead dedicated to each workstream.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a team the successful candidate will be responsible for the ICB UEC Strategic Delivery & Improvement Plan including service redesign and contract management.
The postholder will work to the Head of Delivery and Improvement to lead programmes of work that will deliver measurable improvements in local health outcomes and ensure that strategic objectives and performance targets are met and that the required contributions to corporate policies and strategy are made.
Working closely with the Deputy Directors, Heads of Delivery and Improvement, Clinical Directors, and other stakeholders from across the system, the postholder will lead on an element of strategic improvement, operational and project management of specific areas of strategic activity in line with national and local strategies and delivery plans, including system transformation. System working will require working with Senior leaders across the ICS partner organisations.
About us
The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.
Location Home based/hybrid working (most of posts).
Travel on occasions to a Hub location with at least 1 days notice
New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if based at home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations
Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.
Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.
Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person
We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The ICB embrace the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender re-assignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation. It's important that our workforce reflects the diversity of communities as much as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD for full list of responsibilities
Working as part of the portfolio team and responsible for the ICB strategic delivery and improvement plans, , service redesign and planning activity, working closely with the Deputy Directors and Heads of Delivery and Improvement, Clinical Directors and other portfolio teams to commission services to meet the healthcare needs of the ICB population.
Contribute to the implementation of the System Savings programme, ensuring that projects, plans and wider service transformation programmes deliver the desired health improvement outcomes, productivity benefits and changes in the wider health economy.
Responsible for developing and implementing integrated improvement and delivery plans with key stakeholders across the integrated care system.
Responsible for the development and implementation of, service transformation plans, business plans, service specifications and quality audits and improvement plans.
Responsible for ensuring contracts with specified providers deliver the specified outcomes for patients
Ensuring that services are commissioned and procured in line with competition law, standing financial instructions and local partnership frameworks and ensuring contestability in the way that the ICB commission and procure services.
Responsible for the achievement and maintenance of performance targets with reference to maintaining performance indicators, within the services and contracts that are managed by the portfolio.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD for full list of responsibilities
Working as part of the portfolio team and responsible for the ICB strategic delivery and improvement plans, , service redesign and planning activity, working closely with the Deputy Directors and Heads of Delivery and Improvement, Clinical Directors and other portfolio teams to commission services to meet the healthcare needs of the ICB population.
Contribute to the implementation of the System Savings programme, ensuring that projects, plans and wider service transformation programmes deliver the desired health improvement outcomes, productivity benefits and changes in the wider health economy.
Responsible for developing and implementing integrated improvement and delivery plans with key stakeholders across the integrated care system.
Responsible for the development and implementation of, service transformation plans, business plans, service specifications and quality audits and improvement plans.
Responsible for ensuring contracts with specified providers deliver the specified outcomes for patients
Ensuring that services are commissioned and procured in line with competition law, standing financial instructions and local partnership frameworks and ensuring contestability in the way that the ICB commission and procure services.
Responsible for the achievement and maintenance of performance targets with reference to maintaining performance indicators, within the services and contracts that are managed by the portfolio.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of successful working across whole organisational teams.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of successful working across whole organisational teams
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Five years senior management experience in the NHS, Local Authority, or other relevant service sector.
- Proven track record of leadership experience and team working.
- Strategic commissioning experience and formulation of long-term strategic plans.
- Significant knowledge of NHS contracts and the contract management process.
- Significant experience of successful performance and activity risk management and improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of successful working across whole organisational teams.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of successful working across whole organisational teams
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Five years senior management experience in the NHS, Local Authority, or other relevant service sector.
- Proven track record of leadership experience and team working.
- Strategic commissioning experience and formulation of long-term strategic plans.
- Significant knowledge of NHS contracts and the contract management process.
- Significant experience of successful performance and activity risk management and improvement.
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).