Total 36 Director/C-Level job vacancies in Liverpool, L31

Salary range

£56,031 - £62,261

Job description

Position: Head of Directorate Operation

Band: 5
Salary: £56,031- £62,261
Location: Liverpool, Newport, Norwich or Birmingham

Advert close: 18/03/24

Can you bring logic and governance to fast pace delivery? 

Can you unearth insights from data to form actionable recommendations for senior leaders that can really make a difference?

If so, do you want to part of the digital transformation journey in CCS?

Job Summary

The Head of Directorate Operations (HDO) is a key role at the heart of the Digital Directorate. You will be accountable for leading a high performing team of experts to ensure the Directorate is delivering in accordance with Government Standards. You must have strong influencing skills and be able to prioritise work under pressure.

The HDO is accountable to the Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO). Their role is to lead on the operational Assurance and Governance for the Directorate.

They will act as a key driver in improving efficient operational performance of the Directorate working alongside all CCS core operational functions.

The post holder is expected to attend SLT (Senior Leadership Team), acting as adviser to their Director, to colleagues across the leadership team and to represent the Director to other parts of CCS. Through central reporting, the post holder is expected to set strategic leadership discussions on Corporate improvement.

Team Summary

The Strategic Projects, Assurance and Governance (SPAG) team is a relatively new function within the CCS Digital Services Directorate. We are responsible for the Assurance and Governance of the Directorate as well as Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) and Project Management across CCS.

We are a multi-site and multidisciplinary team ranging from project managers to KIM specialists. We come together with an objective for instilling good assurance and governance across all we do and form part of the Operational Delivery and KIM Government Professions.

Key responsibilities:

• Driving the operational effectiveness and efficiency at Directorate level, supporting the Director, enabling them to work more strategically. 

• Play an active leadership role and being a role model of the CCS Values.

• Identifying and aligning the performance and gaps vs the Business plan to drive forward the SLT and teams in their delivery against objectives. Including leading on risk management. 

• Acting as the lead for coordination and assurance for all Directorate projects to ensure consistent deployment and application of Project Management Oversight (PMO) best practice. Review and assurance before Director review or briefing. 

• Single Point of Contact for the Government Internal Audit Authority (GIAA) on behalf of the CDIO. 

• Working closely with the other Operations roles to achieve a cohesive, collaborative and consistent approach across CCS, including Directorate Financial planning and resource planning

• Enabling good governance through ensuring that Directorate governance commitments are met with good quality and timely submissions to boards.

• Acting as a ‘Data Champion’ within DDS to continually improve data quality and reporting that generates strategic insight and improvement. Using data as a central tool to drive improvement and providing strategic recommendations to the Director and SLT based on the central data dashboard for the Directorate.  

• Providing effective oversight of the directorates obligations to assess and meet the Government Functional Standards for Digital, Projects and Security. Working with the owners to ensure that assessments are carried out and reported against; mechanisms are in place to achieve the improvements required to achieve the goals.

• Leading on the Governance and Assurance workstream to define the future target operating model for the Digital Directorate.

Essential Criteria (To be assessed at application stage):

• In-depth knowledge and experience in people management, processes and corporate/ governance; 

• High levels of emotional intelligence, interpersonal, leadership and management skills to drive contributions across the Directorate; 

• Highly organised to operate in a fast changing and dynamic environment; prior experience of supporting senior leadership teams.

• Experience of operating effectively in an organisation of a similar role, shape and size.

• Resilient with the ability to perform in a high-pressured environment, juggling tactical and strategic challenges.

• Excellent understanding of good management practices, including effective management of directorate level budgets and financial controls

Success Profiles (To be assessed at interview stage):

• Leadership

• Seeing the big picture

• Making effective decisions

• Communicating and influencing 

• Delivering at Pace

(A link to the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework is provided below)
Success Profiles Framework
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

What we will offer you, here are some of the benefits you can expect:

• Competitive salary 

• Generous pension scheme

• A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus 

• Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location

• Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)

• Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays

Explore fully how we will reward your work.

Want to make a difference? Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack.

At CCS, we actively support, promote and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people.

