Job summary
Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) - the Health Innovation Network (HIN) for North West London - is recruiting an entrepreneurial Chief Executive with senior clinical leadership and medical director experience to lead our diverse partnership organisation.
Secondments within the sector will be considered for this important role.
Created by, and working with the NHS in partnership with Imperial College, ICHP exists to support innovation and collaboration across the health and care sector for a healthier population.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation that's creating better health outcomes and impact for our population in NW London and beyond.
Main duties of the job
As Chief Executive of ICHP, you will:
- Provide entrepreneurial leadership for the organisation and ensure that it meets its purpose by leading a programme of work on behalf of our Members and other clients
- Provide senior clinical leadership to the organisation and the work it undertakes
- Work closely with medical and other clinical counterparts in the NWL ICB and NHS providers and with Imperial at both a strategic and operational level to evaluate and deliver innovation to the NWL population of approximately 2.7 million.
- Explore opportunities for additional income generation from existing businesses such as Discover Now/London SDE
- Be the external ambassador for the organisation and feel comfortable working with a range of senior stakeholders in London and nationally
- Be a model for behaviours that reflect our organisational values of collaboration, courage, quality, and impact
- Show a commitment to learning, self-reflection, appraisal, and development
- Operate in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, taking time to understand the context of the operating environment and demonstrating good judgement (including seeking counsel from others when needed)
- Be accountable for the sound financial running of ICHP, reporting to the Chair and Board
- Ensure grant programmes are delivered according to the requirements.
About us
Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) is a partnership organisation bringing together NHS providers of healthcare services, across our local Integrated Care System (ICS) and universities across North West London. We have been designated by NHS England as the health innovation network (HIN) for North West London, and we are one of 15 HINs across England which make up The Health Innovation Network.
We were created by the NHS to support complex change across the health and care sector - innovating and collaborating for a healthier population.
The NW London Research & Innovation Board - made up of senior representatives from across all ICS organisations, academic institutions, and R&I bodies - has established that, to have more impact through innovation, the work we undertake together needs to focus on a smaller number of priorities. Working collaboratively on these priorities, aligned with the widerNW London strategy, is where collective effort can lead to bigger gains. This defined and deliberate portfolio of innovation projects are known as the NW London Missions. These have been identified as:
- Optimising care of long-term conditions (starting with CVD)
- Enabling more days at home
- Supporting children and young people's mental health
As the innovation arm of the NW London ICS, ICHP has been commissioned to facilitate the coordination and collaboration of this Mission-led model.
For more information, please visit www.imperialcollegehealthpartners.com
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be working across a highly complex set of relationships, challenges, and innovations to contribute to service transformation. You will be able to think laterally, build strong trusted relationships quickly, and work as a productive team member. You will have experience in leading teams and appetite to build your organisational leadership experience. In particular, the Chief Executive role is expected to:
- Lead the overall organisational development in terms of culture, operating model, and people of ICHP to ensure it has the capacity and capability to fulfill its purpose.
- Role model behavioursthat live our organisational values of collaboration, courage, quality, and impact; and encourage similar behaviours in colleagues and line reports.
- Show a commitment to learning, self-reflection, appraisal, and development, including undertaking a Personal Development Plan annually.
- Operate in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, taking time to understand the context of the operating environment and demonstrating good judgement (including seeking counsel from others when needed); and offer support and guidance for others seeking advice.
- Be theexternal ambassador of the organisation and feel comfortable working across a range of senior stakeholders in London and nationally.
- Provideclinical leadership to the organisation and the work it undertakes.
- Ensure grant programmes are delivered according to the requirements.
The description of the role is generic, and given the context ICHP is operating in, subject to continuous development and revision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be working across a highly complex set of relationships, challenges, and innovations to contribute to service transformation. You will be able to think laterally, build strong trusted relationships quickly, and work as a productive team member. You will have experience in leading teams and appetite to build your organisational leadership experience. In particular, the Chief Executive role is expected to:
- Lead the overall organisational development in terms of culture, operating model, and people of ICHP to ensure it has the capacity and capability to fulfill its purpose.
