Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Chief Strategy Officer

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Job summary

Chief Strategy Officer

Competitive salary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is the major health and wellbeing provider for a population of 1.8 million people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. A provider of mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services we employ just under 8,000 colleagues, operating in 27 CQC registered sites with an annual budget of over c£500 million. The Trust is on an exciting journey of improvement and transformation, through a new ambitious strategy, and the leadership of David Fillingham CBE as our Trust Chair, and Chris Oliver as our Chief Executive.

Please be aware the advert will close at 12noon on 6th December 2024, not midnight as stated in the header.

Stakeholder panel will take place on 16th December 2024

Interview will take place 17th December 2024

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a values based leader to be the Trust's next Chief Strategy Officer, a post only vacant due to the previous post holder gaining a Chief Executive position. As member of the Board, you will make a significant impact on the delivery of the Trust's strategy, ensuring alignment with national and regional healthcare goals and our commitment to equity, innovation, and high-quality outcomes. You will also oversee system-wide commissioning for specialised mental health services developing relationships with provider collaboratives to deliver high standards of care. The post holder will also be responsible for the performance directorate, developing metrics that support improved clinical outcomes, across our networks and corporate functions, ensuring the Board remains well-informed of performance gaps, and mitigations strategies in place to drive and support change.

We are keen to hear from experienced, inspiring and values-based leaders with extensive experience gained within the NHS. You will have an engaging leadership style that exemplifies the trust's values and empowers colleagues to uphold standards of excellence.

For those who meet the essential criteria for the role, informal conversations with Chris Oliver, Chief Executive are encouraged.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

26 November 2024

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience VSM

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2674-LG

Job locations

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to master's degree level, or equivalent, with substantial senior management experience at Sub-Board level
Evidence of recent and ongoing continuing professional and personal development

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of the political context, policy environment and financial regime in which a Foundation Trust (FT) operates
Specialist knowledge of the NHS and commissioning regimes

Skills

Essential

Strategic thinker with highly developed influencing, persuasion and negotiation skills and using them to bring about change and develop services, standards, and systems
Excellent collaborative working skills and ability to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups

Experience

Essential

Significant experience at executive director or deputy executive director level
Proven experience of planning, policy and development at sub-board level
Extensive experience of delivering effective transformation programmes including through partnerships

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to master's degree level, or equivalent, with substantial senior management experience at Sub-Board level
Evidence of recent and ongoing continuing professional and personal development

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of the political context, policy environment and financial regime in which a Foundation Trust (FT) operates
Specialist knowledge of the NHS and commissioning regimes

Skills

Essential

Strategic thinker with highly developed influencing, persuasion and negotiation skills and using them to bring about change and develop services, standards, and systems
Excellent collaborative working skills and ability to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups

Experience

Essential

Significant experience at executive director or deputy executive director level
Proven experience of planning, policy and development at sub-board level
Extensive experience of delivering effective transformation programmes including through partnerships

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)