Job summary
The Head of Wider Determinants of Health plays a key strategic leadership role in developing andworking with partners to deliver a strong vision and proactive approach across the system inidentifying and reducing inequalities that are driven by wider determinants of health. This includescoordinating the approach to prevention and to the NHS's input into the socioeconomic drivers ofhealth outcomes.
The role will manage a range of workstreams and projects to create a coherent agenda to deliver theoverall strategic direction. The role requires strong partnership and collaborative working across thesystem to co-design services with key stakeholders, including health, Local Authorities includingpublic health, local residents and the VCS.
The post holder will lead, coordinate and deliver the development and implementation of strategy indesignated areas under their responsibility and bring stakeholders together to design and deliverchange, adopting a methodical approach to improvement.
The role will lead work across the network of organisations in the North West London system anddeal with senior stakeholders in all organisations. The post holder will support the design of solutionsand work with stakeholders to implement solutions. The post holder will have responsibility tomanage resources and budgets for projects on which they lead.
Main duties of the job
- Lead identified complex and strategic projects and programmes across NW London that arewithin the Wider Determinants of Health portfolio, working closely with a wide range ofstakeholders including the Programme SRO(s), Assistant Director: Health Equity, Boroughleads, health providers, LAs including public health and the voluntary sector
- Develop a strong understanding of the impact of the wider determinants of health on healthoutcomes in NW London and use this understanding to develop a programme of work thatreduces inequalities in health outcomes
- Provide strategic direction and oversight for the relevant aspects of the health equitydashboard, ensuring that there is clear connectivity between health and wider determinantoutcome measures.
- Ensure robust strategic alignment with wider system plans
- Provide strategic overview in the delivery of the NWL ICS Anchor Charter, ensuring that theagreed pledges are embedded and enacted across the system.
- Provide a strategic overview and direction for Health Equity Programme work on prevention,volunteering and the voluntary sector, supporting work across the system in these areas
- Support the Assistant Director in working with wider stakeholders including the NHSE AnchorTeam, GLA and other stakeholder partners
- Establish a clear programme of work and set of deliverables
About us
NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHSprovider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations, we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.
Working for us, you can help ensure that our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them and assist them take greater care of their own health to ensure they live longer, healthier lives.
To do this we will:improve outcomes in population health and healthcarereduce inequalities in health outcomes, experience, and accessenhance productivity and better value for moneysupport broader social and economic development within our area.We're proud of our staff and the contribution they make and are committed to developing their knowledge and skills in a supportive, inclusive, and values-led organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role, please read the job description and person specification document provided on this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role, please read the job description and person specification document provided on this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of delivering complex transformational projects, including demonstrating system-level critical thinking and effectively working with and through a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve the desired outcome.
Desirable
- Experience of the health equity agenda, including working with communities to reduce inequalities
Communication 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 and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
- Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues
Analytical
Essential
- 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.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
Autonomy
Essential
- Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues
Financial and Physical Resources
Essential
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of delivering complex transformational projects, including demonstrating system-level critical thinking and effectively working with and through a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve the desired outcome.
Desirable
- Experience of the health equity agenda, including working with communities to reduce inequalities
Communication 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 and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
- Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues
Analytical
Essential
- 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.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
Autonomy
Essential
- Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues
Financial and Physical Resources
Essential
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
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.
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
