Job summary
Nottingham CityCare Partnership (CityCare) delivers community-based health and care services. We are the biggest provider of NHS community health care in the city, supporting the health and wellbeing of all our communities and working alongside other health and care partners.
We are a £70m-income provider of community health care services and as we develop our long-term plans for the future, our ambition is to take a leading role in the collaboration and innovation needed to transform health and social care to meet the needs of our diverse and vibrant communities.
As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in our communities and helping to make a positive difference to peoples lives.
As our new Chief Executive, you will be joining us at a time of great opportunity, as we navigate the challenges of operating within a wider health economy facing ever-increasing demand and pressures on improved financial performance.
For more information, please visit our website at www.andersonquigley.com/ncc-ceo
or call our advisor Helene Usherwood, Senior Partner at Anderson Quigley on 07719 322 669 or via email at helene.usherwood@andersonquigley.com
or Heather Ianson at +44 (0)7743 935 502 or Via email at heather.ianson@andersonquigley.com
Main duties of the job
We provide high-quality care through services ranging from health visiting and education for young families to community nursing and home-based rehabilitation services. As such we are well-placed to bring care closer to home. Our dedicated staff, and values-driven approach, mean we have a passion for excellence, evidenced in our awarding winning services and strong reputation within the region.
In our new Chief Executive, we want an individual who is willing to push boundaries, to innovate and take calculated risks, working in close partnership with others, to make a difference every day to the health and wellbeing of our communities.
As a values-driven individual, you will have experience working at board-level, able to combine your commercial acumen with your strong appreciation and awareness of health and social care services. Able to inspire others to follow, you will embed and create a positive culture that consistently delivers high quality compassionate care.
About us
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare
exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working
alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value
driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social
purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our
communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the
heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each
other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social
enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local
communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive
workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled,
LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are
currently under-represented within our organisation.
CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive
about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a
different format please contact Human Resources on 0115 8839418. CityCare is
committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- The CEO has primary responsibility for ensuring the success of the organisation, providing leadership and strategic management across all aspect of the organisations activities.
- The CEO will work with the full Board to set strategy, achieve CityCare's objectives and long-term sustainability and to meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
- The CEO will guide the strategic direction and development of CityCare, champion the values and behaviours of the organisation, work proactively to maintain and leverage collaborative partnerships across the Integrated Care System and the Place-based Partnership in Nottingham to meet the healthcare needs of the city.
- The CEO will provide strategic leadership, management and development of the executive team to ensure the delivery of high-performance results, achievement of financial targets and good outcomes for patients.
Dimensions
- Secure high-quality health and care for people and improved population health outcomes.
- Develop a cohesive leadership team that drives a strong, sustainable local health and care economy aligned with and Nottingham CityCare's vision and capable of adapting to future health challenges and opportunities.
- Foster a culture of cross-sector collaboration, resulting in integrated, whole-system health solutions that improve patient experience, enhance care coordination, and delivers consistently high-quality services while driving population health improvements.
- Secure sustainable, accessible community-based services for the local population through collaboration with partners and commissioners across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire health and care systems.
- Cultivate an innovative and agile workforce capable of adapting to changing healthcare demands, driving continuous improvement in service delivery and responding effectively to the diverse needs of the local population and stakeholders.
- Achieve the successful delivery of the organisations strategic objectives, and meeting or exceeding financial, operational, and quality targets to ensure the long-term sustainability and success of the organisation.
- Lead CityCare in proactively adapting to changes in the healthcare system, ensuring the organizations services meet evolving stakeholder needs and delivering successful, sustainable outcomes for the local population.
- Foster an inclusive organisational culture that champions equalities, while driving collaborative efforts to reduce health inequalities within the city, leading to more equitable health outcomes in the local population.
- Cultivate and sustain strong, positive relationships with key stakeholders, resulting in effective partnerships that enhance service delivery, improve care coordination, and drive shared objectives across the healthcare system.
- Oversee the development and execution of business plans that align with CityCare's strategic vision, ensuring the organisation stays on track to meet its goals, adapt to challenges, and achieves long-term success.
- Ensure a participatory decision-making culture where staff at all levels are empowered to contribute ideas, take responsibility, and collaborate openly, leading to greater engagement, innovation, and accountability within the workforce.
- Enhance CityCare's reputation as a responsible business, ensuring the organisation fulfils its corporate responsibilities and maximizes its social value impact as a Community Interest Company (CIC), contributing positively to the community and society.
- Strengthen CityCare's public image and credibility by acting as a visible and effective ambassador, promoting its services and values to key stakeholders, partners, and the wider community.
Please see the full job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- The CEO has primary responsibility for ensuring the success of the organisation, providing leadership and strategic management across all aspect of the organisations activities.
- The CEO will work with the full Board to set strategy, achieve CityCare's objectives and long-term sustainability and to meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
- The CEO will guide the strategic direction and development of CityCare, champion the values and behaviours of the organisation, work proactively to maintain and leverage collaborative partnerships across the Integrated Care System and the Place-based Partnership in Nottingham to meet the healthcare needs of the city.
- The CEO will provide strategic leadership, management and development of the executive team to ensure the delivery of high-performance results, achievement of financial targets and good outcomes for patients.
Dimensions
- Secure high-quality health and care for people and improved population health outcomes.
- Develop a cohesive leadership team that drives a strong, sustainable local health and care economy aligned with and Nottingham CityCare's vision and capable of adapting to future health challenges and opportunities.
