Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated senior clinician with leadership skills and potential, who adopts a values led 'can do' leadership style within a climate of constant change and uncertainty. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, engaging and collaborative clinical leader to help shape the future of health and social care for the citizens of Herefordshire and Worcestershire by joining the medical leadership team of the Integrated Care Board.
This role provides the opportunity to be part of a change of the way we deliver health and care services in our ICS. The applicant will show a collective form of leadership - being able to bring together the concerted effort of many people working together at different places in the system & at different levels, rather than being a single leader acting unilaterally.
This role crosses boundaries, both physical, organisational, professional and virtual and as such will extend individual leaders beyond the usual limits of responsibilities and authority located in their employing organisation. It will entail a significantly wider focus than working inter-organisationally and more than joint working/partnership as it involves a co-created agenda & practice and demonstrating the skills to achieve this.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical leadership to the Mental health programme and the Mental health collaborative arrangements through advice, guidance and participation in meetings/workshops to support delivery. This includes services for neurodiverse people such as autism and ADHD.
- Engagement with Clinicians and Leaders across the system to progress delivery of these programme.
- Supporting and working alongside the ICB Programme Director for Mental health in their role.
- Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, provide professional support to the CMO in matters relating to the relevant professional colleagues across the clinical and care workforce employed by the ICB and will also support CMO responsibilities for regional engagement with all other clinical networks.
- Be responsible for supporting the clinical information needs that enable the ICB to achieve the strategic goals described in its strategic plan.
About us
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS and its partners work collaboratively to commission, plan, monitor, deliver and improve health and care services for over 806,000 people across two counties and surrounding boundaries. With a workforce of over 300 employees and a budget of £1.19 billion to commission hospital, community and mental health services, it is a dynamic, forward-looking and vibrant place to work, set within the backdrop of some of the country's most beautiful countryside.
We provide a supportive and collaborative environment, offering opportunities for our staff to reach their full potential and develop a rewarding career. We enable our employees to achieve a positive work-life balance through a blend of collaborative workplace attendance combined with regular home working. Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of attractive benefits including:
- Employee Assistance Programmes and access to a wealth of on-line health and wellbeing supporto Competitive NHS Pension Schemeo Comprehensive opportunities to learn new skills and to develop your career within a caring and inclusive environmento Generous holiday entitlement, which increases in line with service, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.o Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance.
If you are an enthusiastic, inclusive individual committed to supporting others and ready for the next step in your career then we could be the perfect place to help you flourish.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership to the Mental health programme and the Mental health collaborative arrangements through advice, guidance and participation in meetings/workshops to support delivery. This includes services for neurodiverse people such as autism and ADHD.
- Engagement with Clinicians and Leaders across the system to progress delivery of these programme.
- Supporting and working alongside the ICB Programme Director for Mental health in their role.
- Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, provide professional support to the CMO in matters relating to the relevant professional colleagues across the clinical and care workforce employed by the ICB and will also support CMO responsibilities for regional engagement with all other clinical networks.
- Be responsible for supporting the clinical information needs that enable the ICB to achieve the strategic goals described in its strategic plan.
- Ensure high quality, evidence based proactive care is provided across our population, acting as a role model exercising good leadership and champion excellence in care for the aging population and people living with frailty.
- Coordinate, support, advise and guide the ICB in providing seamless care for patients. Develop and contribute to the training and development of clinicians taking new initiatives and best practice forward.
- Where relevant, inform the commissioning strategy for the development of services with reference to regional data and national best practice standards for people living with frailty.
- Contribute to the national developments and encourage the use of research and evidence in the pursuit of high-quality care and will ensure that the philosophy and best practise are adopted, discussed, implemented and action taken.
- Lead in the development of the operational and service developments
- Network with national organisations and clinicians to provide advice on the provision of trust wide educational programmes.
- Take a lead role on clinical audit and further develop evidence-based practice for community care and people living with frailty.
- Lead and contribute to relevant working groups ensuring specialist knowledge and information is shared.
- Ensure all relevant data is collected so that stakeholders and service leads can evaluate service provision.
- Undertake a review of existing service provision and make recommendations for transformation and new ways of working.
