About this role
Job summary
Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking an outstanding senior leader to join our Executive Committee as Deputy Chief Commissioning Officer.
This is a critical executive role providing system and organisational leadership for the development and delivery of the ICB's long term strategy, commissioning intentions, operational planning and commissioning capability. The postholder will also hold executive responsibility for the commissioning of maternity, neonatal and women's services, and will deputise for the Chief Commissioning Officer as required.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities
Lead the development and delivery of the ICB's five year strategy, commissioning strategy and neighbourhood health strategy Oversee strategic planning, business planning, operational planning and commissioning delivery Provide executive leadership to major transformation and change programmes across the system Lead a senior directorate covering strategy, planning, commissioning PMO and maternity, neonatal and women's services Act as the ICB's delegated lead for engagement with democratic oversight, including Health Overview and Scrutiny and Health & Wellbeing Boards Represent the ICB at regional and national forums and influence system wide strategic direction
About you
You will be a credible, politically astute and highly experienced senior leader with a strong track record of operating at executive or near executive level within the NHS or a similarly complex public sector environment. You will bring:
Significant experience of strategy development, commissioning and system planning Proven leadership of large, complex programmes and senior multidisciplinary teams Strong analytical, decision making and influencing skills in highly complex and ambiguous environments Extensive experience of partnership working across health, local government and wider sectors A clear commitment to NHS values, public accountability, equality and inclusion
About us
We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.
Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That's why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.
We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.
We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
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Person Specification
Qualification Experience Essential
Educated to Master's level or equivalent senior leadership experience
Desirable
Significant senior leadership experience in the NHS or a comparable complex organisation
Experience Essential
Proven experience of strategy development and delivery
Desirable
Experience of leading major transformation programmes
Competencies Essential
Strategic leadership and vision-setting at system level.
Desirable
Extensive experience of partnership working across health, local government, and wider sectors
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.
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Employer details Employer name NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Address Gail House
Maidstone
ME15 6NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)