- Foster a culture of cross-sector collaboration, resulting in integrated, whole-system health solutions that improve patient experience, enhance care coordination, and delivers consistently high-quality services while driving population health improvements.
- Secure sustainable, accessible community-based services for the local population through collaboration with partners and commissioners across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire health and care systems.
- Cultivate an innovative and agile workforce capable of adapting to changing healthcare demands, driving continuous improvement in service delivery and responding effectively to the diverse needs of the local population and stakeholders.
- Achieve the successful delivery of the organisations strategic objectives, and meeting or exceeding financial, operational, and quality targets to ensure the long-term sustainability and success of the organisation.
- Lead CityCare in proactively adapting to changes in the healthcare system, ensuring the organizations services meet evolving stakeholder needs and delivering successful, sustainable outcomes for the local population.
- Foster an inclusive organisational culture that champions equalities, while driving collaborative efforts to reduce health inequalities within the city, leading to more equitable health outcomes in the local population.
- Cultivate and sustain strong, positive relationships with key stakeholders, resulting in effective partnerships that enhance service delivery, improve care coordination, and drive shared objectives across the healthcare system.
- Oversee the development and execution of business plans that align with CityCare's strategic vision, ensuring the organisation stays on track to meet its goals, adapt to challenges, and achieves long-term success.
- Ensure a participatory decision-making culture where staff at all levels are empowered to contribute ideas, take responsibility, and collaborate openly, leading to greater engagement, innovation, and accountability within the workforce.
- Enhance CityCare's reputation as a responsible business, ensuring the organisation fulfils its corporate responsibilities and maximizes its social value impact as a Community Interest Company (CIC), contributing positively to the community and society.
- Strengthen CityCare's public image and credibility by acting as a visible and effective ambassador, promoting its services and values to key stakeholders, partners, and the wider community.
Please see the full job description attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Experience of overseeing complex change and modernisation of services.
- Effective and clear decision making and evidence of goal achievement.
- Ability to relate and develop effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Able to communicate policy effectively and gain wide cooperation for implementation.
- Commercial acumen and the diversification of income.
- Acquire, analyse and interpret highly complex data and compose and present a range of options as solutions.
- Provide clear management and leadership.
- Able to formulate long term strategic plans to implement organisational objectives
Desirable
- Current and detailed knowledge/ understanding of NHS commissioning
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Masters Degree or equivalent
- Management Qualification or equivalent experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Current membership of relevant professional body or alumni
- Qualified coach and/or mentor and/or related experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of successful leadership at board level in a comparable complex organisation.
- Proven experience of delivering organisational and behavioural change
- Experience of partnership and stakeholder management at the highest level
- A clear understanding of government policy within the NHS and broader public services, primary healthcare, public health and wider healthcare system
- Clear understanding of equality and diversity issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery regarding both community and workforce
- Setting strategic direction
- Building organisational capabilities through the development and leadership of others.
- Ensuring financial viability / diversification of income
- Understanding of and experience in reducing health inequalities.
Desirable
- Existing networks with senior leaders in relevant ICSs, local authorities, CIC and social care, as well as health and regulatory networks, major advisory firms, private healthcare organisations and across the NHS networks
- Proven experience of applying learning from past experiences and instil lessons for future.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work out of hours when required.
- Full Driving Licence and the ability to travel between locations.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Has integrity and self-awareness.
- Commitment to CityCare Values & Behaviours
- Confident effective leader
- Enthusiastic and energetic
- Evidence of self-development
- Has vision and a sense of what is possible for service users and local populations around quality, reducing health inequalities and inclusivity
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Experience of overseeing complex change and modernisation of services.
- Effective and clear decision making and evidence of goal achievement.
- Ability to relate and develop effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Able to communicate policy effectively and gain wide cooperation for implementation.
- Commercial acumen and the diversification of income.
- Acquire, analyse and interpret highly complex data and compose and present a range of options as solutions.
- Provide clear management and leadership.
- Able to formulate long term strategic plans to implement organisational objectives
Desirable
- Current and detailed knowledge/ understanding of NHS commissioning
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Masters Degree or equivalent
- Management Qualification or equivalent experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Current membership of relevant professional body or alumni
- Qualified coach and/or mentor and/or related experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of successful leadership at board level in a comparable complex organisation.
- Proven experience of delivering organisational and behavioural change
- Experience of partnership and stakeholder management at the highest level
- A clear understanding of government policy within the NHS and broader public services, primary healthcare, public health and wider healthcare system
- Clear understanding of equality and diversity issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery regarding both community and workforce
- Setting strategic direction
- Building organisational capabilities through the development and leadership of others.
- Ensuring financial viability / diversification of income
- Understanding of and experience in reducing health inequalities.
Desirable
- Existing networks with senior leaders in relevant ICSs, local authorities, CIC and social care, as well as health and regulatory networks, major advisory firms, private healthcare organisations and across the NHS networks
- Proven experience of applying learning from past experiences and instil lessons for future.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work out of hours when required.
- Full Driving Licence and the ability to travel between locations.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Has integrity and self-awareness.
- Commitment to CityCare Values & Behaviours
- Confident effective leader
- Enthusiastic and energetic
- Evidence of self-development
- Has vision and a sense of what is possible for service users and local populations around quality, reducing health inequalities and inclusivity
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.
