Job summary
The West
Suffolk Alliance (WSA) brings together local teams and organisations to improve
the health and wellbeing outcomes for the people of west Suffolk. The WSA
is also a sub-committee of the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated care
Board, with delegated responsibility for commissioning community health
services, primary care and medicines optimisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for an
ambitious leader to be at the heart of this partnership approach.
The successful candidate will have experience at a senior
level with regards to transforming health and care services, achieving change
through partnership and leading a team. They will have a good
understanding of NHS and care services, commissioning, programme management,
community development and the prevention agenda.
To arrange an informal discussion with West Suffolk Alliance
Director, Peter Wightman, please contact Claire.Jones@snee.nhs.uk
Please note, due to the ongoing cost reduction programme and restructure underway at SNEE ICB (due to end in Summer 2024), prior consideration for this role may be given to existing staff who are affected by this programme and this role may be removed from the recruitment process at any time.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Alliance Directors role will be to
1.Lead the commissioning and transformation of community health services in West Suffolk
2.Lead the delivery of the wider prevention and partnership goals (supported by the Head of Alliance Development)
3.Ensure good alliance governance for decision making and the development and implementation of the alliance delivery plan.
4.Be a key member of the West Suffolk leadership community, deputising for the Alliance Director; work closely with NHS Trusts, councils, primary care, community leaders and the VCSFE sector; work closely with colleagues across SNEE ICS.
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB plan and buy healthcare services for over one million people. Working within a total budget of £1.5bn per year, we serve some of the poorest and wealthiest communities in the UK.
In addition to consolidating our own resources and expertise, we are also building powerful alliances with our partners in the local government, healthcare, community and voluntary sectors. Because we know that together, we can achieve the best possible health outcomes.
We are committed to providing a supportive work environment where employees are able to work to the best their abilities. We value professional development and care about health and wellbeing of our staff with many initiatives in place to make us an employer of choice and an organisation that employees are proud to be part of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will provide direct leadership to the commissioning, performance, and contracting functions, ensuring delivery of all statutory requirements, and
ensure that expert advice is provided to the other functions of the
organisation and support the delivery of its strategic objectives and
operational plans.
Transformation,
Prevention and Partnership
1.
Lead the WSA community
transformation agenda, including leadership of goals in the stay well, age well
and die well domains
2.
Enable the Head of Alliance
Development, lead the delivery of the wider prevention partnership goals
including those within the be well, feel well, start well and locality domains
3.To personally lead
to the delivery of specific major service change projects.
4.Champion and
drive innovation and development within Alliance health and well being agenda.
5.
Work closely with
the Future Systems Partnership to ensure strategic development of capacity and
pathways in a community setting to support the FSP vision.
Commissioning
1.
Commission community health
services delegated to WSA. This will
include collaborating with leaders in
the Ipswich and East Suffolk, Nort East Essex alliance and ICS strategic programmes
and the postholder holding a portfolio for strategic lead for agreed areas of
community services strategy across the ICS.
2.
Contribute to
demand planning for the ICB in conjunction with Business Intelligence and
Public Health leads, and with regard to the joint strategic needs assessments
to inform service development and procurement initiatives appropriately.
3.
Provide
specialist/ expert advice, including where expert opinion may differ.
4.
Support Alliance
Director to ensure commissioning and delivery of the Better Care Fund and
Discharge Funding with Suffolk County Council.
5.The
post holder is required to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of national and
local policies relating to the
commissioning portfolio.
Alliance Governance and development
1. Support
the Alliance Director to ensure the ICS strategic goals are translated into
measurable performance indicators that improve outcomes for patients.
2. Continue the
development of close partnership working with cire alliance members.
3.
With the head of
alliance development, ensure that business planning and monitoring mechanisms
are fully developed and implemented.
4.
Lead on the
development of policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with national and
corporate policies and procedures.
5.
Exercise
delegated authority on behalf of the Director lead for POD to resolve
day-to-day management issues with providers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will provide direct leadership to the commissioning, performance, and contracting functions, ensuring delivery of all statutory requirements, and
ensure that expert advice is provided to the other functions of the
organisation and support the delivery of its strategic objectives and
operational plans.
Transformation,
Prevention and Partnership
1.
Lead the WSA community
transformation agenda, including leadership of goals in the stay well, age well
and die well domains
2.