We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you, please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Working flexibly, delivering outcomes

CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.

Selection Process

Candidates who are successful at sift will be contacted as soon as possible following the closing date and advised of the interview process in more detail. The sift will commence WC 18-03-24 and interviews will be held WC 25-03-24 either at one of our offices or via video with interview times and dates to be confirmed. (Subject to change)

To find out more about our recruitment process please click here

Please note: Applicants can make use of artificial intelligence but the information presented at application must be factual.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

Complaints procedure

Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk

 If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.

If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk 

Working for the Civil Service:

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. 

Recruitment Principles:

Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.

If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk

Success Profiles:

Success profiles are the new recruitment framework used within the Civil Service.

Internal candidates should apply using their Workday account. Select the Career icon and then Find Jobs.

Communication Accountable for ensuring the Pharmacy Department communicates effectively within the Trust and with external partners and agencies. Ensures medication errors and adverse drug reactions are reported and investigated. Ensure national and local safety alerts, warnings, advice and information about medicines are effectively handled by the Trust. Provide, receive and analyse highly complex and sensitive information at very senior level in the Trust. External relations Represent the Trust in pharmaceutical and other matters involving external organisations (Department of Health, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Professional Royal Colleges such as Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health). Advise on pharmaceutical aspects of healthcare at home and on sharing care with primary, secondary and commercial care providers. Liaise with and contribute to national and international organisations with interests in paediatric drug therapy. Liaise with professional staff in other Trusts, health authorities, committees and bodies over matters concerning the Trust and pharmacy services or drug therapy. Analytical skills Interpret national legislation on all aspects of medicines and their management and provide expert advice to the Trust Board on pharmaceutical matters through the Medical Director, Chief Executive and Clinical Quality Assurance Committee. Advise the Trust on pharmacy and medicines law and ethics, medicines management and Optimisation. Advise the Trust on risk management issues relating to the use of medicines and pharmaceutical aspects of litigation involving the Trust. Planning and organising skills Planning of pharmaceutical services, taking into account national strategic direction for pharmaceutical services and the NHS in general; interpretation of broad national guidance and legislation; professional and scientific developments; new technologies; assessed needs of patients, pharmacy staff, Clinical Divisions, CCGs and NHSE plus other commissioning bodies Regional Health Authorities; Trust's business plans. Ensure active dissemination of information on medicines and that the availability of expertise from the Trust is maximised. Responsibility for patient/client care Actively involve pharmacy and its staff in the delivery of Clinical Governance, in accordance with agreed trust-wide strategy; including participation in Clinical Governance activities at ward, Divisional and trust level. Ensure all aspects of pharmacy service exceed any agreed national or trust minimum standard and that where this is not the case it is identified through the appropriate Trust committee. Implement and monitor national initiatives and directives, such as NICE guidance, NHSE Patient Safety Alerts, DoH guidance and MHRA drug recalls and alerts. Ensure errors, complaints and incidents are managed within the Trusts guidelines. For incidents relating to medicines the postholder has specific accountability to ensure monitoring and organisation learning take place. Ensure pharmacy services are equipped to pro-actively influence safe and cost-effective drug therapy in conjunction with clinical staff. This requires that practice is evidence based and staff appropriately trained. Pharmacy has a specific accountability for providing a risk assessment on the use of all unlicensed medicinal products. Ensure that the childrens views are accounted for in the planning and implementation of service delivery. Contribute to planning and delivery of medicines management training for doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. Act as a role model for other pharmacists. Keep up to date with developments in paediatric practice across the disciplines of medicine, surgery and neonatology. Maintain expert knowledge of developments in health service planning, finance, infection control and risk management. Provide expert clinical advice to Trust staff and to expert committees within the Trust and Regional Health Authority and to national and international agencies. Review national and local guidelines and determine the Trust response. Provide expert advice on adverse reactions, drug dose, safety, administration and formulation. Accountable for personal professional activity and ensuring maintenance of standards by other pharmacy staff. Responsibility for policy/service development Contribute to the development