Job summary
Islington GP Federation (IGPF) is leading on the recruitment of an exciting opportunity as Head of Programmes for North Central London (NCL) General Practice Provider Alliance (GPPA).
From July 2022 integrated care boards have been established to replace Clinical Commissioning Groups. One way that general practice in NCL has a voice in the new system is via a new alliance, the GPPA. The alliance helps general practice to have a unified provider voice to strategically lead, influence and enable primary care provision across NCL, and to provide the best possible services for communities.
The Head of Programmes for NCL GPPA will establish and develop strong and effective working relationships across the primary care provider landscape in NCL, along with the ability to effectively support the delivery of highly complex projects, through the application of structured programme management processes and interventions.
Key working relationships for the role will be: The GPPA Board, Primary Care Providers including Federations, Primary Care Networks, Practices, NHS 111, NHS Trusts, the Local Medical Committee and wider stakeholders across NCL.
IGPF is recruiting into this key role as a fixed term opportunity until the end of March 2023, with the possibility of further extension.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Programme Management
Provide strategic and operational leadership to the development
and design of transformational programmes on behalf of the Chair and Managing
Director;
Co-ordinate a complex range of projects and continuous improvement
activities to support the Chair and Managing Director deliver improved patient
experience, quality and efficiency;
Contributing to the delivery of the strategic objectives and priorities
set out in the GPPA’s current workplan and identification of local
opportunities to deliver objectives;
Play a key role in the promotion of service improvement and project
methodology and contribute to a growing culture of continuous improvement on
transformational plans;
Provide the Chair and Managing Director with expert project management
skills that will enable achievement of the North Central London Integrated Care
System (NCL ICS) overall aims and objectives;
To work closely with the Integrated Care Board supporting the
development of regular contract monitoring reports on behalf of the Managing
Director;
To lead and be responsible for the development of complex
transformational plans, and undertake special projects, as directed by the
Managing Director;
Act on behalf of the Chair and Managing Director in managing specific,
complex and confidential issues;
About us
The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) is a partnership of local authorities and health and care organisations from Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. NCL ICS are working together to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the population across North Central London.
General practice in North Central London (NCL) has a voice in the new system via the General Practice Provider Alliance (GPPA). The ambition is for the alliance to help general practice to have a unified provider voice to strategically lead, influence and enable primary care provision across NCL, and to provide the best possible services for communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Communications and representation
· Represent the Chair and Managing Director in interactions with
internal and external stakeholders, providing senior management resource and
accountability.
· On behalf of the Managing Director ensure a high standard of
corporate communications and public relations is maintained.
Business Management Support
· Work flexibly with excellent prioritisation skills to ensure
the business of the Managing Director is managed effectively to meet key
deadlines;
· Provide business management advice and support to the Managing
Director, including budget management, administrative team management and event
planning;
· Lead on the provision of robust Emergency Preparedness,
Resilience and Response (EPPR) strategy and Business Continuity Management
Plans in order to effectively manage Major Incidents;
· Lead on the provision of effective business support across the
GPPA, interfacing with staff across primary care providers and the Integrated
Care Board that have a responsibility to deliver activities within your remit.
Staff Management
· Provide high quality and supportive line management to staff
within their remit in the GPPA, creating a sense of clear vision and purpose
across the team;
· Work in a matrix management style and to foster close working
relations with other managers within primary care providers;
· Line manage the GPPA Business Support Manager.
Other Support
· Provide early warning to the Managing Director of any areas of
concern within the business and provide supporting information necessary to
support decision making and action.
· Research information as required by the Managing Director
across a wide range of topics and sources, building a library of information
and contacts.
· Develop systems and processes to log, cascade and monitor
delivery of business, with systems to support the performance management
processes.
Standard Clauses
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
This post is subject to the requirements of a six month
probationary scheme for new staff only.
NHS VALUES AND CONSTITUTION
All NHS organisations are required by law, to take account of
the NHS Constitution and accompanying values in its decisions and actions. It
is therefore for each employee to contribute to this and become familiarised
with its contents. Values cited within the NHS Constitution relate to:
· Respect and dignity in understanding people’s priorities,
needs, abilities, limits and aspirations, whilst also recognising that everyone
counts;
· A commitment to quality of care to get the basics rights every
time, and showing compassion in everything we do;
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Communications and representation
· Represent the Chair and Managing Director in interactions with
internal and external stakeholders, providing senior management resource and
accountability.
