Job summary
This is an exciting time to join the executive leadership team for South
West London Integrated Care Board (ICB).
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) will support the development and
delivery of the long-term strategic plan of the ICB and wider Integrated Care
System (ICS). With the Chief Medical
Officer and other clinicians, they will develop a clinical strategy for South
West London.
Main duties of the job
For a full list of duties held by this post, please refer to the job
description.
The CNO will be responsible
for the nursing, midwifery and allied health professions, and for quality and
safety, including infection prevention control, safeguarding and quality
improvement. The CNO will take on a specific executive portfolio which
includes Continuing Healthcare.
As a member of the
integrated care board, each board director is jointly responsible for
planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of the ICS
to: improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities
in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for
money; and help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
The CNO reports directly to
the ICB Chief Executive.
This role requires a professional senior nurse
leader, with strong critical thinking, problem solving and knowledge to
support and facilitate the collaborative development of shared visions to
deliver successfully.
The post holder will have compassionate and
inclusive leadership to secure results through exceptional communication and
influencing skills across our wide range of communities and partners.
For an
informal discussion about the role, please contact Sarah Blow, CEO: sarah.blow@swlondon.nhs.uk
Stakeholder
exercise will take place on the 17/18th April 2023, with interviews
taking place between 19-21st April 2023
About us
On 1 July 2022, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was established. The ICB, as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.
Each ICS consists of two statutory elements:
- an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
- an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.
ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):
- to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
- tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
- enhance productivity and value for money and;
- help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people's health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties held by this post, please refer to the job
description.
The Chief Nursing Officers key
accountabilities include:
Along with the
Medical Director, all matters relating
to the relevant professional colleagues across the clinical and care workforce employed by the ICB.
Accountability for performance
of statutory and non-statutory functions in respect of Safeguarding; Quality Improvement and
Oversight; Continuing Health Care; Infection prevention and Control; Maternity
and Children.
Accountability (along
with the Chief Medical Officer) for the development and delivery of the long-term
clinical strategy of the ICB,
ensuring this reflects and integrates the strategies of all relevant partner organisations within the ICS.
Accountability (along
with the Chief Medical Officer) for providing
high quality clinical
and professional leadership of the ICBs activities. This includes ensuring that clinical and care
professional leadership is embedded at all levels of the ICS as set out in the Clinical
and Care Professional Leadership Guidance.
Responsibility for
building partnerships and collaborating with
provider collaboratives, public health, local government, other
partners, and local people to deliver
better access, improvements in life outcomes and reductions in health inequity.
Accountability (along
with the Chief Medical Officer) for securing professional clinical and care leadership in delivery of the ICBs
objectives and form part of the wider network of clinical and care leaders in the region and
nationally.
With the ICB board,
responsibility for ensuring that population
health management, innovation and research support continuous improvements in patient services including digitally
enabled clinical and care transformation and the clinical and care elements of a sustainable People Plan for the ICS workforce.
Influencing and
working collaboratively as part of a wider system to create opportunities to make sustainable long-term
improvements to population health with key partners. This may include developing approaches which
are non-traditional in nature, ambitious and wide reaching in areas which incorporate the wider determinants that
have an impact on improving clinical
outcomes, better life outcomes and reducing health inequalities for the population of the ICS.
Professional accountability
to the regional chief nurse and may from time-to-time be formally requested to
act on behalf of NHS England on key performance, monitoring and accountability
matters. This will include the
identification of performance risks and issues related to the quality of
patient care and working with relevant providers and partners to
enable solutions.
As a registered
professional, The Chief Nursing Officer will be accountable for their own practice and conduct in the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties held by this post, please refer to the job
description.
The Chief Nursing Officers key
accountabilities include:
Along with the
Medical Director, all matters relating
to the relevant professional colleagues across the clinical and care workforce employed by the ICB.
Accountability for performance
of statutory and non-statutory functions in respect of Safeguarding; Quality Improvement and
Oversight; Continuing Health Care; Infection prevention and Control; Maternity
and Children.
Accountability (along
with the Chief Medical Officer) for the development and delivery of the long-term
clinical strategy of the ICB,
ensuring this reflects and integrates the strategies of all relevant partner organisations within the ICS.
Accountability (along
with the Chief Medical Officer) for providing
high quality clinical
and professional leadership of the ICBs activities. This includes ensuring that clinical and care
professional leadership is embedded at all levels of the ICS as set out in the Clinical
and Care Professional Leadership Guidance.
Responsibility for
building partnerships and collaborating with
provider collaboratives, public health, local government, other
partners, and local people to deliver
better access, improvements in life outcomes and reductions in health inequity.
Accountability (along
with the Chief Medical Officer) for securing professional clinical and care leadership in delivery of the ICBs
objectives and form part of the wider network of clinical and care leaders in the region and
nationally.
With the ICB board,
responsibility for ensuring that population
health management, innovation and research support continuous improvements in patient services including digitally
enabled clinical and care transformation and the clinical and care elements of a sustainable People Plan for the ICS workforce.
Influencing and
working collaboratively as part of a wider system to create opportunities to make sustainable long-term
improvements to population health with key partners. This may include developing approaches which
are non-traditional in nature, ambitious and wide reaching in areas which incorporate the wider determinants that
have an impact on improving clinical
outcomes, better life outcomes and reducing health inequalities for the population of the ICS.
Professional accountability
to the regional chief nurse and may from time-to-time be formally requested to
act on behalf of NHS England on key performance, monitoring and accountability
matters. This will include the
identification of performance risks and issues related to the quality of
patient care and working with relevant providers and partners to
enable solutions.
As a registered
professional, The Chief Nursing Officer will be accountable for their own practice and conduct in the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial board or system leadership health care experience is essential.
- Substantial experience of providing board level and/or system leadership within a regulatory environment and across complex systems with demonstrable impact.
- Experience of providing clinical leadership, mentorship, and professional development at a very senior level with demonstrable outcomes.
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the social determinants of public health.
- Current evidence and thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and ensure organisations are Well Led.
Qualifications
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial board or system leadership health care experience is essential.
- Substantial experience of providing board level and/or system leadership within a regulatory environment and across complex systems with demonstrable impact.
- Experience of providing clinical leadership, mentorship, and professional development at a very senior level with demonstrable outcomes.
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the social determinants of public health.
- Current evidence and thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and ensure organisations are Well Led.
Qualifications
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership.
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).
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