Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced professional to join our Strategy and Partnership Directorate. Working alongside other Service Development Manager's (SDM), each with a strategic lead area, the focus on this role is to support the development of integrated locality working. You will drive transformational change at a locality and neighbourhood level with our partners and organisational colleagues, support the delivery of the Trust's wider strategy, and support change activities that improve the care and health for the people of Gloucestershire.
The role has a strategic priority specific focus, to lead and support the delivery of two of the Trust's Strategic Objectives - Better Care and Sustainability. Integrating localised services, tackling health inequality, and reducing the NHS's carbon footprint are some of the biggest challenges facing NHS Trusts in the UK. This role will provide key strategic support to ensure the Trust has robust plans in place and is delivering identified priorities and objectives.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
As an SDM, you will play a vital role in developing the integrated locality partnership agenda, working on key priorities for both the Trust and key stakeholders to help shape and deliver on transformational change priorities across designated localities. This role currently supports the Stroud and Berkley Vale and the Cotswolds localities. You will act as the GHC key point of contact to the internal and external stakeholders, including wider health and care system, working with Integrated Care System (ICS) leads.
In this role you will provide specific professional leadership, support, advice, and facilitation of service development on the Trust's Better Care and Sustainability strategic agenda across all GHC provision through the application of a range of service development, change management, and improvement methodologies. You will have, or be able to develop, an in-depth knowledge of health inequality and personalised care agendas, placed-based integrated care, sustainability agenda and green plan, and clinical/professional best practice and use this knowledge and experience to facilitate transformation and change plans.
Relationship management, system convening, and networking are key components of the work for this role. You will develop positive relationships with professionals, system partners and with people who use services, carers and families encouraging co-production at all levels.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a team member in the Partnerships Team, you will be managed by the Head of Partnerships and will work closely with GHC Director and Deputy of Strategy and Partnerships on the delivery of the Trusts strategic priorities.The S&P Directorate includes roles which fulfil a wide range of functions that align with the directorate portfolio and Trust strategic goals.
The directorate structure is organised across three distinct yet integrated team, as follows:
- Partnership Team
- Quality Improvement (QI) Team
- Transformation Team
The main functions of the directorate are predominantly enabling the Trust to develop and deliver its strategy, but alongside that we have several key areas which are underpinned by the high value we place on working together with the people and communities we serve, across corporate and operational services, and with our local and national system partners.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we can work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a team member in the Partnerships Team, you will be managed by the Head of Partnerships and will work closely with GHC Director and Deputy of Strategy and Partnerships on the delivery of the Trusts strategic priorities.The S&P Directorate includes roles which fulfil a wide range of functions that align with the directorate portfolio and Trust strategic goals.
The directorate structure is organised across three distinct yet integrated team, as follows:
- Partnership Team
- Quality Improvement (QI) Team
- Transformation Team
The main functions of the directorate are predominantly enabling the Trust to develop and deliver its strategy, but alongside that we have several key areas which are underpinned by the high value we place on working together with the people and communities we serve, across corporate and operational services, and with our local and national system partners.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we can work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, and additional knowledge acquired via formal training and accreditation at master's level, or equivalent specialist knowledge acquired through experience.
Desirable
- A Health or Social Care qualification
Personal skills abilities and attributes
Essential
- Ability to analyse and report on complex information
- Ability to independently and creatively problem solve
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions to resolve problems in relation to service delivery
- Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders, some at very senior level
- Ability to interpret national policy for implementation
- Ability to develop and deliver training sessions to a range of stakeholders
- Ability to move between the bigger picture and the detail
- Ability to work flexibly across Gloucestershire including ability to travel between Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust sites as required
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current health and social care policy and appreciate the implications of this on service re-design and engagement
- Experience of supporting change initiatives
- Experience of working at senior level in a health and care setting.
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of applying Quality Improvement methodologies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, and additional knowledge acquired via formal training and accreditation at master's level, or equivalent specialist knowledge acquired through experience.
Desirable
- A Health or Social Care qualification
Personal skills abilities and attributes
Essential
- Ability to analyse and report on complex information
- Ability to independently and creatively problem solve
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions to resolve problems in relation to service delivery
- Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders, some at very senior level
- Ability to interpret national policy for implementation
- Ability to develop and deliver training sessions to a range of stakeholders
- Ability to move between the bigger picture and the detail
- Ability to work flexibly across Gloucestershire including ability to travel between Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust sites as required
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current health and social care policy and appreciate the implications of this on service re-design and engagement
- Experience of supporting change initiatives
- Experience of working at senior level in a health and care setting.
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of applying Quality Improvement methodologies
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
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).
