Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated individual to provide
leadership and transformation project management in Palliative and End of life
care. You will be part of the ICB
Clinical Improvement Directorate but work as an integral part of the Palliative
and End of Life Care Strategic Board.
You will work with NHS, Independent, Local Authority and charity sector
partners.
You
will be responsible for supporting our providers and partners in the
implementation of the Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy and outcomes of
the Joint Forward Plan. The successful
candidate will provide the strategic leadership to transform services and
ensure that the changes are embedded into normal practice.
Travel
across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough is required on a regular basis.
Candidates
should note this is a fixed term contract for 22 months. Interviews will be held on Friday 26th January 2024 at Gemini House in Ely.
Main duties of the job
Please
review the job description and person specification attached for the detailed
main duties of the role.
As
a member of our system, you will actively demonstrate system values, through
the leadership compact in all you do.
You will be driven to address health inequalities and create an
environment that is inclusive to all people.
In
return, NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough can offer you the opportunity to
thrive and develop in a team that is supportive, ambitious, and inclusive. You will have plenty of opportunities to
build your skills and experience.
About us
NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough is an Integrated Care
Board (ICB) and the statutory NHS organisation responsible for planning and
delivering local health and care services to the population and communities of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
Working collaboratively with partner organisations, including
the VCSE sector, it oversees the commissioning, performance, financial
management and transformation of the local NHS, as part of Cambridgeshire &
Peterborough Integrated Care System (ICS).
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that
promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas,
perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work
environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications
irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender
expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other
personal circumstances.
We are a predominantly home based organisation. Some roles within the ICB are not suitable for the sole use
of public transport and/or where there is a long journey from home to where work
routinely takes place.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) Palliative and End
of Life Care (PEoLC) programme brings together statutory and non-statutory
partners, including the voluntary community sector, across health and care to
embed national priorities (see below) and local priorities to bring about quality improvement in
PEoLC for the local population. The ICB PEoLC Strategic Board recently developed a
Strategy for PEoLC across the ICB, with a Strategy Implementation Plan that the
post-holder will lead.
The
PEoLC Macmillan Transformation Lead will:
Lead the embedding
of System shared vision and clarity of purpose to reflect PEoLC national and
local priorities.
Provide
strategic leadership and support to statutory and non-statutory organisations
in terms of PEoLC across the system to enable enhanced coordination of care.
Support
delivery of Integrated Care System (ICS) priorities in line with the national
priorities of PEoLC, the ICB PEOLC Strategy and Joint forward plan, the NHS
Long Term Plan and the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care.
Provide a
leadership role to develop a platform that supports commissioners in their role
towards joint contracting that leads to care redesign and performance
improvement initiatives.
Reflect local
and national priorities (Quality, Access, and Sustainability) in a ICB PEoLC
Programme work plan and provide the forum to achieve those objectives.
Work closely
with other Macmillan Transformation Lead postholders across the region to
ensure a collaborative approach within the region and lead/share key pieces of
work.
As
the Systems Macmillan Transformation Lead the post holder will work alongside
the ICBs PEoLC Programme team to improve the outcomes for patients and the
sustainability of PEoLC and:
Develop an
understanding of the local assets, needs, and inequalities, to work with
partners in supporting the implementation
of PEOLC strategic plans using the Ambitions Self-Assessment Framework and
the recently developed ICB PEOLC Strategy Implementation Plan. The post-holder
will lead on the delivery of the Implementation Plan.
Raise the
profile of PEOLC across the local policy and broader strategic agendas.
Support the
statutory core responsibility of ICB's to ensure that system wide accessible
high quality, safe palliative and end of life care, tailored to the needs of
the individual (Health and Care act 2022) is available.
Provide an
innovative, ambitious, and solution-focussed approach to unblocking barriers
and leading the transformation of services to meet the individual needs of
patients and address inequalities in care provision.
Support the
strategic direction of new and widened collaborative opportunities to transform
and develop of sustainable PEOLC services.
Develop and
support local, regional and national networks to share PEoLC best practice and
learn from others' successes.
Empower
people with lived experience and local subject matter experts to co-produce
local services for local people.
