Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the new Clinical & Care Leadership team within NCL ICB led by the Chief Medical Officer. Working closely with the CMO, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), ICB borough Directors of Integration & other partners, you will oversee the provision of high-quality clinical & professional leadership at place level & hold responsibility for locally translating & delivering the NCL population health improvement strategy. At the same time, you will play an influential role as part of a system-level community of practice - sharing innovation, driving pan-NCL clinical priorities & conversations & tackling unwarranted variation & inequalities.
We are looking to recruit to 5 Clinical & Care Directors, one within each NCL Borough. The postholders will work collaboratively to strengthen clinical & professional collaboration across system, place, & neighbourhood & tackle existing and new borough priorities.
We are seeking people who can demonstrate a deep knowledge & understanding of the health challenges & priorities faced at borough level, as well as an understanding of local communities & the health & care landscape. You will be passionate about, & have experience of, systems leadership, quality improvement, & delivering through collaboration.
Main duties of the job
Whilst the postholder will be required to work 2 days/4 sessions per week, applications will be considered from individuals who can commit to less than this, and this should be specified at the start of the supporting statement section within the application form for consideration by the panel.
The Clinical and Care Directors - Place in each borough will play a pivotal role in ongoing development of our Borough Partnerships which have been established at place level to take a 'helicopter view' of the health and wellbeing of the local population at Place and Neighbourhood level. They have developed an initial set of immediate cross-cutting priorities including:
- Vaccination and Immunisation (children, flu, Covid-19)
- Integrated mental health and wellbeing
- Integrated Paediatric services & the wellbeing of children, young people and families
- Access, crisis & discharge services
- Neighbourhoods
- Digital inclusion
- Tackling inequalities (e.g., through NCL's Inequalities Fund)
- Social isolation
- Joining up health and care workforce development & jobs for local people
Each of the five boroughs within NCL have also identified a series of local priorities related to their population needs. The Clinical and Care Director for each borough will be expected to work closely with colleagues in their borough partnership and the wider system to deliver against them to improve health outcomes.
About us
On 1 July 2022, NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) was established. NCL ICB is part of North Central London Integrated Care System (ICS). The ICS is a partnership of organisations that have come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our five boroughs: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.
ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of ICSs:
- Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
- Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access
- Enhance productivity and value for money
- Help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
North Central London's population is incredibly diverse and continues to grow and change. This brings pressure and challenges for the local health and care services that NCL ICB commissions - or buys - on behalf of residents. NCL ICB works closely with local councils, providers, general practices and primary care, voluntary and community organisations, and unions, to achieve our shared aims.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a registered clinician with a professional body such as NMC, GMC, GPC or other professional body.
Terms of Engagement for GMC registered GPs: 4 sessions per week, £300 per session and engaged via a secondment agreement. Should there be any issues with engagement via a secondment agreement, please do make this known to the panel during the interview stage so that alternative engagement options can be considered.
Terms of Engagement for individuals employed by NHS organisations/Local Authorities: 2 days per week, Band 8D or equivalent and engaged via a secondment agreement.
Our ICB strategy for population health improvement will be underpinned by quality, clinical and people strategies which set out a commitment to develop, grow and support clinical leaders from all professional backgrounds to play a central and crucial system leadership role in designing and delivering equitable, high quality person-centred care to our patients and residents. We have created a model of clinical and care professional leadership to deliver this commitment and are recruiting to several roles to set us out on our journey.
Some examples of local priorities are detailed below. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full list of duties and responsibilities.
- Barnet borough partnership Neighbourhood working, Health inequalities/ population health management (PHM) and outcomes, children and young people (CYP), mental health and dementia, frailty, co-production, enablers workforce/estates and digital.
- Camden borough partnership Cancer screening, cardiovascular disease (CVD), vaccination and immunisations, health and wellbeing inequalities, mental health services, improving coverage of learning disability (LD) health checks, virtual wards and the wider urgent & emergency care pathway.
- Enfield borough partnership Cancer screening and immunisations, inequalities, mental health, access to services, long term conditions, frailty, children and young people (CYP), and workforce, estates, and digital.
- Haringey borough partnership Neighbourhood working, health inequalities, population health management (PHM) and outcomes, children and young people (CYP), mental health, dementia and frailty.
- Islington borough partnership Locality development, integrated urgent & long-term health and care, mental health & care, health inequalities, long-term conditions and anticipatory care.
At NCL ICB, we are committed to ensuring equity and promoting inclusion in everything we do. We aim to have a workforce that is drawn from diverse backgrounds which reflect the communities we serve. If you share our values and ambitions for people living in North Central London and have the skills and experience to drive our Clinical Leadership portfolio forward, then we would be delighted to receive your application.
Please specify at the start of the supporting statement section within the application, which borough(s) you wish to be considered for. Applicants can select more than one Borough if they feel they have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Boroughs health priorities, challenges, and inequalities.
Closing date 17 November.
Please note that stakeholder panels will be held between 28 November 02 December and interviews will be held 29 November 12 December. We will provide an update on exact dates once this has been confirmed.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a registered clinician with a professional body such as NMC, GMC, GPC or other professional body.