- Role model behavioursthat live our organisational values of collaboration, courage, quality, and impact; and encourage similar behaviours in colleagues and line reports.
- Show a commitment to learning, self-reflection, appraisal, and development, including undertaking a Personal Development Plan annually.
- Operate in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, taking time to understand the context of the operating environment and demonstrating good judgement (including seeking counsel from others when needed); and offer support and guidance for others seeking advice.
- Be theexternal ambassador of the organisation and feel comfortable working across a range of senior stakeholders in London and nationally.
- Provideclinical leadership to the organisation and the work it undertakes.
- Ensure grant programmes are delivered according to the requirements.
The description of the role is generic, and given the context ICHP is operating in, subject to continuous development and revision.
Person Specification
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
- Significant leadership experience of teams and/or organisations
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively within a fastpaced and pressured environment, and work to strict deadlines using a systematic approach
- Competent at working with quantitative and qualitative data to deliver relevant, robust, and action-oriented conclusions
- Advanced level of working with Microsoft Office to produce reports, letters, presentations, spreadsheets and email correspondence
- Excellent written and communication skills with the confidence to present and communicate effectively with different audiences
- Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external to the organisation, some at very senior level
- Ability to work as part of a team and establish and maintain good working relationships
- Well -organised, able to prioritise, and flexible to emergence of issues in a rapidly changing, dynamic environment. Ability to anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
- Ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and wide support networks in a political context
- Ability to lead people with vision and integrity, demonstrating the courage to do the right thing
- Ability to motivate high -performing teams, mobilising individuals, and teams around shared goals
- Ability to build effective partnerships, common purpose, and shared understanding across a range of diverse and competing views
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working at a senior level in health service, local authority, academic, or related field
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
- Medical qualification and experience of working in a clinical leadership role
- Overview knowledge and understanding of the NHS, including the funding and organisational realities
- Experience in delivering complex healthcare -related improvement projects and programmes, and working alongside senior clinical and operational professionals
- Experience of developing, delivering, and managing complex improvement projects, having led or been part of a multi -disciplinary team
- Knowledge of health research methods, and systems thinking
- Experience in managing budgets
- Experience in leading and managing teams of varying seniority
- Experience of working at a senior level in health service, local authority, academic, or related field
- Track record of advising Boards on corporate responsibility and liability
- Understanding of the relevant legislation (Data Protection, Freedom of Information Act, Companies Act, Bribery Act)
Desirable
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
Person Specification
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
- Significant leadership experience of teams and/or organisations
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively within a fastpaced and pressured environment, and work to strict deadlines using a systematic approach
- Competent at working with quantitative and qualitative data to deliver relevant, robust, and action-oriented conclusions
- Advanced level of working with Microsoft Office to produce reports, letters, presentations, spreadsheets and email correspondence
- Excellent written and communication skills with the confidence to present and communicate effectively with different audiences
- Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external to the organisation, some at very senior level
- Ability to work as part of a team and establish and maintain good working relationships
- Well -organised, able to prioritise, and flexible to emergence of issues in a rapidly changing, dynamic environment. Ability to anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
- Ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and wide support networks in a political context
- Ability to lead people with vision and integrity, demonstrating the courage to do the right thing
- Ability to motivate high -performing teams, mobilising individuals, and teams around shared goals
- Ability to build effective partnerships, common purpose, and shared understanding across a range of diverse and competing views
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working at a senior level in health service, local authority, academic, or related field
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
- Medical qualification and experience of working in a clinical leadership role
- Overview knowledge and understanding of the NHS, including the funding and organisational realities
- Experience in delivering complex healthcare -related improvement projects and programmes, and working alongside senior clinical and operational professionals
- Experience of developing, delivering, and managing complex improvement projects, having led or been part of a multi -disciplinary team
- Knowledge of health research methods, and systems thinking
- Experience in managing budgets
- Experience in leading and managing teams of varying seniority
- Experience of working at a senior level in health service, local authority, academic, or related field
- Track record of advising Boards on corporate responsibility and liability
- Understanding of the relevant legislation (Data Protection, Freedom of Information Act, Companies Act, Bribery Act)
Desirable
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).