and review of the Trust strategic plans. Contribute to the development and implementation of national strategies including goals and standards, especially for paediatric pharmacy; the development andincreased availability of safe and effective medicines for children; medicines legislation; national service frameworks and patient safety. Contribute to developments in clinical pharmacy and education. Agree a local delivery plan/business plan with the medical director, Divisional Clinical Directors and Associate COOs which takes into account demand for services, trends, developments, resources and the Trust's strategic direction. Agree service level provision with Clinical directors and the Medical Director. Responsibility for financial and physical resources Accountable for ensuring that pharmacy services (procurement, supply, preparative and information) are cost-effective and provided within allocated budget. Budget holder for Drugs; Commercial Homecare and Medical Gases, responsible for ensuring the cost effective use of drug budget resources within the Trust and across the CCG interface; identifying pressures and cost improvements; agreeing budget with Clinical Divisions identifying and resolving pressures with local commissioners. Liaise with commissioners and Director of Finance or deputy and agree the annual budget for drugs. Agree the Trusts drug budget with Divisional Clinical Directors and the Director of Finance or deputy and liaise with the Pharmacy purchasing manager to monitor performance against budget. Participate in setting the pharmacy service budget. Be an authorised signatory for Alder Hey Childrens NHS FT in line with Standing Financial Instructions for drugs to the value of £100,000 other items/services to the value of £5,000 Provide direction and advice to the Head of Pharmacy, Consultant/Divisional Pharmacists and senior finance personnel in the analysis and annual review of the drug budget and budget setting processes. Develop and maintain links with the staff of other Trusts, purchasing authorities and contractors; develop contract income for the Trust and obtain maximum benefit from commercial contracts for medicines and related services Maximise the potential for income generation by the pharmacy service. Develop, implement and monitor commercial homecare contracts for medicines and related services to ensure that the Trust and its patients gain maximum benefit. Responsibility for human resources Liaise with the Human Resources director and external agencies over the strategy for training, recruitment and retention of professional pharmacy staff. Facilitate high quality teaching, training and dissemination of information, liaising with the Universities or other academic or teaching institutions. Foster a culture of lifelong learning, to include provision of pre and post-registration training, continuing professional education/development and vocational training of all pharmacy staff. Teaching Participate in the planning, organisation and delivery of teaching in paediatric pharmacy and pharmacotherapy locally, nationally and internationally. Teach and promote paediatric pharmacy and the concept of better medicines for children whenever possible. Training Ensure that pharmacy staff have appropriate training and education. Participate in Continuing Professional Development as required by the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain. Contribute to planning and delivery of medicines management training for doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. Responsibility for information resources Accountable for electronic information systems in pharmacy, prescribing and medicines information. Provide reports on all aspects of medicines management to executive team and Board via the Drug and Therapeutics Committee, Clinical Quality Steering Group, Clinical Quality Assurance Committee. Responsibility for research and development Assist in the development and implementation of a Research and Development strategy in pharmacotherapy to maximise the Trust's potential. Support the development and delivery of the PMRU research agenda Strategic planning of pharmaceutical research taking into account local and national priorities and resources. Ensure the Pharmacy Department has an active and relevant research programme through the identification and leadership of research themes and funding resources Ensure all clinical trials involving medicines within the Trust are fully compliant with currently accepted best practice through controls Assurance and Medicines for Human Use (clinical trials) regulations. Responsible for directing the research activity of pharmacy staff and ensuring that results are disseminated and applied. Undertake personal research collaborating with other Trust staff, local, national and international partners. Support the research activity of other professionals in the Trust and provide expert advice on the design and conduct of research involving medicines. Provide expert advice on legal, technical and indemnity issues of drug trials or research. Develop audit processes within the pharmacy service to ensure that legal, professional and service requirements are met. Provide expert advice to the Clinical Audit department on medicines management and assist in ensuring that audit recommendations are implemented.

To attend and participate in the NHSE North West Office Schools Board, Heads of School meetings and other NHSE meetings as required. This will include the sharing of best practice from within the School, to facilitate the effective use of resources and support a collaborative approach to improving the delivery of education and training across the region. You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only,agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting theapplication.