- Raise the profile of their designated lead area with clinical and support teams and champion improvements in the way care is delivered by clinical teams, ensuring the development of effective and new ways of working, and including the views of all key stakeholders.
- Undertake a risk analysis of capacity and capability to deliver care to a high standard in all areas.
- Identify and contribute to removing, local barriers to improvement - including using enabling techniques and other innovative approaches.
- Be a key member of the CMO team, providing clinical leadership and advice in other areas as agreed with the Chief Medical Officer.
- Support the CMO in the development and delivery of the long-term clinical aspects of all strategy of the ICB, ensuring this reflects and integrates strategies from relevant partner organisations within the wider ICS.
- Communicate with a broad range of people across the ICS and outside of the ICS to deliver portfolio, overcome barriers to understanding when explaining highly complex clinical or data issues and processes to all personnel.
- Work collaboratively as part of a wider system to create opportunities to make sustainable long-term improvements in population health This may include developing approaches which are non-traditional in nature, ambitious and wide-reaching in areas which incorporate the wider determinants that have an impact on improving clinical outcomes, better life outcomes and reducing health inequalities for the population of the ICS.
- Support any other programme or project in the ICB or the wider ICS as a Clinical Lead to help manage conflicts of interest and/or to provide wider clinical input. This may involve being the main Clinical Lead, partnering with another or other Clinical Leads, undertaking peer support and/or providing advice, guidance and/or an independent perspective.
- Work with key stakeholders to define and agree research and developmental projects, monitoring delivery and disseminating results to colleagues across the ICS.
- Establish strong relationships with local patient communities, their representatives, ICS partners and specifically clinical and care professional leaders across health and social care at all levels of the system.
- Responsible for ensuring that the governance of programme is robust and focussed on improving patient outcomes at all levels.
- Enable system clinical and care collaboration, and support internal ICB teams to develop and deliver Transformation guidelines and policies across the ICB/ICS, ensuring that they reflect national best practice and integrate with professional bodies guidance and advice.
- Work with teams to ensure that value for money a key principle to delivery following clinical prioritisation and stewardship principles where needed.
- Work with teams to ensure access to all relevant transformation funds and that spending is appropriate and within governance framework.
- Provide direct line management of clinical staff working across the ICB as agreed with CMO.
- Work in a matrix management style to manage projects and ensure delivery of relevant programmes of work.
- As a member of CMO senior leadership team, participate in programme to develop clinical leadership across ICS.
- As a qualified medical professional, the post holder has a responsibility for ensuring that they maintain their professional registration and raise any professional development needs associated with the role with the Chief Medical Officer
- Promote and celebrate good practice across the H&W system, both within and outside of the system and to ensure national and internal good practice is drawn into the system.
- Support the ICB to improve patient experience and ensure that the learning from complaints, incidents, risks, and appeals is taken and embedded in the development of health and care services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership to the Mental health programme and the Mental health collaborative arrangements through advice, guidance and participation in meetings/workshops to support delivery. This includes services for neurodiverse people such as autism and ADHD.
- Engagement with Clinicians and Leaders across the system to progress delivery of these programme.
- Supporting and working alongside the ICB Programme Director for Mental health in their role.
- Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, provide professional support to the CMO in matters relating to the relevant professional colleagues across the clinical and care workforce employed by the ICB and will also support CMO responsibilities for regional engagement with all other clinical networks.
- Be responsible for supporting the clinical information needs that enable the ICB to achieve the strategic goals described in its strategic plan.
- Ensure high quality, evidence based proactive care is provided across our population, acting as a role model exercising good leadership and champion excellence in care for the aging population and people living with frailty.
- Coordinate, support, advise and guide the ICB in providing seamless care for patients. Develop and contribute to the training and development of clinicians taking new initiatives and best practice forward.
- Where relevant, inform the commissioning strategy for the development of services with reference to regional data and national best practice standards for people living with frailty.
- Contribute to the national developments and encourage the use of research and evidence in the pursuit of high-quality care and will ensure that the philosophy and best practise are adopted, discussed, implemented and action taken.
- Lead in the development of the operational and service developments
- Network with national organisations and clinicians to provide advice on the provision of trust wide educational programmes.
