Job summary
Are you passionate about improving health outcomes and driving transformative change? Join NCL ICB's Strategy and Population Health Directorate as a Service Development and Integration Lead, working across the innovative Live Well and Age Well portfolios.
This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference for NCL's 1.7 million residents by enhancing community and mental health services--a priority identified in the Darzi report. As part of a forward-thinking team, you will help set the standard for what's possible locally and contribute to shaping national healthcare strategies.
Main duties of the job
You will report to the Head of Community and Mental Health and work closely with the wider Live Well and Age Well teams using your strong kills in project management, analytical thinking, and stakeholder collaboration to:
o Lead with Purpose: by driving transformative projects and programmes that deliver measurable benefits aligned with our vision of providing high-quality, sustainable health care for NCL residents through innovative population health-based approaches.
o Turn Strategy into Action: through working collaboratively with our system partners to develop high-quality delivery plans and implement key priorities.
o Unlock Potential: by creating and managing benefits realisation plans, enabling us to demonstrate the system impact of investing in community and mental health services.
o Deliver Excellence: by providing detailed, insightful analysis and reporting to track milestones, manage risks, and inform decision-making at all levels.
o Inspire and Influence: by driving innovation in community and mental health service development, representing the organisation at key meetings and empowering your team to excel in their roles.
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.
As an ICB, we are focused on:
o improving outcomes in population health and healthcareo tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and accesso enhancing productivity and value for moneyo helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
It is an exciting time to be joining NCL ICB - we have commenced an organisational change programme to redesign the structure of the organisation and the way that we work tobetter meet the needs of our population, our people, our system, and our partners. As part of the organisational change programme, we want to re-launch and re-energise the organisation, embed new ways of working and building the capabilities we need to create a thriving organisational culture.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Youll thrive in this role if you are:
A strategic and analytical thinker who can see the big picture while managing the detail. A natural organiser with a knack for planning and adapting strategies to achieve success. A collaborative problem-solver who excels in dynamic, cross-functional environments. A strong communicator, able to present complex information with clarity and purpose.
Why Join Us?
This role offers the chance to empower innovation and make a meaningful difference in healthcare.
You will be part of a supportive, collaborative team within an organisation that prioritises personal and professional growth. We are committed to your development and will offer tailored support through:
Training and mentorship Opportunities to expand your skills and progress your career A culture that values innovation, teamwork and making an impact
If you are ready to grow your potential while contributing to vital healthcare initiatives, we would love to hear from you.
We reserve the right to close this job advertisement if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Youll thrive in this role if you are:
A strategic and analytical thinker who can see the big picture while managing the detail. A natural organiser with a knack for planning and adapting strategies to achieve success. A collaborative problem-solver who excels in dynamic, cross-functional environments. A strong communicator, able to present complex information with clarity and purpose.
Why Join Us?
This role offers the chance to empower innovation and make a meaningful difference in healthcare.
You will be part of a supportive, collaborative team within an organisation that prioritises personal and professional growth. We are committed to your development and will offer tailored support through:
Training and mentorship Opportunities to expand your skills and progress your career A culture that values innovation, teamwork and making an impact
If you are ready to grow your potential while contributing to vital healthcare initiatives, we would love to hear from you.
We reserve the right to close this job advertisement if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent level of ability gained through NHS experience in a support function setting.
Desirable
- MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), Prince 2 or equivalent formal programme management training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in project or programme management, including the utilisation of best practice programme management methodology.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS provider, local authority, commissioning organisation or ICS in a transformation capacity.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current health and social care policy in London, including within community and mental health services.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make recommendations where opinions differ.
- Good level of analytical skills, including analysis of data using Excel/ related tools.
- Ability to work without supervision, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent level of ability gained through NHS experience in a support function setting.
Desirable
- MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), Prince 2 or equivalent formal programme management training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in project or programme management, including the utilisation of best practice programme management methodology.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS provider, local authority, commissioning organisation or ICS in a transformation capacity.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current health and social care policy in London, including within community and mental health services.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make recommendations where opinions differ.
- Good level of analytical skills, including analysis of data using Excel/ related tools.
- Ability to work without supervision, working to tight and often changing timescales.
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.
