Job summary
This role will provide leadership and direction to underpin the ICBs role in system oversight, delivery and performance assurance. The post holder will work in a matrix style across the organisation, providing technical expertise and leadership in managing the system framework for monitoring system performance and delivery. They will provide intelligent reporting and assurance to key BSW boards.
Main duties of the job
Manage quarterly updates on progress against actions in the ICB's Annual Operational Plan and Strategic Outcome Framework.
The post holder will be required to communicate and provide highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Present highly complex information about projects, programmes and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
Produce, programme manage and update the schedule of key events including the performance reporting schedule for system and ICB oversight boards.
To provide expert advice and training for senior managers across the organisation to implement the performance management framework and establish robust performance monitoring.
Produce and lead on the effective communication of a meaningful picture of the organisation's performance position using a wide variety of data and intelligence, including though attendance at relevant meetings.
To build relationships with and provide specialist development support to colleagues at all levels to ensure the implementation and effective use of performance management techniques throughout the ICB and embed a performance culture throughout the organisation.
About us
Working together to empower people to lead their best life' is the one, unified vision for our organisation and all our partners working together across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
If you are offered employment with us, you will have the opportunity to join a friendly, quality focused and dynamic team that is supportive and cares about your working experience and your wellbeing.
BSW ICB have adopted agile working so this means the successful applicant will predominately be working from home but may be requested to work in any one of the ICB's office bases across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. You will also have a contractual base within the BSW ICB office where your team is based.
Benefits BSW ICB offer include:
NHS Pension Scheme
Generous NHS annual leave entitlements commencing at 27 days per year rising to 33 days per year, pro rata, plus bank holidays
Flexible working
Modern IT equipment and an in-house IT help facility
Colleague wellbeing support through a Staff Support Service and a wealth of wellbeing guidance and offers
Colleague engagement forums and events
Financial wellbeing guidance and benefits (including NHS staff offers, health service discounts, cycle scheme, car lease scheme, money helper service)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will understand performance implications of service development, and how toembed this into planning and monitoring processes. They will be able to interpret and translatenational strategic planning guidance and assess its impact and relevance to the ICS planningframework, and relevant strategic and operational plans.The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities andoutcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonablybe required by their line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will understand performance implications of service development, and how toembed this into planning and monitoring processes. They will be able to interpret and translatenational strategic planning guidance and assess its impact and relevance to the ICS planningframework, and relevant strategic and operational plans.The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities andoutcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonablybe required by their line manager.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- 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
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- At least three years' experience of working at a senior level within a performance management role within the NHS
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of NHS systems and processes.
- Experience and expertise in performance improvement initiatives
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
- Experience of interpreting national policy for implementation
- Ability to absorb and interpret new guidance issued by NHS England and advising others on the implementation of the guidance
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Able to appropriately challenge plans/assumptions produced by other senior managers (both internally and externally within the wider community) for robustness and possess the high level of skill required to advise alternatives
Analytical
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Planning, Management, Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long -term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- 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
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- At least three years' experience of working at a senior level within a performance management role within the NHS
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of NHS systems and processes.
- Experience and expertise in performance improvement initiatives
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
- Experience of interpreting national policy for implementation
- Ability to absorb and interpret new guidance issued by NHS England and advising others on the implementation of the guidance
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Able to appropriately challenge plans/assumptions produced by other senior managers (both internally and externally within the wider community) for robustness and possess the high level of skill required to advise alternatives
Analytical
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Planning, Management, Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long -term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
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.