Job summary
Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer, due to the retirement of the current post holder. We have achieved much since our establishment in July 2022 and are now looking for an exceptional executive leader to enable further improvements over coming years. These improvements will be wide ranging- in the equitable delivery of integrated health and care services, in our focus on prevention, in our financial sustainability and in the broader local economic and social environment.
We are looking for an transformative and influential Chief Executive Officer to help us achieve our ambitions and who has experience of working across organisational boundaries and influencing a range of stakeholders to work towards a shared outcome for the benefit of service users and patients.
The CEO will be able to forge purposeful partnerships across the NHS and with the wider public and third sectors. The successful candidate will be able to focus effectively on immediate operational challenges whilst also driving forward complex programmes of strategic change. The CEO will, moreover, offer clear leadership to our ICB team to deliver a health and care system approach that tackles inequalities in health, delivers improvements to the health and wellbeing and experience of local people and provides value for money.
Main duties of the job
The ICB has prepared a comprehensive application pack that provides a guide to the ICB and a detailed explanation of the role and main duties.
If applicants are having difficulty with accessing the supporting document please contact Vicki Lowe on 07880 457861.
All members of the board will be required to comply with the Nolan Principles of Public Life and meet the NHS Fit and Proper Persons requirements.
About us
The LLR ICB serves a large and diverse population - from some of the poorest areas of the country to some of the most affluent. LLR have a population of more than 1.1 million (360,000 people live in the city of Leicester and 40,000 in Rutland). We have two large NHS providers, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust alongside 127 General Practices and 26 Primary Care Networks. We work closely with a range of other providers such as East Midlands Ambulance Trust and a range of Local Government and third sector providers.
The LLR priorities are described in our Joint Five Year Plan. The plan sets out a number of pledges to our population and commits us to collective action to reduce inequity, to prevent ill health, to improve the accessibility of services and to modernise our care delivery models. The CEO will play a key role in enabling delivery of the ambitious goals which are included the plan. They will work in partnership- across LLR, but also through strategic alliances with neighbouring ICBs- to ensure we make rapid and sustained progress.
We are an award winning ICB, winning NHS England's most inclusive integrated care system, for our work to improve equality and diversity.We believe the best Boards are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore looking to attract candidates from the broadest pool, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and other under-represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ICB has prepared a comprehensive application pack that provides a guide to the ICB and a detailed explanation of the role and main duties.
If applicants are having difficulty with accessing the supporting document please contact Vicki Lowe on 07880 457861.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ICB has prepared a comprehensive application pack that provides a guide to the ICB and a detailed explanation of the role and main duties.
If applicants are having difficulty with accessing the supporting document please contact Vicki Lowe on 07880 457861.
Person Specification
Personal Values
Essential
- Personal Commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Priniciples 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.
Experience
Essential
- Executive health care experience is essential. Additional experience outside of health is desirable.
- Experience of operating at board level and as a CEO leading across complex, regulated environment is desirable however the values, vision and ambition to improve outcomes is an essential set of skills and experience.
- A track record of navigating the media and political stakeholders will be key.
- Experience in delivering transformation at scale with clear improved outcomes for our population is essential.
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 that reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and Well Led.
- Sound understanding of strategic financial planning, oversight and control of significant public funds.
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.
Person Specification
Personal Values
Essential
- Personal Commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Priniciples 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.
Experience
Essential
- Executive health care experience is essential. Additional experience outside of health is desirable.
- Experience of operating at board level and as a CEO leading across complex, regulated environment is desirable however the values, vision and ambition to improve outcomes is an essential set of skills and experience.
- A track record of navigating the media and political stakeholders will be key.
- Experience in delivering transformation at scale with clear improved outcomes for our population is essential.
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 that reduce health inequality, improve patient access, safety and Well Led.
- Sound understanding of strategic financial planning, oversight and control of significant public funds.
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.
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).
