Job summary
As Chief Executive of East Cheshire NHS Trust you will play a significant role in securing our successful future and provide leadership to the Executive Team. You will take forward our strategy, delivering on our vision for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to the people of eastern Cheshire and beyond. Alongside providing visible and inclusive leadership to our hospital and community sites, you will contribute to the Cheshire place and wider system leadership agenda and build strong relationships with regulators.
We are searching for a talented and ambitious leader to join us. You will be committed to valuing our differences and fully advocating, cultivating, and supporting an inclusive working environment. You will utilise outstanding strategic vision to articulate a compelling vision for our exciting new era, empowering our committed and talented staff on this journey.
Your values really matter to us too; we are looking for someone who supports and values public services, shares our values and behaviours, believes in championing the standards of public life and can influence beyond the sphere of your role.
Whether your experience has been gained in medical, clinical, operational, corporate or system leadership, if your ambition matches ours, we would like to hear from you. Please download a copy of our supporting Candidate Information Pack for further information available from the supporting documents section.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be a values-led leader who upholds and demonstrates the Trust's values including kindness, fairness, integrity in all that they do. They will always strive to maximise people's potential to be the best they can be. As a Trust and system leader, they will set the aspiration to create an empowering environment to work in partnership with people and communities to ensure effective co-production. They will be an inclusive leader who demonstrates a commitment to person-centred care and is passionate about reducing health inequalities for the population. They will support the implementation of ECT's anti-discrimination commitment.
In driving the organisation forward, the CEO will engage effectively with NHS, local authority and other partners, including the voluntary and community, faith and social enterprise sector, in Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester South East Sector including Stockport as well as regionally and nationally as appropriate. They will provide high level strategic leadership and management to the whole organisation, with a focus on high standards of patient safety, clinical quality and person-centred care; via efficient and effective use of resources.
The CEO is a member of ECT's Board and will work with the Chair to ensure the ongoing development and delivery of the Trust's ambitious strategy, which places partnership working at its core.
Key dates
Closing date: 16th May
Psychometric testing: 30th May
Interview: 13th June
About us
East Cheshire NHS Trust is an organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care. Join our team and support our vision of delivering the right care first time, every time.
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please be aware that this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.eastcheshirehrdirect.nhs.uk .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent professional qualification
- Master's degree or further postgraduate professional qualification (or equivalent gained through experience)
- Executive level Leadership Development Programme, or evidence of further leadership development
- Evidence of relevant continued learning and professional development
Experience
Essential
- Track record of successful leadership of a complex organisation at Board and /or system level
- Experience of transformational and inspirational leadership of operational services at senior level in a health/social care setting
- Direct experience of implementing and upholding a delegated system of management accountability in a large and geographically dispersed organisation.
- Experience in creating an inclusive organisational culture and of empowering colleagues in the sustained delivery of organisational change, creating an environment of psychological safety.
- Proven track record of working in partnership to promote equality, diversity and inclusion and to tackle inequality, delivering measurable improvements
- Understanding and experience of how to deliver safe, effective, good quality and sustainable services in a challenging financial climate
- Direct experience of developing and maintaining successful collaborative partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders (including statutory and non-statutory organisations) as a means of developing, delivering, and integrating person- centred services.
- Track record of working positively with people who access services and carers to improve services and clear commitment to co-production with people who access services, carers and communities.
Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of health and social care structures, health economy systems, current thinking and policy
- Ability to build professional relationships with stakeholders and others, successfully managing relationships.
- Understanding of the role and responsibility of the Accounting Officer and thorough knowledge of effective governance and assurance processes
- Understanding of transformational change and organisational development; including experience of digital change.
- Ability to develop a strategic vision for an organisation in the context of the wider health community and national policy
- Excellent written and oral communications skills including ability to present and communicate confidently and effectively with a diverse range of audiences in public settings, including via the media and online communications channels.
- Robust critical analytical skills
- Politically aware and astute with the ability to make sound judgements in the face of competing priorities and complex scenarios
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent professional qualification
- Master's degree or further postgraduate professional qualification (or equivalent gained through experience)
- Executive level Leadership Development Programme, or evidence of further leadership development
- Evidence of relevant continued learning and professional development
Experience
Essential
- Track record of successful leadership of a complex organisation at Board and /or system level
- Experience of transformational and inspirational leadership of operational services at senior level in a health/social care setting
- Direct experience of implementing and upholding a delegated system of management accountability in a large and geographically dispersed organisation.
- Experience in creating an inclusive organisational culture and of empowering colleagues in the sustained delivery of organisational change, creating an environment of psychological safety.
- Proven track record of working in partnership to promote equality, diversity and inclusion and to tackle inequality, delivering measurable improvements
- Understanding and experience of how to deliver safe, effective, good quality and sustainable services in a challenging financial climate
- Direct experience of developing and maintaining successful collaborative partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders (including statutory and non-statutory organisations) as a means of developing, delivering, and integrating person- centred services.
- Track record of working positively with people who access services and carers to improve services and clear commitment to co-production with people who access services, carers and communities.
Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of health and social care structures, health economy systems, current thinking and policy
- Ability to build professional relationships with stakeholders and others, successfully managing relationships.
- Understanding of the role and responsibility of the Accounting Officer and thorough knowledge of effective governance and assurance processes
- Understanding of transformational change and organisational development; including experience of digital change.
- Ability to develop a strategic vision for an organisation in the context of the wider health community and national policy
- Excellent written and oral communications skills including ability to present and communicate confidently and effectively with a diverse range of audiences in public settings, including via the media and online communications channels.
- Robust critical analytical skills
- Politically aware and astute with the ability to make sound judgements in the face of competing priorities and complex scenarios
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