Job Title: Director of Asset Strategy & Delivery
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £122,264.74 plus £518 per month car allowance
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday
Location: Liverpool or London, United Kingdom

For your application to be considered please attach a current CV and cover letter.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Why Riverside?

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive pay & generous pension
• 31 days holidays plus bank holidays.
• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development, and technology
• A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

Application Process:

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact as the Director of Asset Strategy & Delivery, we encourage you to apply with your CV and cover letter.

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria on the job description, at Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience.

This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.

The difference you will make as a Director of Asset Strategy & Delivery:

The role holder will Lead and develop an organisation wide asset management service and a comprehensive Asset Management Strategy to drive an improved customer service for repairs across all business streams of the Group.

About you

You will have experience in:

• Substantial experience in an asset management senior leadership position within a large, dispersed organisation.
• Proven ability to provide inspirational leadership.
• Experience of managing significant budgets.

Role Profile

Accountabilities or “What You Have to Do”

• In line with Group Strategy, ensure that Riverside continues to develop and maintain a comprehensive Asset Management Strategy to drive an improved Customer Service experience for repairs across all business streams of the Group based upon a comprehensive understanding of the condition and performance of current assets in relation to a clear set of Riverside standards.
• Balance the specific and varied needs of internal clients, Neighbourhood, Care and support and RHO Services, and be flexible to include other internal clients and types of assets as Riverside continues to diversify.
• Ensure that Riverside has, and utilises, comprehensive and robust information systems to hold all asset data, to manage projects and programmes and to monitor performance, cost and cashflow.
• Own the budget for Repairs and Planned Maintenance and liaise with Regional teams for allocation and local accountability.
• To ensure the operation a comprehensive planned maintenance service that delivers fit for purpose assets in an affordable manner and ensures value for money. Working with the Executive Director Asset Services and the Managing Director Evolve to ensure a comprehensive medium to long term forward plan of work, which will maximise efficient use of Evolve’s delivery and to support them in delivering to the agreed business plan.
• To continually monitor the delivery of all work and services to the Group's customers and test and challenge the outcomes to ensure that excellent customer services, value for money and social value are being achieved, working effectively with procurement colleagues to deliver best value.
• Ensure that Riverside fully complies with all of its statutory responsibilities and with industry best practice and has a robust database for all assets
• Working with the Executive Director Asset Services and Executive Directors of associated services, and the Director of Strategy and Public Affairs to forward plan medium and long term investment requirements in order to deliver excellent customer services, value for money and social value.
• Working with the Executive Director Asset Services and Executive Directors of associated services, to agree and deliver a programme of stock rationalisation (disposals, regeneration, remodelling) using appropriate assessment tools.
• To lead any analysis of stock acquisition programmes and to project manage transfers of incoming assets.
• To play an active role in the Group’s Leadership and Management Team.
• To be an advocate and exemplar of the TRG corporate values and a role model for the aspired corporate culture
• To demonstrate a pragmatic and ‘can-do’ attitude to find solutions
• To take ownership and responsibility for effective relationships with Executive Directors and Senior Leaders, Managers and Teams
• To lead in such a way as to have a positive impact upon the culture of TRG
• To hold budgetary responsibility and accountability for the Asset Service Delivery
• To actively coach and manage performance of individuals, teams and departments to achieve the stated objectives of TRG and positively impact upon the customer of TRG
• To endeavour to be gracious and empathetic, as the organisation is being restructured, with a wide range of individuals as they are challenged by the scale and pace of the transformation

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience in an asset management senior leadership position within a large, dispersed organisation.
• Proven ability to provide inspirational leadership.
• Experience of managing significant budgets.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and government regulations.
• Degree level or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Proven success of leading and driving transformation within a complex organisation.
• High commercial acumen with the ability to work strategically and at pace.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with a strong customer focus.
• Results driven with the ability to manage conflicting stakeholder priorities.
• Proactive approach with the capability to work flexibly and adapt to particular situations.

Desirable

• Understanding the context of social housing and the challenges it faces.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Membership of a relevant professional organisation.

A Vacancy at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board.


