Job summary
The Integration Manager within the KHP Cardiovascular and Respiratory Partnership Programme will lead development and delivery of clinical academic integration and transformation, improvement and strategic plans across the Partnership.
We have a number of Integration Manager posts available to drive forward an exciting and expanding agenda of clinical academic and strategic change.
You will be joining a dynamic high performing team with a strong commitment to co-creating and delivering patient focused, evidence based plans with leaders across the partnership and wider system.
We welcome applications from highly motivated people with diverse experience and expertise, for example large-scale transformational, strategic and/or organisation change, quality improvement and leadership in a clinical or academic environment. You will have the opportunity to work across departments and levels of organisations, partnerships and systems.
Main duties of the job
The Integration Manager will lead the development and co-ordination of a portfolio of work including clinical-academic integration and transformation in one or more clinical specialties, such as respiratory and supporting the development of clinical-academic centres of excellence. The postholder will also lead one or more core enablers such as clinical configuration and estates, research and education, quality improvement, digital and technology, benefit and value identification and population health.
Post holders will work very closely with senior clinical, academic and leaders across partner organisations and the wider system. As a senior member of the partnership programme team they will be responsible for driving delivery of the partnership's strategic objectives, including delivering a 'one team, multiple sites' model of care.
Integration managers will take a leadership role in their area of expertise, working closely and collaboratively with the whole team to support skill development and matrix working approach that ensures a quality of delivery and outcomes across the whole portfolio.
The overall programme is ambitious, diverse and adaptive, in line with the changing context and emerging projects. The postholder will need to be flexible in their approach and be able to lead and manage a team, as well as operate in this matrix environment, taking on some assignment management of other colleagues and reporting in to various points as appropriate.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's Biomedical Research Centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Integration Manager will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering clinical-academic and wider transformation, improvement and strategic plans across the Partnership.
The Integration Manager will lead the development and co-ordination of a portfolio of work including:
- Clinical-academic integration and transformation in one or more clinical specialties, and supporting the development of clinical-academic centres of excellence
- One or more core enabling work areas such as clinical configuration and estates, research and education, quality improvement, digital and technology, benefit and value identification, and population health
The Integration Manager role provides dedicated day-to-day leadership required to ensure that the Partnership is delivering plans at the required scale and pace to achieve the Partnership vision. Post holders will balance delivery of both clinical-academic and broader strategic work areas.
The postholder will combine experience and credibility in leading partnership and cross-organisational planning and implementation in a healthcare and/or academic environment. They will be experienced in engaging a wide range of colleague to co-create work and have the following skills/attributes:
- Experience of developing and supporting delivery of large scale collaborative plans using continuous improvement, organisational development, and/or transformation methodologies.
- Able to work autonomously with senior stakeholders
- Credibility with senior colleagues and experience in facilitating discussions with a wide range of colleagues.
- Able to co-ordinate, organise and prioritise a diverse range of tasks and activities.
- Ability to achieve results through a combination of effective planning, co-creation, influence and engagement as well as direction setting and delegation.
- Ability to draw insights from a breadth of quantitative and qualitative information and to guide colleagues towards appropriate actions based on this.
- Confidence and credibility to hold colleagues to account on delivery.
- Energy and creativity to proactively lead and adapt work in line with the changing context.
- Planning skills to ensure alignment with numerous strategic and operational activities across the Partnership and delivery programme.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Integration Manager will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering clinical-academic and wider transformation, improvement and strategic plans across the Partnership.
The Integration Manager will lead the development and co-ordination of a portfolio of work including:
- Clinical-academic integration and transformation in one or more clinical specialties, and supporting the development of clinical-academic centres of excellence
- One or more core enabling work areas such as clinical configuration and estates, research and education, quality improvement, digital and technology, benefit and value identification, and population health
The Integration Manager role provides dedicated day-to-day leadership required to ensure that the Partnership is delivering plans at the required scale and pace to achieve the Partnership vision. Post holders will balance delivery of both clinical-academic and broader strategic work areas.
The postholder will combine experience and credibility in leading partnership and cross-organisational planning and implementation in a healthcare and/or academic environment. They will be experienced in engaging a wide range of colleague to co-create work and have the following skills/attributes:
- Experience of developing and supporting delivery of large scale collaborative plans using continuous improvement, organisational development, and/or transformation methodologies.
- Able to work autonomously with senior stakeholders
- Credibility with senior colleagues and experience in facilitating discussions with a wide range of colleagues.
- Able to co-ordinate, organise and prioritise a diverse range of tasks and activities.
- Ability to achieve results through a combination of effective planning, co-creation, influence and engagement as well as direction setting and delegation.
- Ability to draw insights from a breadth of quantitative and qualitative information and to guide colleagues towards appropriate actions based on this.
- Confidence and credibility to hold colleagues to account on delivery.
- Energy and creativity to proactively lead and adapt work in line with the changing context.
- Planning skills to ensure alignment with numerous strategic and operational activities across the Partnership and delivery programme.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full information.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Education to Masters/PhD or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of the design, development, implementation, and management of change in a complex, political, multiple stakeholder environment .
- Experience in influencing staff at all levels to ensure that programme or project objectives are owned by all members of the team, including users and stakeholders.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Applies excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including advanced formal presentation skills, to audiences that may be highly specialist professionals.
- Skilled in motivating senior managers and clinicians to enable delivery of programme priorities.
Personal Style & Behaviour
Essential
- Self-aware, demonstrating an adaptive leadership capability; self-motivated and pro-active.
- Able to work with flexibility and adaptability, often within situations of ambiguity or emergent certainty.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Education to Masters/PhD or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of the design, development, implementation, and management of change in a complex, political, multiple stakeholder environment .
- Experience in influencing staff at all levels to ensure that programme or project objectives are owned by all members of the team, including users and stakeholders.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Applies excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including advanced formal presentation skills, to audiences that may be highly specialist professionals.
- Skilled in motivating senior managers and clinicians to enable delivery of programme priorities.
Personal Style & Behaviour
Essential
- Self-aware, demonstrating an adaptive leadership capability; self-motivated and pro-active.
- Able to work with flexibility and adaptability, often within situations of ambiguity or emergent certainty.