- Take a lead role on clinical audit and further develop evidence-based practice for community care and people living with frailty.
- Lead and contribute to relevant working groups ensuring specialist knowledge and information is shared.
- Ensure all relevant data is collected so that stakeholders and service leads can evaluate service provision.
- Undertake a review of existing service provision and make recommendations for transformation and new ways of working.
- Raise the profile of their designated lead area with clinical and support teams and champion improvements in the way care is delivered by clinical teams, ensuring the development of effective and new ways of working, and including the views of all key stakeholders.
- Undertake a risk analysis of capacity and capability to deliver care to a high standard in all areas.
- Identify and contribute to removing, local barriers to improvement - including using enabling techniques and other innovative approaches.
- Be a key member of the CMO team, providing clinical leadership and advice in other areas as agreed with the Chief Medical Officer.
- Support the CMO in the development and delivery of the long-term clinical aspects of all strategy of the ICB, ensuring this reflects and integrates strategies from relevant partner organisations within the wider ICS.
- Communicate with a broad range of people across the ICS and outside of the ICS to deliver portfolio, overcome barriers to understanding when explaining highly complex clinical or data issues and processes to all personnel.
- Work collaboratively as part of a wider system to create opportunities to make sustainable long-term improvements in population health This may include developing approaches which are non-traditional in nature, ambitious and wide-reaching in areas which incorporate the wider determinants that have an impact on improving clinical outcomes, better life outcomes and reducing health inequalities for the population of the ICS.
- Support any other programme or project in the ICB or the wider ICS as a Clinical Lead to help manage conflicts of interest and/or to provide wider clinical input. This may involve being the main Clinical Lead, partnering with another or other Clinical Leads, undertaking peer support and/or providing advice, guidance and/or an independent perspective.
- Work with key stakeholders to define and agree research and developmental projects, monitoring delivery and disseminating results to colleagues across the ICS.
- Establish strong relationships with local patient communities, their representatives, ICS partners and specifically clinical and care professional leaders across health and social care at all levels of the system.
- Responsible for ensuring that the governance of programme is robust and focussed on improving patient outcomes at all levels.
- Enable system clinical and care collaboration, and support internal ICB teams to develop and deliver Transformation guidelines and policies across the ICB/ICS, ensuring that they reflect national best practice and integrate with professional bodies guidance and advice.
- Work with teams to ensure that value for money a key principle to delivery following clinical prioritisation and stewardship principles where needed.
- Work with teams to ensure access to all relevant transformation funds and that spending is appropriate and within governance framework.
- Provide direct line management of clinical staff working across the ICB as agreed with CMO.
- Work in a matrix management style to manage projects and ensure delivery of relevant programmes of work.
- As a member of CMO senior leadership team, participate in programme to develop clinical leadership across ICS.
- As a qualified medical professional, the post holder has a responsibility for ensuring that they maintain their professional registration and raise any professional development needs associated with the role with the Chief Medical Officer
- Promote and celebrate good practice across the H&W system, both within and outside of the system and to ensure national and internal good practice is drawn into the system.
- Support the ICB to improve patient experience and ensure that the learning from complaints, incidents, risks, and appeals is taken and embedded in the development of health and care services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualified Clinical / care professional
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous personal development and learning
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience and knowledge of mental health care in previous roles
- Experience of working at a senior level in an organisation.
Desirable
- Clinical leadership experience, at project or speciality level
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Highly skilled at needs assessment, facilitation of project implementation, and organisational change or development. Capable of relating to diverse age and demographic backgrounds
- Using data to draw conclusions and making recommendations on improving performance and changing behaviours.
Desirable
- Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
Other
Essential
- Experience and success in addressing discrimination and inequalities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualified Clinical / care professional
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous personal development and learning
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience and knowledge of mental health care in previous roles
- Experience of working at a senior level in an organisation.
Desirable
- Clinical leadership experience, at project or speciality level
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Highly skilled at needs assessment, facilitation of project implementation, and organisational change or development. Capable of relating to diverse age and demographic backgrounds
- Using data to draw conclusions and making recommendations on improving performance and changing behaviours.
Desirable
- Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
Other
Essential
- Experience and success in addressing discrimination and inequalities
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
