Job summary
One
Gloucestershire ICS is a well-established partnership of health and care
organisations based around trusted and collaborative relationships that are
working hard to deliver joined-up services and support for the people of
Gloucestershire.
There has
never been a more exciting time to join us as we continue our journey as an
ICB. Working with our dedicated One
Gloucestershire partners, we have a clear and ambitious five-year ICS strategy
in place and a Joint Forward Plan underpinned by the same core strategic
pillars.
Following
the recent publication of Lord Darzis Report Independent Investigation of the
NHS in England, we believe that Gloucestershire is in a strong position having
identified and prioritised many of the underlying findings and long-standing
challenges. However, we are not complacent about the size and scale of the task
ahead.Moving
forward, NHS Gloucestershire ICB will have a pivotal role to play in addressing
these significant challenges facing the health and care sector, aligning our
shared strategic plans with the emerging 10 Year Health Plan and meeting the
needs of our current population and the needs of future generations.As an ICB,
we recognise that we cannot do this alone.
We have developed a strong track record for engagement and partnership
working and this will continue to be the driving force behind improving health
and wellbeing, improving care and outcomes for our citizens and tackling
unacceptable and long-standing health inequalities.
Main duties of the job
It is
against this backdrop that we embark on the process of appointing our new Chief
Executive Officer. They will play a leading and inspirational role working with
our local health and care professionals and our fantastic partners, at system,
locality and neighbourhood level, including local councils and other public,
community and voluntary sector colleagues.
As the
successful candidate you will provide highly effective and compassionate
leadership across the system, including to our dedicated health and care
professionals within the ICB.
You will
drive improvement in health and wellbeing and in care and services, with a key
focus on population health, a greater shift from hospital to community,
including improved access, leading edge acute services and digital innovation.
As head of the ICB leadership team, you will lead and influence complex
transformation and improvement, through collaboration and mature partnership
working.
We are
looking for an experienced and highly effective board member, with strong
strategic leadership skills and a track record of leading change within a
politically charged environment. You will have the highest levels of personal
integrity, be community focused, with a strong social purpose. You will also
demonstrate a deep commitment to championing diversity, inclusion, and equality
of opportunity for all.
About us
Our NHS Gloucestershire
Integrated Care Board (NHS Gloucestershire) is responsible for planning and
buying services to meet the health needs of local people. It also
brings partners together to ensure the counties NHS provides the best possible
care. Alongside our communities, we want to improve health, improve access to
high quality care and support when needed and make Gloucestershire a better
place for the future.
NHS Gloucestershire ICB
had the best staff survey result in 2023 for proportion of staff who would
recommend it as a place to work.
More information about our organisation can be found here: NHS Gloucestershire ICB (nhsglos.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
We
are an effective and high performing ICB who have established a strong
tradition of partnership working, cooperation and making the most of the
Gloucestershire pound and our focus on this continues to grow. If you share our
ambitions and vision and would like to help lead us on ourcontinued
journey, then we look forward to receiving your application and meeting with
you in due course.
Recruitment Timetable:
Applications Close: Sunday, 5 January 2025
Shortlisting Interviews: w/c
13 January 2025
Stakeholder Group Sessions: Tuesday,
4 February 2025
Final Interviews: Friday, 7
February 2025
To find out more about this post, please contact our recruitment
partner, Finegreen.
To request a copy of the information pack, or
for an exploratory and confidential conversation about the post, please contact
Joe Joyce and Natasha Parmar on enquiries@finegreen.co.uk
To visit our recruitment microsite, visit - www.finegreen.co.uk/glosicb-ceo
We would
particularly encourage applications from candidates with protected
characteristics, as we committed to improving diversity within our system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We
are an effective and high performing ICB who have established a strong
tradition of partnership working, cooperation and making the most of the
Gloucestershire pound and our focus on this continues to grow. If you share our
ambitions and vision and would like to help lead us on ourcontinued
journey, then we look forward to receiving your application and meeting with
you in due course.
Recruitment Timetable:
Applications Close: Sunday, 5 January 2025
Shortlisting Interviews: w/c
13 January 2025
Stakeholder Group Sessions: Tuesday,
4 February 2025
Final Interviews: Friday, 7
February 2025
To find out more about this post, please contact our recruitment
partner, Finegreen.
To request a copy of the information pack, or
for an exploratory and confidential conversation about the post, please contact
Joe Joyce and Natasha Parmar on enquiries@finegreen.co.uk
To visit our recruitment microsite, visit - www.finegreen.co.uk/glosicb-ceo
We would
particularly encourage applications from candidates with protected
characteristics, as we committed to improving diversity within our system.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence,
- strong collaborations, and partnerships.
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving: the ability to anticipate and frame issues to drive effective strategy, problem resolution and action.
- Analytical rigour and numeracy will play a key role in this.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence,
- strong collaborations, and partnerships.
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving: the ability to anticipate and frame issues to drive effective strategy, problem resolution and action.
- Analytical rigour and numeracy will play a key role in this.
- Sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and system levels.
Personal Values
Essential
- Personal commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan principles and the Fit and Proper Persons regime.
- Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements
- to equality, diversity, and inclusion (in respect of boards, patients, and staff).
- Lives by the values of openness and integrity and has created cultures
- where this thrives.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape
- and an understanding of the social determinants of public health.
- Current thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and Well Led.
- Sound understanding of strategic financial planning, oversight, and control of significant public funds.
Experience
Essential
- Executive health care experience is essential. Additional experience outside of health is desirable.
- Substantial experience of operating at board level, leading across a complex and regulated environment.
- A track record of navigating the media and political stakeholders will be key.
- Experience of delivering digital and workforce transformation at scale.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence,
- strong collaborations, and partnerships.
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving: the ability to anticipate and frame issues to drive effective strategy, problem resolution and action.
- Analytical rigour and numeracy will play a key role in this.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills which engender community confidence,
- strong collaborations, and partnerships.
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving: the ability to anticipate and frame issues to drive effective strategy, problem resolution and action.
- Analytical rigour and numeracy will play a key role in this.
- Sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and system levels.
Personal Values
Essential
- Personal commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan principles and the Fit and Proper Persons regime.
- Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements
- to equality, diversity, and inclusion (in respect of boards, patients, and staff).
- Lives by the values of openness and integrity and has created cultures
- where this thrives.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape
- and an understanding of the social determinants of public health.
- Current thinking on practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and Well Led.
- Sound understanding of strategic financial planning, oversight, and control of significant public funds.
Experience
Essential
- Executive health care experience is essential. Additional experience outside of health is desirable.
- Substantial experience of operating at board level, leading across a complex and regulated environment.
- A track record of navigating the media and political stakeholders will be key.
- Experience of delivering digital and workforce transformation at scale.
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.