The Executive Director of Nursing & Care is looking to recruit to support with delivery of the associated statutory functions of:
• Safeguarding

We are looking to recruit an exciting senior leadership role that will play a pivotal part in supporting with assurance and oversight of the C&M system. The roles will report directly to the Deputy Director of Nursing & Care, with accountability to the Executive Director of Nursing Care. The role will work closely with the Associate Directors of Quality & Safety Improvement at place to ensure that the ICB is able to analyse and understand the strategic risks to quality, safety and safeguarding at ICB level, and to develop strategy and policy to address any unwarranted variation, ensuring that the ICB is able to deliver on its statutory obligations.

For any informal discussions, please contact the Deputy Director of Nursing & Care at:

kerry.lloyd@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.ukor on 07917042415

You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and advice in respect of commissioned services and service redesign and, holding providers directly accountable for delivering what has been agreed. You will review performance, activity, and finance information to understand the overall clinical contribution and work with other Place leads to ensure commissioning action is agreed and implemented to achieve system-wide patient safety improvements.

You will develop strategic plans to support the delivery of quality improvement, surveillance and assurance to support system transformation, providing professional leadership and expertise within the ICS. A key focus will be to ensure that professional clinical statutory and regulatory requirements are delivered in respect of registered professionals employed, and that clinical governance requirements are in place within commissioned services to meet these responsibilities. You will be required to interpret overall health service policy and standards and decide how these should be implemented within Place, with minimal guidance.

If you share our values and ambitions for the people living in Cheshire and Merseyside and have the skills and experience to drive our integrated care system forward, then we would be delighted to receive your application.

Principal Responsibilities
• Lead a designated portfolio of key areas and programmes, ensuring these are delivered in line with ICB/ICS and Place priorities, within required timescales and that key objectives are met and reported on.
• Delivering corporate responsibilities, working collaboratively with, as part of the senior leadership team within the ICB supporting the delivery of key objectives and strategic goals.
• Support the Director of Nursing and Care and the Deputy Director of Nursing & Care, assuring and ensuring delivery of high quality, safe clinical care
• Support the Deputy Director of Nursing & Care in assuring and ensuring delivery of the statutory responsibilities for safeguarding adults, children and looked after children.
• Lead a team responsible for the delivery of safeguarding responsibilities across your designated portfolio.
• Work closely with the Performance & Delivery directorate to gain assurance on and drive improvements in quality, ensuring consistency in relevant data both at ICS and Place level.
• Will create and foster a safeguarding culture across the ICB/Place by being responsible for developing a strategy for implementing high quality safeguarding practices



Operational Strategy
• Deliver the ICB/ICS Quality Strategy, directorate and personal objectives.
• Create an ICB vision for Safeguarding that is aligned to the delivery of the ICS strategic objectives.
• Provide clinical leadership and act as a Safeguarding champion within the ICB/ICS
• Foster a culture of multi-professional engagement in the improvement of care across integrated pathways for a specific condition or patient group. This will include ensuring clinical colleagues are fully committed to the delivery of ambitious programmes of quality improvement and safeguarding.
• Ensure quality improvement programmes benefit from the best clinical expertise available, ensuring they are safe, effective, sustainable, well led, equitable and provide a positive experience for those who use them.
• Maintain credibility with all key players within ICB/ICS, fostering a culture of collaboration for the delivery of equitable, high-quality care. At times this will include acting as an ‘honest broker’ reconciling conflicting views and interests.
• Be responsible for the delivery of agreed performance metrics as required and to support corporate performance in relation to the delivery of key national targets.
• Understand, communicate and support the implementation of clinical policy relating to networks (including NICE Quality Standards and Outcome Strategies).
• Ensure the ICB Director of Nursing & Care is supported in the delivery of strategic and operational priorities and relevant key performance measures.
• Provide visible and effective leadership to directly managed ICB staff and in the interface with the ICS and other agencies and partners.
• Develop and sustain effective working relationships with colleagues within Place and across the ICB/ICS.
• Make decisions about multi-faceted issues and situations that are highly complex and that require analysis, where solutions are not clear. This includes where information may be conflicting or information is unavailable.
• Accountability for delivery of all Safeguarding performance indicators and reducing unwarranted variation.



