Job summary
We are seeking an exceptional candidate to join the Regional Nursing Team as Assistant Director Primary and Community Development. This role will be a key member of the Primary, Community and Personalised Care leadership team working across the region's nursing and medical directorates.
The successful candidate will be a credible leader with extensive experience in provider and/or system leadership within Community or Primary Care and of leading services that are urgent or for those people who are rapidly deteriorating. They will be skilled in transformational leadership, system change management, strategy development, governance and assurance, and have experience of holding a wider leadership portfolio.
This role will have a key responsibility in leading transformational change identified by national and regional priorities as well as working with systems to identify areas of prioritisation to support improvement.
Working closely with colleagues in both the national teams and in the region the Assistant Director for Primary and Community Development will deliver the national and regional Primary and Community Services development strategy ensuring a coherent approach across the region.
The post holder will lead and develop the regional Urgent Response and Acute Deterioration portfolio and support the wider Primary Community and Personalised Care team's priorities. The main portfolio programmes are Urgent Community Response and Virtual Wards.
Main duties of the job
As Assistant Director for Primary and Community Development the post holder will lead a portfolio for the team working alongside our Integrated Care Systems.This post will also have a senior leadership role with delegated work from the Deputy Director of Primary and Community Development which may be outside of the portfolio to support overarching priorities of the directorate.
The role requires strong relationships, team of teams working and excellent communication with colleagues across NHS England in particularly Urgent and Emergency Care and ICB and provider colleagues in systems.
They will:
Drive the development and implementation of and integrated strategy ensuring alignment across the region and systems
Drive reform and support system / behavioral change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence
Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies
Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development
Identify examples of national and international best practice
Support change by developing the innovation and improvement infrastructure and capacity in region, systems and when required organisations
Through credible leadership influence the adoption and spread of The Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be part of the senior leadership team for the Primary, Community and Personalised care team with specific portfolio leadership and management responsibilities for the Urgent Response and Deterioration working closely with Urgent and Emergency Care colleagues. The team works as a matrix providing support and expertise into other portfolios which includes proactive care and prevention and intermediate care and long-term conditions.
The post holder will
Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of community services development in the region.
Be accountable for developing and delivering strategy for primary and community service development, promoting innovation and supporting operational excellence in the Sector.
Develop service models that ensures value for money and promote excellence.
work collaboratively across the NHS England, including integrating the national and regional programmes for primary and community development
act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision- making of NHS England.
Work with a range of data, facts and situations often requiring detailed analysis and interpretation making decisions on the most appropriate approach.
Monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables.
Develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the community services portfolio.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be part of the senior leadership team for the Primary, Community and Personalised care team with specific portfolio leadership and management responsibilities for the Urgent Response and Deterioration working closely with Urgent and Emergency Care colleagues. The team works as a matrix providing support and expertise into other portfolios which includes proactive care and prevention and intermediate care and long-term conditions.
The post holder will
Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of community services development in the region.
Be accountable for developing and delivering strategy for primary and community service development, promoting innovation and supporting operational excellence in the Sector.
Develop service models that ensures value for money and promote excellence.
work collaboratively across the NHS England, including integrating the national and regional programmes for primary and community development
act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision- making of NHS England.
Work with a range of data, facts and situations often requiring detailed analysis and interpretation making decisions on the most appropriate approach.
Monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables.
Develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the community services portfolio.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- Ability to provide and receive, convey, and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
Experience
Essential
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in Service development in Primary Community services, individual personalised care and programme delivery and leadership
Person Specification
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- Ability to provide and receive, convey, and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
Experience
Essential
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in Service development in Primary Community services, individual personalised care and programme delivery and leadership
