Job summary
The post holder will provide strategic and operational HR leadership, ensuring effective and efficient operational delivery of One LSC People services.
The post holder will be responsible for identifying and addressing areas of risk in relation to operational performance and will play a key role in the delivery of the One LSC performance framework, which will be used to support operational delivery of contractual, regulatory, quality, access and performance standards.
Please note that as this is a Director level role, the successful candidate will need to undergo full Fit and Proper Persons checks
Main duties of the job
As a key, strategic leader, some of the main responsibilities of the role include:
- Contribute to and participate in the development and promotion of the One LSC vision, aims and strategic objectives providing advice and information to the Executives and Directors on operational issues and mitigating actions
- To lead in the development, implementation and delivery of One LSC operational service standards, ensuring a focus is maintained on best practice.
- Proactive leadership in managing contractual arrangements for people services, and the underpinning relationships across Trusts
- Leading the team to ensure agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are achieved, along with redesigning processes when and where applicable to facilitate a continuous improvement approach.
- Transformational approach to adapting current status to future requirements
- Attend Board Meetings and present highly complex and multifactoral business cases and other papers as appropriate such that decisions to invest, divest and withdraw from services may be a consequence.
- To be accountable and responsible for the consistent provision of high-quality operational services at a corporate level, provided by One LSC, ensuring achievement of all performance standards throughout.
- Improve the operational efficiency of One LSC, benchmarking utilisation and productivity with peer groups to achieve upper quartile performance.
- Provide direct management, leadership, and support for People services
About us
Our Partnership brings together the five NHS provider Trusts with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) in Lancashire and South Cumbria to improve health and healthcare.
This is about working together as equal partners to make sure patients, their families and communities benefit across the whole of the area.
The aim is to reduce health inequalities and improve services, outcomes and people's experiences of accessing healthcare. Our partnership also aims to ensure that Lancashire and South Cumbria is a great place to work.
We want to further improve quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work where possible to reduce unnecessary duplication. To achieve this we have created One LSC, which will oversee all corporate services for Lancashire and South Cumbria.
This is an exciting time to join a new collaboration, which is focused on a system-wide approach to better outcomes for patients and opportunities for staff.
Please note that OneLSC is hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, who would be the employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full details of the roles and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification.
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Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
- This vacancymay close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
- Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
- Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post.Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full details of the roles and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Vacancy footer
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
- This vacancymay close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
- Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
- Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post.Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
Person Specification
Qualifications nad Experience
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Master level degree or equivalent knowledge and competency in management
- CIPD or equivalent HR professional association member
- Significant experience at a Senior Manager level or above within the NHS
Desirable
- Chartered member of CIPD
- Knowledge of Board governance arrangements and corporate procedures, gained from experience of working at a senior level in an NHS corporate environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications nad Experience
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Master level degree or equivalent knowledge and competency in management
- CIPD or equivalent HR professional association member
- Significant experience at a Senior Manager level or above within the NHS
Desirable
- Chartered member of CIPD
- Knowledge of Board governance arrangements and corporate procedures, gained from experience of working at a senior level in an NHS corporate environment.
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).
