Chief Executive Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description - Purpose of the Integrated Care Board CEO

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area.

The core purpose of this role, as ICB CEO, is to lead action to drive improved health outcomes for the people and communities living within their Integrated Care System area. The postholder will do this by:

1. bringing together all those involved in planning and providing NHS services to agree and deliver their ambitions for improving the health of their population.
2. working in partnership with their local government colleagues and other partners to ensure the effective operation of the ICS Integrated Care Partnership and development and delivery of its integrated care strategy.

The CEO will be accountable for the development of the long-term plan for the ICB, delivering the related NHS commissioning and performance arrangements for their entire system and, through this, securing the provision of a comprehensive health service for people in the ICS area. They will be accountable for delivering improvements in the quality of patient care, patient safety, health inequality, workforce productivity and financial health across their ICS.

The CEO is accountable to their ICB Chair and Board for the delivery of the ICB plan. Performance oversight will be provided by the NHS England and Improvement Regional Director.

Key accountabilities:

1. You will be accountable for devising and delivering a 5-year plan for the ICB in conjunction with your boards, your partners across the ICS and your local community. This will include measures to address elective recovery times, tackle health inequalities and deliver the objectives of the NHS Long Term Plan. The plan must deliver digital innovation and transformation in the delivery of health and care services across the ICS and a sustainable People Plan for the ICS workforce.
2. You will allocate and manage the NHS budget across your system in line with the plan agreed by your Board, the ICSs Integrated Care Strategy, the NHS Long Term Plan and NHS People Plan. You will be accountable for ensuring financial balance for the NHS, good value for money for tax- payers and long-term financial health in your system.
3. You will establish performance oversight arrangements with each provider of NHS services within the ICS. You will lead on the identification of performance risks and issues related to the quality of patient care and work with relevant providers and partners to enable solutions. You will actively address poor performance, working with NHSEIs regional teams to agree intervention as required. The CEO will ensure effective governance systems are in place throughout the ICS to do this, to secure the ICS plan and ensure the highest quality and safety of care is delivered.
4. Innovation in the delivery of patient care and particularly in improved access, better patient experiences, increased patient safety - and reduced inequalities in these regards - will be a key priority. The CEO will lead this transformation and encourage activity to accelerate this across their system.
5. The CEO will ensure their ICB is Well Led and lead the development of a system-wide workforce strategy securing workforce supply and productivity. This will include workforce planning, training and activities to secure the NHS People Promise. Arrangements for driving significant improvements in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion will be key. The CEO will also play a lead role (with the NHS Leadership Academy) in the development of leaders, leadership teams and next generation leaders in their system and across their Region. They should ensure their ICB is well positioned as an anchor employer in their system.
6. This role is dependent on strong relationships with local patient communities, their representatives and ICS partners. The CEO will invest in an engagement and communication plan which builds confidence through routine listening events and involvement in the design of care improvements. Reducing health inequality and improving equal access to care will be prioritised.
7. You will lead the Emergency, Preparedness, Prevention response and hold civil contingency responsibility for the ICB reporting through to the Regional NHSE/I team
8. The above will be expressed as a set of key objectives between the successful candidate and Chair as soon as possible after recruitment.

Essential Person Specification:

PERSONAL VALUES

Personal commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan principles and the Fit and Proper Persons regime

Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements to equality, diversity and inclusion (in respect of boards, patients and staff)

Lives by the values of openness and integrity and has created cultures where this thrives.

EXPERIENCE

Executive health care experience is essential. Additional experience outside of health is desirable.

Substantial experience of operating at board level and as a CEO leading across complex, regulated environment. A track record of navigating the media and political stakeholders will be key.

Experience of delivering digital and workforce transformation at scale.

KNOWLEDGE

Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the social determinants of public health.

Current thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and Well Led.

Sound understanding of strategic financial planning, oversight and control of significant public funds.

SKILLS

Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations and partnerships

Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving: the ability to anticipate and frame issues to drive effective strategy, problem resolution and action. Analytical rigour and numeracy will play a key role in this.

Sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership and system levels.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Executive health care experience is essential. Additional experience outside of health is desirable.
• Substantial experience of operating at board level and as a CEO leading across complex, regulated environment. A track record of navigating the media and political stakeholders will be key.
• Experience of delivering digital and workforce transformation at scale.

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the social determinants of public health.
• Current thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and Well Led.
• Sound understanding of strategic financial planning, oversight and control of significant public funds.

Skills

Essential

• Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations and partnerships
• Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving: the ability to anticipate and frame issues to drive effective strategy, problem resolution and action. Analytical rigour and numeracy will play a key role in this.
• Sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership and system levels.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

Address

Ptarmigan House

Shrewsbury Business Park

Shrewsbury

SY2 6LG

Employer's website

https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekinccg.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)