2 Planning and organising
• Co-ordinate the development and implementation of the overall long term strategy of the ICB/ICS which supports and ensures that quality, financial and performance targets are met and sustained.
• Chair relevant meetings internally and externally as required.
• Ensure compliance with national standards and key performance measures, and to lead the implementation of corrective action where unwarranted variation has occurred at Place level.
• Lead the development and delivery of safeguarding and performance improvement programmes in accordance with national and local priorities.
• Develop and deliver short, medium, and long-term plans, which involve uncertainty, with the input of partners and using feedback from users and stakeholders in achieving high quality outcomes.
• Support the delivery of effective safeguarding systems for both adults and children across Place and across ICB/ICS.

Participate in the ICB On-Call rota on a regular basis.


This advert closes on Thursday 14 Dec 2023

Principal Responsibilities Lead a designated portfolio of key areas and programmes, ensuring these are delivered in line with ICB/ICS and Place priorities, within required timescales and that key objectives are met and reported on. Delivering corporate responsibilities, working collaboratively with, as part of the senior leadership team within the ICB supporting the delivery of key objectives and strategic goals. Support the Director of Nursing and Care and the Deputy Director of Nursing & Care, assuring and ensuring delivery of high quality, safe clinical care Support the Deputy Director of Nursing & Care in assuring and ensuring delivery of the statutory responsibilities for safeguarding adults, children and looked after children. Lead a team responsible for the delivery of safeguarding responsibilities across your designated portfolio. Work closely with the Performance & Delivery directorate to gain assurance on and drive improvements in quality, ensuring consistency in relevant data both at ICS and Place level. Will create and foster a safeguarding culture across the ICB/Place by being responsible fordeveloping a strategy for implementing high quality safeguarding practices Operational Strategy Deliver the ICB/ICS Quality Strategy, directorate and personal objectives. Create an ICB vision for Safeguarding that is aligned to the delivery of the ICS strategic objectives. Provide clinical leadership and act as a Safeguarding champion within the ICB/ICS Foster a culture of multi-professional engagement in the improvement of care across integrated pathways for a specific condition or patient group. This will include ensuring clinical colleagues are fully committed to the delivery of ambitious programmes of quality improvement and safeguarding. Ensure quality improvement programmes benefit from the best clinical expertise available, ensuring they are safe, effective, sustainable, well led, equitable and provide a positive experience for those who use them. Maintain credibility with all key players within ICB/ICS, fostering a culture of collaboration for the delivery of equitable, high-quality care. At times this will include acting as an honest broker reconciling conflicting views and interests. Be responsible for the delivery of agreed performance metrics as required and to support corporate performance in relation to the delivery of key national targets. Understand, communicate and support the implementation of clinical policy relating to networks (including NICE Quality Standards and Outcome Strategies). Ensure the ICB Director of Nursing & Care is supported in the delivery of strategic and operational priorities and relevant key performance measures. Provide visible and effective leadership to directly managed ICB staff and in the interface with the ICS and other agencies and partners. Develop and sustain effective working relationships with colleagues within Place and across the ICB/ICS. Make decisions about multi-faceted issues and situations that are highly complex and that require analysis, where solutions are not clear. This includes where information may be conflicting or information is unavailable. Accountability for delivery of all Safeguarding performance indicators and reducing unwarranted variation. 2 Planning and organising Co-ordinate the development and implementation of the overall long term strategy of the ICB/ICS which supports and ensures that quality, financial and performance targets are met and sustained. Chair relevant meetings internally and externally as required. Ensure compliance with national standards and key performance measures, and to lead the implementation of corrective action where unwarranted variation has occurred at Place level. Lead the development and delivery of safeguarding and performance improvement programmes in accordance with national and local priorities. Develop and deliver short, medium, and long-term plans, which involve uncertainty, with the input of partners and using feedback from users and stakeholders in achieving high quality outcomes. Support the delivery of effective safeguarding systems for both adults and children across Place and across ICB/ICS. Participate in the ICB On-Call rota on a regular basis.