Head of Place Partnership (Tendring)

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

The closing date is 16 January 2025

Job summary

We are deepening our place partnership approach in NEE, shifting to a system that is focussed on actively preventing poor health, breaking down siloed working between organisations through integrated working and coordinating the care and support across communities to address the shared drivers of poor health.

We are committed to work differently together to close the gap in health outcomes that we see between places and those communities of shared interest impacted by health inequality.

Thats why this role is so important. We are building greater visions of how things could be in our place, as well as fixing things in the here and now.This is your opportunity to lead and influence work to reimagine what we do in partnership with and alongside communities in NEE (with a focus on Tendring) to deliver better health and wellbeing, particularly with groups and communities where this is furthest from reality.

Our commitment to do this is underlined by the shared and integrated roles we have already introduced that sit across and blur the lines between organisations in our Alliance partnership. You'll be joining an innovative and forward-thinking strategic team leading our Alliance place partnership work. You'll be managing a small team of colleagues directly and through matrix arrangements in addition to working closely with Tendring District Council officers, elected members, and a wide range of local organisations and community stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the development and implementation of the Alliance Place Partnership plan for health in Tendring and manage the associated developing integrated resource that sits across multiple organisations to ensure work streams and programmes are planned and carried out effectively.

The post holder will be the lead for managing and maintaining key relationships in the Tendring Place Partnership to drive forward shared priorities for improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

The post holder will ensure there is focus on the key determinants of health and the wider ambition of the Alliance to integrate, and bring services and system resource together to maximise impact as a place partnership for the benefit of residents in Tendring.

The post holder will lead the Tendring Alliance Place Partnership Team directing resources, planning and overseeing the activity of this multi-agency partnership resource to ensure integration with Tendring Primary Care Networks to ensure we have a sustainable model of primary care services within Tendring aligned to place partnership plans.

The post holder will lead the provision of an efficient, effective and high quality professional and well co-ordinated procurement and contract management service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.

About us

The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is commonly referred to as commissioning. To do this, we work within a budget of around £1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the health outcomes of our communities.

The ICB has delegated some authority to the three health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are addressed.

The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including those it has delegated. Local residents have a big role to play in the operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our communities to help shape our decision-making.

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

D9710-ICB411

Job locations

Tendring District Council

Station Road

Clacton-on-sea

Essex

CO15 1SE


Colchester City Council

33 Sheepen Road

Colchester

CO3 3WG


NHS Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Aspen House, Stephenson Road

Colchester

CO4 9QR


Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is a joint role hosted by the North East Essex Health & Wellbeing Alliance (Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board) with joint accountability to Tendring District Council.

The role is jointly accountable to Tendring District Council and the ICB to enable integration and transformation work as place-based partners. The post holder will build upon existing relationships within the Alliance strengthening these to lead and build new relationships with Tendring based organisations/groups who are not currently within the Alliance.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department or Directorate and the ICB.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is a joint role hosted by the North East Essex Health & Wellbeing Alliance (Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board) with joint accountability to Tendring District Council.

The role is jointly accountable to Tendring District Council and the ICB to enable integration and transformation work as place-based partners. The post holder will build upon existing relationships within the Alliance strengthening these to lead and build new relationships with Tendring based organisations/groups who are not currently within the Alliance.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department or Directorate and the ICB.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
  • Persuade board/ senior managers and Members of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
  • Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
  • Develop and build positive and mutually beneficial strategic partnerships and relationships
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  • Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
  • Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
  • Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
  • Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment.
  • Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
  • Inputs to strategic plans across NHS/Council within the specific teams.
  • Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
  • Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
  • Skills for direct line management and job management.
  • Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
  • Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
  • Microsoft Office365 applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Autonomy

Essential

  • Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic and Council plans.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.

Key Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area and demonstrating an equivalent level of attainment.
  • Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
  • Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
  • Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations including local government.
  • Track record of leading and managing successful teams/services/change

Other

Essential

  • Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
  • Team working skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to move between details and the bigger picture.
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
  • Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop

Equality and Diversity

Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to
  • the equality agenda.
  • Ensures staff for whom the post holder has line management responsibility
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
  • Persuade board/ senior managers and Members of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
  • Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
  • Develop and build positive and mutually beneficial strategic partnerships and relationships
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  • Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
  • Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
  • Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
  • Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment.
  • Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
  • Inputs to strategic plans across NHS/Council within the specific teams.
  • Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
  • Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
  • Skills for direct line management and job management.
  • Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
  • Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
  • Microsoft Office365 applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Autonomy

Essential

  • Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic and Council plans.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.

Key Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area and demonstrating an equivalent level of attainment.
  • Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
  • Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
  • Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations including local government.
  • Track record of leading and managing successful teams/services/change

Other

Essential

  • Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
  • Team working skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to move between details and the bigger picture.
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
  • Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop

Equality and Diversity

Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to
  • the equality agenda.
  • Ensures staff for whom the post holder has line management responsibility
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Address

Tendring District Council

Station Road

Clacton-on-sea

Essex

CO15 1SE


Employer's website

https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Address

Tendring District Council

Station Road

Clacton-on-sea

Essex

CO15 1SE


Employer's website

https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

D9710-ICB411

Job locations

Tendring District Council

Station Road

Clacton-on-sea

Essex

CO15 1SE


Colchester City Council

33 Sheepen Road

Colchester

CO3 3WG


NHS Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Aspen House, Stephenson Road

Colchester

CO4 9QR


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