Enable the Head of Alliance
Development, lead the delivery of the wider prevention partnership goals
including those within the be well, feel well, start well and locality domains
3.To personally lead
to the delivery of specific major service change projects.
4.Champion and
drive innovation and development within Alliance health and well being agenda.
5.
Work closely with
the Future Systems Partnership to ensure strategic development of capacity and
pathways in a community setting to support the FSP vision.
Commissioning
1.
Commission community health
services delegated to WSA. This will
include collaborating with leaders in
the Ipswich and East Suffolk, Nort East Essex alliance and ICS strategic programmes
and the postholder holding a portfolio for strategic lead for agreed areas of
community services strategy across the ICS.
2.
Contribute to
demand planning for the ICB in conjunction with Business Intelligence and
Public Health leads, and with regard to the joint strategic needs assessments
to inform service development and procurement initiatives appropriately.
3.
Provide
specialist/ expert advice, including where expert opinion may differ.
4.
Support Alliance
Director to ensure commissioning and delivery of the Better Care Fund and
Discharge Funding with Suffolk County Council.
5.The
post holder is required to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of national and
local policies relating to the
commissioning portfolio.
Alliance Governance and development
1. Support
the Alliance Director to ensure the ICS strategic goals are translated into
measurable performance indicators that improve outcomes for patients.
2. Continue the
development of close partnership working with cire alliance members.
3.
With the head of
alliance development, ensure that business planning and monitoring mechanisms
are fully developed and implemented.
4.
Lead on the
development of policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with national and
corporate policies and procedures.
5.
Exercise
delegated authority on behalf of the Director lead for POD to resolve
day-to-day management issues with providers.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of relevant current and developing NHS policy areas, current government policies and change programmes.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing or commissioning NHS services.
- Track record of successfully leading transformation, performance, and contractual programmes.
- Project sponsorship and management experience.
- Significant experience of working at senior management level in a complex environment.
- Significant experience of building effective teams and networks across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of using change management theories and processes.
- Demonstrable success in influencing other organisations to implement beneficial change.
- Experience of leading and managing teams.
Other
Essential
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Flexible approach to work.
- Intermediate level of computer literacy in the use of MS Word, Excel. PowerPoint and Outlook
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral, written, and non-verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Exceptional negotiating, influencing, and networking skills.
- Able to build effective and sustainable relationships.
- High level of emotional resilience to allow empathy without compromising on aims or goals.
- Able to successfully manage extremely complicated, intricate, and controversial issues; overcoming barriers to understanding and reach satisfactory agreements.
- Excellent facilitation skills.
- Excellent judgement and political understanding.
- Outstanding leadership qualities.
- Commitment to team-working and respect and consideration for the skills of others.
- Ability to develop strategic direction and translate into achievable objectives and plans.
- Ability to develop strategic direction and translate into achievable
- objectives and plans.
- Ability to analyse highly complex information from multiple sources, requiring interpretation, judgment, and comparison of options.
- Able to make rapid decisions from limited information with a clear understanding of the implications.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrate commitment to continued personal development.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of relevant current and developing NHS policy areas, current government policies and change programmes.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing or commissioning NHS services.
- Track record of successfully leading transformation, performance, and contractual programmes.
- Project sponsorship and management experience.
- Significant experience of working at senior management level in a complex environment.
- Significant experience of building effective teams and networks across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of using change management theories and processes.
- Demonstrable success in influencing other organisations to implement beneficial change.
- Experience of leading and managing teams.
Other
Essential
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Flexible approach to work.
- Intermediate level of computer literacy in the use of MS Word, Excel. PowerPoint and Outlook
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral, written, and non-verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Exceptional negotiating, influencing, and networking skills.
- Able to build effective and sustainable relationships.
- High level of emotional resilience to allow empathy without compromising on aims or goals.
- Able to successfully manage extremely complicated, intricate, and controversial issues; overcoming barriers to understanding and reach satisfactory agreements.
- Excellent facilitation skills.
- Excellent judgement and political understanding.
- Outstanding leadership qualities.
- Commitment to team-working and respect and consideration for the skills of others.
- Ability to develop strategic direction and translate into achievable objectives and plans.
- Ability to develop strategic direction and translate into achievable
- objectives and plans.
- Ability to analyse highly complex information from multiple sources, requiring interpretation, judgment, and comparison of options.
- Able to make rapid decisions from limited information with a clear understanding of the implications.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrate commitment to continued personal development.
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.
