Job summary
Interview date 26th
November
Are
you passionate about improving the populations health? Do you want to lead an ambitious dynamic
team? if so this is the job for you
NHS
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is providing a fantastic opportunity to
join the Improving Population Health Programme. We are seeking to appoint an experienced
Head of Improving Population Health to join the team working to drive down
inequalities and embed prevention across West Yorkshire,
The
Improving Population Health function has a broad portfolio for prevention
across West Yorkshire including responding to and delivering on National
Programmes, developing priorities and projects with our partners at place
(Bradford Airedale and Craven, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield).
Our
work spans the whole lifecycle from preconception to ageing well including
the intergenerational impact on health inequalities and prevention,
contributing to our population living safe and healthy lives.
Main duties of the job
Provide direct support to the
Deputy Director, delivering key elements of the Improving Population Health
Programme across the system.
Lead strategic programmes with a
particular focus on secondary prevention, tertiary prevention and addressing
health inequalities.
Provide senior-level public health
expertise, working collaboratively with local, regional, and national
partners.
Ensure continuous learning by
disseminating insights and outcomes across the programme, system, and
partners.
Provide excellent programme management
and co-ordination of a broad range of complex activities within multiple
programmes/projects across a range of partners and stakeholders, many of
which will require constant re-assessment of delivery timescales and plans
where activities run behind schedule or delays caused by interdependencies.
To lead project teams (including
direct reports and wider networks across the partnership) in an effective way
to ensure the programme is realising its objectives, reporting achievement
About us
NHS
West Yorkshire ICB is responsible for improving population health and
reducing inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population and
is part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includes
organisations, local councils, health, and care providers and voluntary,
community and social enterprise organisations.
We
are passionate about creating an inclusive and compassionate workplace that
promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our
founding mission, values, and behaviours. We know through experience that
different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more
creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.
We
are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is
valued, your wellbeing is supported, and all our colleagues can reach their
full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the
community, who
Job description
Job responsibilities
As
Head of Improving Population Health, you will play a pivotal leadership role
in driving and delivering world-class public health interventions. This
includes collaborating with key strategic partners such as the West Yorkshire
Combined Authority, local authorities, West Yorkshire Provider
Collaboratives, NHS England and the Yorkshire and Humber Office for Health
Improvement and Disparities.
A
critical element of this role is leading efforts to address health
inequalities. You will work with system leaders across West Yorkshire, the
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, and place-based partnerships to
translate national and regional public health priorities into actionable
development plans.
You
will support and deputise for the Deputy Director of Improving Population
Health and have specific responsibilities, including:
Leading Long Term Conditions and
Palliative Care programmes across the ICB including a focus on secondary and
tertiary prevention.
Leading key programmes such as
Core20PLUS5, wit
Job description
Job responsibilities
As
Head of Improving Population Health, you will play a pivotal leadership role
in driving and delivering world-class public health interventions. This
includes collaborating with key strategic partners such as the West Yorkshire
Combined Authority, local authorities, West Yorkshire Provider
Collaboratives, NHS England and the Yorkshire and Humber Office for Health
Improvement and Disparities.
A
critical element of this role is leading efforts to address health
inequalities. You will work with system leaders across West Yorkshire, the
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, and place-based partnerships to
translate national and regional public health priorities into actionable
development plans.
You
will support and deputise for the Deputy Director of Improving Population
Health and have specific responsibilities, including:
Leading Long Term Conditions and
Palliative Care programmes across the ICB including a focus on secondary and
tertiary prevention.
Leading key programmes such as
Core20PLUS5, wit
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the publics health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources.
- Ability to design, develop, interpret, and implement policies and guidelines.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly. Able to balance competing priorities and make difficult decisions.
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily.
- Able to work with and through ambiguity and an ability to think on their feet when dealing with issues and problems.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/Microsoft IT office packages.
- Able to produce excellent, engaging, and thought-provoking oral, written communication and presentation that will lead to change.
- Negotiator, facilitator, and mediator, with experience of applying these skills with senior/executive audiences.
- Passionate about service improvement and the benefits this can deliver to population health.
- Facilitation skills for developing working relationships and alliances between individuals, teams, and organisations.
- Working to tight and often changing timescales. Highly resilient with the ability to cope under pressure.
- Able to influence senior members including executive directors, chief executive, and non-executive board members.
- Able to both lead teams and contribute effectively to teams led by junior colleagues.
- A strong commitment to improving population health, wellbeing care and quality services, improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters in public health or related field e.g. Health Promotion, or evidence of equivalent experience
Desirable
- Relevant project and Programme management qualification for example PRINCE 2 Practitioner, Managing successful programmes.
Experience
Essential
- Significant strategic experience of leadership decision-making and delivery in an ambiguous and changing environment
- Experience of using complex quantitative and qualitative methods and information to understand population needs, explain public health issues e.g. Health Inequalities to a range of audiences.
- Practical experience of managing multiple successful programmes, including the development of complex project management frameworks, monitoring, and review processes
- Proven track record of leading effective change management programmes resulting in positive public health outcomes, across organisational boundaries.
- Performance management, including monitoring of delivery to timescales.
- Experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across a wide range of organisations.
- Ability to present complex, sensitive, or contentious information including analysis of data and statistics in a concise, accurate and understandable way to a range of audiences.
- Experience of budget management and forecasting or familiarity with project budget management and processes
Desirable
- Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations.
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and ensure a customer focused response.
- Able to regulate behaviour even when challenged.
- Enthusiastic about area of work and achieving results.
- Has a responsive, solution focused approach to addressing issues and barriers.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the publics health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources.
- Ability to design, develop, interpret, and implement policies and guidelines.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly. Able to balance competing priorities and make difficult decisions.
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily.
- Able to work with and through ambiguity and an ability to think on their feet when dealing with issues and problems.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/Microsoft IT office packages.
- Able to produce excellent, engaging, and thought-provoking oral, written communication and presentation that will lead to change.
- Negotiator, facilitator, and mediator, with experience of applying these skills with senior/executive audiences.
- Passionate about service improvement and the benefits this can deliver to population health.
- Facilitation skills for developing working relationships and alliances between individuals, teams, and organisations.
- Working to tight and often changing timescales. Highly resilient with the ability to cope under pressure.
- Able to influence senior members including executive directors, chief executive, and non-executive board members.
- Able to both lead teams and contribute effectively to teams led by junior colleagues.
- A strong commitment to improving population health, wellbeing care and quality services, improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters in public health or related field e.g. Health Promotion, or evidence of equivalent experience
Desirable
- Relevant project and Programme management qualification for example PRINCE 2 Practitioner, Managing successful programmes.
Experience
Essential
- Significant strategic experience of leadership decision-making and delivery in an ambiguous and changing environment
- Experience of using complex quantitative and qualitative methods and information to understand population needs, explain public health issues e.g. Health Inequalities to a range of audiences.
- Practical experience of managing multiple successful programmes, including the development of complex project management frameworks, monitoring, and review processes
- Proven track record of leading effective change management programmes resulting in positive public health outcomes, across organisational boundaries.
- Performance management, including monitoring of delivery to timescales.
- Experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across a wide range of organisations.
- Ability to present complex, sensitive, or contentious information including analysis of data and statistics in a concise, accurate and understandable way to a range of audiences.
- Experience of budget management and forecasting or familiarity with project budget management and processes
Desirable
- Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations.
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and ensure a customer focused response.
- Able to regulate behaviour even when challenged.
- Enthusiastic about area of work and achieving results.
- Has a responsive, solution focused approach to addressing issues and barriers.
