Job summary
This role is being advertised by Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Subject to the passing of legislative proposals regarding changes to the Health and Care Bill this role will be employed by the new ICB for Lancashire and South Cumbria when established on 1 July 2022.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced and influential senior leader who is committed to delivering the four core purposes of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System, ensuring that the bespoke needs and aspirations of the Central Lancashire place are met. Through increasedcollaboration and integration, you will work with partners to deliver improved population health and wellbeing through tackling health inequalities, improving health outcomes and ensuring that our residents experience seamless health and care. The Central Lancashire Place Based Partnership will need to confirm their bespoke integrated place based plan for the future, unique to their area and this role will have an integral part in influencing and creating that with partners and ensuring that delivery is achieved.You will work as part of NHS and Local Government Executive Teams and will be able to quickly engage and gain credibility with our wide range of partners. You will bring extensive knowledge and executive-level experience of partnership working, sufficient to support the delivery ofintegrated working and transformational change in a complex and dynamic public sector environment. You will be comfortable operating autonomously across organisational and sectoral boundaries, both in place and as part of the senior leadership of our health and care system.
About us
For the past few years, health and care organisations in Lancashire and South Cumbria have worked together as part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System. Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are seen as the future of health and care integration in England, as indicatedin the NHS Long Term Plan and the Government's White Paper on health and care reform. The document 'Joining up care for people, places and populations', published by the Department for Health and Social Care also sets out clear aspirations for the planning, commissioning and deliveryof co-ordinated, joined up and seamless services, with a clear focus on the geography of place.As the health and care system in England enters this pivotal time in its history, we are recruiting Directors of Health and Care Integration who will provide collaborative executive leadership of our place-based partnerships. This is an exciting time for health and care and these roles will befundamental in helping to shape its future.The four core purposes of an ICS are laid out in Integrating care: Next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England, namely to:
- Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
- Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
- Enhance productivity and value for money; and
- Help the NHS support broader social and economic development
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director of Health and Care Integration, Central Lancashire will be responsible to the Chair of the Place-Based Partnership Committee of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, which will have membership drawn from all partners in the place.The postholder will be responsible for delivering the common purpose areas of place-based partnerships in Lancashire and South Cumbria (as described in the strategic narrative). The prime focus will be to plan and deliver improved population health and wellbeing within a place,working with partners to deliver high quality care, outcomes and good experience for residents, ensuring equitable access across communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director of Health and Care Integration, Central Lancashire will be responsible to the Chair of the Place-Based Partnership Committee of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, which will have membership drawn from all partners in the place.The postholder will be responsible for delivering the common purpose areas of place-based partnerships in Lancashire and South Cumbria (as described in the strategic narrative). The prime focus will be to plan and deliver improved population health and wellbeing within a place,working with partners to deliver high quality care, outcomes and good experience for residents, ensuring equitable access across communities.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape
- Understanding the needs of diverse populations and the strengths of different sectors, groups, networks, particularly how these can contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of the population
- An awareness and appreciation of social justice and how it might apply within a place-based partnership
- A deep understanding of the NHS triple aim (of improved population health, quality of care and cost-control), the Kark review, the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan principles and the Standards for members of NHS Boards and Governing Bodies in England
- A good working knowledge of local government services and statutory obligations
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to thrive and innovate in a complex and politically charged environment of change and uncertainty
- Ability to set and agree strategy across multiple organisations or sectors that brings together and satisfies different perspectives
- Ability to remain independent and neutral to provide independent and unbiased leadership of the place-based partnership
- Problem solving and the ability to identify issues and areas of risk, leading stakeholders to effective resolutions and decisions (
- Ability to lead large and complex teams from different sectors
- Exceptional communication skills and be comfortable presenting in a variety of contexts, with experience dealing with the media on topics of healthcare or other public sector activities
Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Extensive experience of providing compassionate and inclusive executive leadership in a very senior leadership role such as a Chief Executive, Executive Director / Director in a complex public sector organisation such as; an NHS provider, Local Authority or CCG or have suitable leadership experience independent of the system (
- Successful leadership and delivery of large-scale transformational change across organisations or sectors
- Considerable experience of navigating politically sensitive situations and environments and of engaging directly, and advising politicians (including MPs and Elected Members)
- Significant experience of working with different sectors, groups, networks and building teams to deliver major transformation of public services and enhance services
- Experience of improving services to result in better outcomes for residents and patients
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape
- Understanding the needs of diverse populations and the strengths of different sectors, groups, networks, particularly how these can contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of the population
- An awareness and appreciation of social justice and how it might apply within a place-based partnership
- A deep understanding of the NHS triple aim (of improved population health, quality of care and cost-control), the Kark review, the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan principles and the Standards for members of NHS Boards and Governing Bodies in England
- A good working knowledge of local government services and statutory obligations
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to thrive and innovate in a complex and politically charged environment of change and uncertainty
- Ability to set and agree strategy across multiple organisations or sectors that brings together and satisfies different perspectives
- Ability to remain independent and neutral to provide independent and unbiased leadership of the place-based partnership
- Problem solving and the ability to identify issues and areas of risk, leading stakeholders to effective resolutions and decisions (
- Ability to lead large and complex teams from different sectors
- Exceptional communication skills and be comfortable presenting in a variety of contexts, with experience dealing with the media on topics of healthcare or other public sector activities
Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Extensive experience of providing compassionate and inclusive executive leadership in a very senior leadership role such as a Chief Executive, Executive Director / Director in a complex public sector organisation such as; an NHS provider, Local Authority or CCG or have suitable leadership experience independent of the system (
- Successful leadership and delivery of large-scale transformational change across organisations or sectors
- Considerable experience of navigating politically sensitive situations and environments and of engaging directly, and advising politicians (including MPs and Elected Members)
- Significant experience of working with different sectors, groups, networks and building teams to deliver major transformation of public services and enhance services
- Experience of improving services to result in better outcomes for residents and patients
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).