Terms of Engagement for GMC registered GPs: 4 sessions per week, £300 per session and engaged via a secondment agreement. Should there be any issues with engagement via a secondment agreement, please do make this known to the panel during the interview stage so that alternative engagement options can be considered.
Terms of Engagement for individuals employed by NHS organisations/Local Authorities: 2 days per week, Band 8D or equivalent and engaged via a secondment agreement.
Our ICB strategy for population health improvement will be underpinned by quality, clinical and people strategies which set out a commitment to develop, grow and support clinical leaders from all professional backgrounds to play a central and crucial system leadership role in designing and delivering equitable, high quality person-centred care to our patients and residents. We have created a model of clinical and care professional leadership to deliver this commitment and are recruiting to several roles to set us out on our journey.
Some examples of local priorities are detailed below. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full list of duties and responsibilities.
- Barnet borough partnership Neighbourhood working, Health inequalities/ population health management (PHM) and outcomes, children and young people (CYP), mental health and dementia, frailty, co-production, enablers workforce/estates and digital.
- Camden borough partnership Cancer screening, cardiovascular disease (CVD), vaccination and immunisations, health and wellbeing inequalities, mental health services, improving coverage of learning disability (LD) health checks, virtual wards and the wider urgent & emergency care pathway.
- Enfield borough partnership Cancer screening and immunisations, inequalities, mental health, access to services, long term conditions, frailty, children and young people (CYP), and workforce, estates, and digital.
- Haringey borough partnership Neighbourhood working, health inequalities, population health management (PHM) and outcomes, children and young people (CYP), mental health, dementia and frailty.
- Islington borough partnership Locality development, integrated urgent & long-term health and care, mental health & care, health inequalities, long-term conditions and anticipatory care.
At NCL ICB, we are committed to ensuring equity and promoting inclusion in everything we do. We aim to have a workforce that is drawn from diverse backgrounds which reflect the communities we serve. If you share our values and ambitions for people living in North Central London and have the skills and experience to drive our Clinical Leadership portfolio forward, then we would be delighted to receive your application.
Please specify at the start of the supporting statement section within the application, which borough(s) you wish to be considered for. Applicants can select more than one Borough if they feel they have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Boroughs health priorities, challenges, and inequalities.
Closing date 17 November.
Please note that stakeholder panels will be held between 28 November 02 December and interviews will be held 29 November 12 December. We will provide an update on exact dates once this has been confirmed.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.
Person Specification
Education, Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical/care professional qualification educated to Masters degree level or equivalent
- Current registration with the relevant professional body.
- Evidence of ongoing post-registration education and training.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of the health challenges and priorities faced at borough level, as well as an understanding of local communities and the health and care landscape.
- Knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the resourcing implications and financial planning and budgeting
- Knowledge and understanding of practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and ensure organisations are well led.
Desirable
- Leadership training/qualification, ideally in systems leadership.
Experience
Essential
- Practising clinician with relevant clinical/care professional experience, with the ability to lead, motivate and work collegiately
- Experience of chairing complex professional meetings in a collaborative, efficient and effective manner.
- Confidence in constructively challenging information and explanations provided by others and negotiating when needed.
- Able to demonstrate a strong commitment to public sector and NHS values.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem solving; the ability to contribute to a joint strategic plan and undertake problem resolution and action.
- Highly sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and borough levels.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload and conflicting demands to meet tight deadlines.
- Be innovative and responsive to change with an understanding of quality assurance and governance making necessary recommendations for change.
Communication
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills that engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership
- Able to communicate with colleagues at all levels and engage with patients and residents to ensure their voice is heard.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to the values and principles of system working agreed across NCL (including the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Principles and the Fit and Proper Persons regime)
- Ability to actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion within all areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements to equality, diversity, and inclusion and social justice.
Person Specification
Education, Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical/care professional qualification educated to Masters degree level or equivalent
- Current registration with the relevant professional body.
- Evidence of ongoing post-registration education and training.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of the health challenges and priorities faced at borough level, as well as an understanding of local communities and the health and care landscape.
- Knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an understanding of the resourcing implications and financial planning and budgeting
- Knowledge and understanding of practices which reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and ensure organisations are well led.
Desirable
- Leadership training/qualification, ideally in systems leadership.
Experience
Essential
- Practising clinician with relevant clinical/care professional experience, with the ability to lead, motivate and work collegiately
- Experience of chairing complex professional meetings in a collaborative, efficient and effective manner.
- Confidence in constructively challenging information and explanations provided by others and negotiating when needed.
- Able to demonstrate a strong commitment to public sector and NHS values.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem solving; the ability to contribute to a joint strategic plan and undertake problem resolution and action.
- Highly sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and borough levels.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload and conflicting demands to meet tight deadlines.
- Be innovative and responsive to change with an understanding of quality assurance and governance making necessary recommendations for change.
Communication
Essential
- Exceptional communication skills that engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership
- Able to communicate with colleagues at all levels and engage with patients and residents to ensure their voice is heard.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to the values and principles of system working agreed across NCL (including the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Principles and the Fit and Proper Persons regime)
- Ability to actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion within all areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style with a track record of improvements to equality, diversity, and inclusion and social justice.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
