Job summary
Working in conjunction with the, the Director and Deputy Director of Quality & Standards, the post holder will provide clinical leadership within the ICB and across the ICS and its five boroughs for the ongoing development and sustainability of a high quality and innovative infection prevention and control service across NCL so that the ICB delivers its responsibilities in relation to IPC and anti-microbial stewardship at system and local level.
The Associate Director of Quality and Clinical Standards will adopt a matrix approach to work across the boroughs of Barnet and Camden, working with the support of the Director of Place so that the ICB delivers its responsibilities in relation to both the NHS System Oversight Framework and population health improvement and reducing inequalities in health care.
Working closely with ICS and ICB colleagues, the postholder will be a key player in building partnerships and collaborating with providers, public health, local authority, other partners (e.g. voluntary sector) and local people to deliver better access, improvements in life outcomes, and reductions in health inequality, as well as inspiring and motivating clinical colleagues to effect change, through their involvement in transformational work.
The postholder will report into the Director of Quality & Clinical Standards an line manage the Patient Safety and Quality specialist responsible for delivering the patient safety portfolio.
Main duties of the job
Our ICB strategy for population health improvement will be underpinned by quality, clinical and people strategies which set out a commitment to develop, grow and support clinical leaders from all professional backgrounds to play a central and crucial system leadership role in designing and delivering equitable, high quality person-centred care to our patients and residents. We have created a model of clinical and care professional leadership to deliver this commitment and are recruiting to several roles to set us out on our journey.
At NCL ICB, we are committed to ensuring equity and promoting inclusion in everything we do. We aim to have a workforce that is drawn from diverse backgrounds which reflect the communities we serve. If you share our values and ambitions for people living in North Central London and have the skills and experience to drive our Clinical Leadership portfolio forward, then we would be delighted to receive your application.
About us
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in our five boroughs: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington.
Our local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. We're committed to improving the health and experience of our patients and residents, working with partners across the North Central London Integrated Care System (ICS) - including Councils, providers, GPs and voluntary and community organisations - to plan and deliver high quality, joined-up and accessible health and care services that put people first.
As an ICB, we're focused on:
- improving outcomes in population health and healthcare
- tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
- enhancing productivity and value for money
- helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
We're ambitious, driven, and passionate about working collaboratively and creatively to deliver the best health and care possible for our patients and residents through every stage of their lives. Our Population Health and Integration Strategy outlines our vision and priorities and will shape our focus as a system for the coming years.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for full duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for full duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/ Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level in a health-related subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level.
- Extensive knowledge of quality assurance and governance, continuing health care, quality improvement, patient safety and patient experience and engagement and clinical and professional standards
- Evidence of active continuing professional development and managerial development to support delivery of senior management role.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Project Management Qualification equivalent experience
- Quality Improvement Qualification
- Registered nurse or midwife with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
Essential
- Experience o Previous experience of leading clinical governance patient safety or standards worl (i.e., Leadership on complaints, risk management, clinical audit and serious incidents) at a senior level with demonstrable improvements in provision
- Experience of successfully delivering approaches to improve and embed quality in providers within a partnership environment.
- Proven ability to influence a range of stakeholders and demonstrable commitment to partnership working and delivery with a range of external organisations.
- Experience of designing systems to support quality governance and experience in shaping policy and setting objectives aligned to wider NHS and strategic objectives
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning with highly developed political skills.
- Responsible for a budget involved in budget setting and a working knowledge of financial processes
- Experience leading on the Equality and Diversity agenda for an NHS organisation
Desirable
- Commissioning experience
- Experience of carrying out a leadership role in clinical commissioning with acute provider(s).
- Experience in leading and appraising investigations into Serious Incidents and commissioning activities using Root Cause Analysis.
- Experience improving provider safety in specific areas through a variety of commissionin g activities.
- Experience of acting on feedback from primary care clinicians/GP s to improve provider service delivery.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes. Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation
- Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to communicate on complex matters and difficult situations and to a range of audiences.
- Ability to provide and receive, convey, and present complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement and develop a range of options
- The ability to question information and explanations supplied by others, who may be experts in their field.
- Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness
Communication
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and persuade others at all levels within and across the organisation, articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information from others.
- Good presentation skills & able to adapt presentation skills to different audiences.
Person Specification
Education/ Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level in a health-related subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level.
- Extensive knowledge of quality assurance and governance, continuing health care, quality improvement, patient safety and patient experience and engagement and clinical and professional standards
- Evidence of active continuing professional development and managerial development to support delivery of senior management role.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Project Management Qualification equivalent experience
- Quality Improvement Qualification
- Registered nurse or midwife with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
Essential
- Experience o Previous experience of leading clinical governance patient safety or standards worl (i.e., Leadership on complaints, risk management, clinical audit and serious incidents) at a senior level with demonstrable improvements in provision
- Experience of successfully delivering approaches to improve and embed quality in providers within a partnership environment.
- Proven ability to influence a range of stakeholders and demonstrable commitment to partnership working and delivery with a range of external organisations.
- Experience of designing systems to support quality governance and experience in shaping policy and setting objectives aligned to wider NHS and strategic objectives
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning with highly developed political skills.
- Responsible for a budget involved in budget setting and a working knowledge of financial processes
- Experience leading on the Equality and Diversity agenda for an NHS organisation
Desirable
- Commissioning experience
- Experience of carrying out a leadership role in clinical commissioning with acute provider(s).
- Experience in leading and appraising investigations into Serious Incidents and commissioning activities using Root Cause Analysis.
- Experience improving provider safety in specific areas through a variety of commissionin g activities.
- Experience of acting on feedback from primary care clinicians/GP s to improve provider service delivery.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes. Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation
- Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to communicate on complex matters and difficult situations and to a range of audiences.
- Ability to provide and receive, convey, and present complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement and develop a range of options
- The ability to question information and explanations supplied by others, who may be experts in their field.
- Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness
Communication
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and persuade others at all levels within and across the organisation, articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information from others.
- Good presentation skills & able to adapt presentation skills to different audiences.
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.