Assist
Macmillan in gaining a greater insight into present and future PEoLC need and
to ensure alignment with the Partnership teams and their priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) Palliative and End
of Life Care (PEoLC) programme brings together statutory and non-statutory
partners, including the voluntary community sector, across health and care to
embed national priorities (see below) and local priorities to bring about quality improvement in
PEoLC for the local population. The ICB PEoLC Strategic Board recently developed a
Strategy for PEoLC across the ICB, with a Strategy Implementation Plan that the
post-holder will lead.
The
PEoLC Macmillan Transformation Lead will:
Lead the embedding
of System shared vision and clarity of purpose to reflect PEoLC national and
local priorities.
Provide
strategic leadership and support to statutory and non-statutory organisations
in terms of PEoLC across the system to enable enhanced coordination of care.
Support
delivery of Integrated Care System (ICS) priorities in line with the national
priorities of PEoLC, the ICB PEOLC Strategy and Joint forward plan, the NHS
Long Term Plan and the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care.
Provide a
leadership role to develop a platform that supports commissioners in their role
towards joint contracting that leads to care redesign and performance
improvement initiatives.
Reflect local
and national priorities (Quality, Access, and Sustainability) in a ICB PEoLC
Programme work plan and provide the forum to achieve those objectives.
Work closely
with other Macmillan Transformation Lead postholders across the region to
ensure a collaborative approach within the region and lead/share key pieces of
work.
As
the Systems Macmillan Transformation Lead the post holder will work alongside
the ICBs PEoLC Programme team to improve the outcomes for patients and the
sustainability of PEoLC and:
Develop an
understanding of the local assets, needs, and inequalities, to work with
partners in supporting the implementation
of PEOLC strategic plans using the Ambitions Self-Assessment Framework and
the recently developed ICB PEOLC Strategy Implementation Plan. The post-holder
will lead on the delivery of the Implementation Plan.
Raise the
profile of PEOLC across the local policy and broader strategic agendas.
Support the
statutory core responsibility of ICB's to ensure that system wide accessible
high quality, safe palliative and end of life care, tailored to the needs of
the individual (Health and Care act 2022) is available.
Provide an
innovative, ambitious, and solution-focussed approach to unblocking barriers
and leading the transformation of services to meet the individual needs of
patients and address inequalities in care provision.
Support the
strategic direction of new and widened collaborative opportunities to transform
and develop of sustainable PEOLC services.
Develop and
support local, regional and national networks to share PEoLC best practice and
learn from others' successes.
Empower
people with lived experience and local subject matter experts to co-produce
local services for local people.
Assist
Macmillan in gaining a greater insight into present and future PEoLC need and
to ensure alignment with the Partnership teams and their priorities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1. Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level
- 2. Project management qualification for example PRINCE 2, Agile or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Desirable
- 1. Registered healthcare professional with relevant professional registration (such as nurse, occupational therapist etc.)
- 2. Manager with relevant healthcare experience
Experience
Essential
- 1. Experience of cross organisational or system wide transformation
- 2. Extensive knowledge of PEoLC Policy, NHS Long Term Plan and the PEoLC Ambitions
- 3. Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- 4. Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Essential
- 1. Communicate highly complex, sensitive or potentially contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on sensitive and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- 2. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- 3. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- 4. Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- 5. Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.
- 6. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Personal
Essential
- 1. Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality
- 2. Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels
- 3. Able to work within an environment where there may be significant barriers and resistance to change.
- 4. Demonstrably involves patients and the public in their work
- 5. Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1. Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level
- 2. Project management qualification for example PRINCE 2, Agile or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Desirable
- 1. Registered healthcare professional with relevant professional registration (such as nurse, occupational therapist etc.)
- 2. Manager with relevant healthcare experience
Experience
Essential
- 1. Experience of cross organisational or system wide transformation
- 2. Extensive knowledge of PEoLC Policy, NHS Long Term Plan and the PEoLC Ambitions
- 3. Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- 4. Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Essential
- 1. Communicate highly complex, sensitive or potentially contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on sensitive and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- 2. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- 3. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- 4. Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- 5. Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.
- 6. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Personal
Essential
- 1. Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality
- 2. Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels
- 3. Able to work within an environment where there may be significant barriers and resistance to change.
- 4. Demonstrably involves patients and the public in their work
- 5. Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
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.