· On behalf of the Managing Director ensure a high standard of
corporate communications and public relations is maintained.
Business Management Support
· Work flexibly with excellent prioritisation skills to ensure
the business of the Managing Director is managed effectively to meet key
deadlines;
· Provide business management advice and support to the Managing
Director, including budget management, administrative team management and event
planning;
· Lead on the provision of robust Emergency Preparedness,
Resilience and Response (EPPR) strategy and Business Continuity Management
Plans in order to effectively manage Major Incidents;
· Lead on the provision of effective business support across the
GPPA, interfacing with staff across primary care providers and the Integrated
Care Board that have a responsibility to deliver activities within your remit.
Staff Management
· Provide high quality and supportive line management to staff
within their remit in the GPPA, creating a sense of clear vision and purpose
across the team;
· Work in a matrix management style and to foster close working
relations with other managers within primary care providers;
· Line manage the GPPA Business Support Manager.
Other Support
· Provide early warning to the Managing Director of any areas of
concern within the business and provide supporting information necessary to
support decision making and action.
· Research information as required by the Managing Director
across a wide range of topics and sources, building a library of information
and contacts.
· Develop systems and processes to log, cascade and monitor
delivery of business, with systems to support the performance management
processes.
Standard Clauses
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
This post is subject to the requirements of a six month
probationary scheme for new staff only.
NHS VALUES AND CONSTITUTION
All NHS organisations are required by law, to take account of
the NHS Constitution and accompanying values in its decisions and actions. It
is therefore for each employee to contribute to this and become familiarised
with its contents. Values cited within the NHS Constitution relate to:
· Respect and dignity in understanding people’s priorities,
needs, abilities, limits and aspirations, whilst also recognising that everyone
counts;
· A commitment to quality of care to get the basics rights every
time, and showing compassion in everything we do;
Person Specification
Communication Skills
Essential
- Developed communication skills for
- delivering key messages to a range of
- stakeholders both internal and external
- (including outside the NHS) to the
- organisation, some at very senior level.
- Excellent presentational skills for
- conveying complex concepts.
- Ability to use informed persuasion to
- influence others
Desirable
Planning Skills
Essential
- Evidence of planning and delivering
- programmes and projects and
- services on time.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over
- short, medium and long term timeframes
- and adjust plans and resource
- requirements accordingly
Desirable
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues
- and create solutions and to resolve
- problems in relation to project or service
- delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of
- complex information quickly and making
- decisions where opinions differ/no
- obvious solution
- Strategic thinking
- ability to
- anticipate and resolve problems
- before they arise
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or
- equivalent level of experience of
- working at a senior level in specialist
- area.
- 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 in London and
- appreciate the implications of this on
- engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the
- relationship between the Department of
- Health, the Strategic Health Authority and
- individual provider and commissioning
- organisations.
Desirable
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work
- effectively and be able to direct activities
- of others.
- Abilities for financial and staff
- management
Desirable
Person Specification
Communication Skills
Essential
- Developed communication skills for
- delivering key messages to a range of
- stakeholders both internal and external
- (including outside the NHS) to the
- organisation, some at very senior level.
- Excellent presentational skills for
- conveying complex concepts.
- Ability to use informed persuasion to
- influence others
Desirable
Planning Skills
Essential
- Evidence of planning and delivering
- programmes and projects and
- services on time.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over
- short, medium and long term timeframes
- and adjust plans and resource
- requirements accordingly
Desirable
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues
- and create solutions and to resolve
- problems in relation to project or service
- delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of
- complex information quickly and making
- decisions where opinions differ/no
- obvious solution
- Strategic thinking
- ability to
- anticipate and resolve problems
- before they arise
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or
- equivalent level of experience of
- working at a senior level in specialist
- area.
- 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 in London and
- appreciate the implications of this on
- engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the
- relationship between the Department of
- Health, the Strategic Health Authority and
- individual provider and commissioning
- organisations.
Desirable
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work
- effectively and be able to direct activities
- of others.
- Abilities for financial and staff
- management
Desirable
