Business and Partnerships Manager to the Chief Executive

NHS Dorset; Marshfield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board seeks a Business and Partnerships Manager to the Chief Executive. The role provides high-level strategic, operational and administrative support to enable effective leadership of the ICB and builds robust relationships with MPs, NHS bodies, local authorities, and VCSE partners.

You will work with the Director of Communications and Engagement to ensure coherent messaging, cross-system collaboration, and timely

Qualifications

• Masters level education or equivalent and evidence of post-qualifying CPD.
• Experience supporting senior executives in a complex organisation; board/system leadership exposure.
• Strong understanding of NHS structures, governance and ICS landscape; ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level strategic, operational and administrative support to the Chief Executive and Chairs Office.
• Develop and maintain relationships with elected members, NHS organisations, LA's, VCSE, and other system partners.
• Coordinate the Chief Executives report to the Board, including briefs, presentations and papers; manage the Executive Assistant to the Chair.

Skills

NHS governance

Senior executive support

Stakeholder negotiation

Programme management

Budget management

Education

Masters level or equivalent

Post-qualifying & continuing professional development

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Business and Partnerships Manager to the Chief Executive

Under the Model ICB Blueprint and the 10 Year Health Plan,ICBs will adopt a morestrategic commissioning role, focusing on population needs, reducinginequalities, anddelivering the three shifts as defined in the 10 year health plan, all whileoperating within strict financial limits.The new organisation will operate on a larger scale with a revised vision andpurpose,managing a commissioning budget of around £8 billion. Our role as a strategiccommissioner is to transform our local NHS through exceptional commissioningand build an innovative health system fit for the 21st century that truly meetsour communities needs.Informed by high quality data and insights, we will radically re-imagine how weoperate,making sure that every pound in our system delivers the best possible value foreveryone we serve.We will encourage and support our people to grow and develop new skills andembrace new agile ways of working. Everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas,seek feedback, and take part in creating a listening and learning culture whereinsight leads to improvement.We will work as a team of teams, collaborating across services andprofessions to deliver the best outcomes for our communities. You will beencouraged, and expected to model inclusive behaviours, valuing diverseperspectives and helping to create a workplace where everyone feels respected,supported, and able to thrive.

Main duties of the job

This role is a key member of the Chief Executive & Chairs Office but is professionally accountable to the Director ofCommunications and Engagement.The role provides the Chief Executive with high-level strategic, operational, & administrative support to enable them to lead the Integrated Care Boardeffectively.The role works with the Director of Comms & Engagement to ensure the Chief Executive & Chairs office develops & maintains effectiverelationships with elected members (including local MPs), NHS orgs, LAs, the voluntary, community & social enterprise (VCSE) sector, & other systempartners.The role works closely with the Director of Comms & Engagement &the Comms & Engagement team to ensure partnership activity, system relationships & Board-level messaging are coherent, aligned & effectively communicated both internally & externally.The role also undertakes discrete project work, supporting the Chief Executive, is responsible for compiling the Chief Executives report to the Board togetherwith briefings, presentations & papers as required.

The role provides line management to the Executive Assistant to the Chair & Chief Executive & acts as a trusted advisor & central coordination point,ensuring that priorities are progressed, governance arrangements arerobust, & organisational business is managed efficiently & professionally. You require a high degree of discretion, political awareness, & ability to work autonomously in a complex, fast-paced system environment.

About us

Under the Model ICB Blueprint and the 10 year Health Plan,ICBs will adopt a morestrategic commissioning role, focusing on population needs, reducinginequalities, anddelivering the three shifts as defined in the 10 year health plan, all whileoperating within strict financial limits.

The new organisation will operate on a larger scale with arevised vision and purpose,managing a commissioning budget of around £8 billion. Our role as astrategiccommissioner is to transform our local NHS through exceptional commissioningand build an innovative health system fit for the 21st century that truly meetsour communities needs. Informed by high quality data and insights, we will radically re-imagine how we operate, making sure that every pound in oursystem delivers the best possible value for everyone we serve.

We will encourage and support our people to grow and developnew skills and embrace new agile ways of working. Everyone is encouragedto contribute ideas, seek feedback, and take part in creating a listeningand learning culture where insight leads to improvement.

We will work as a team of teams, collaboratingacross services and professions to deliver the best outcomes for ourcommunities. You will be encouraged, and expected to model inclusivebehaviours, valuing diverse perspectives and helping to create a workplacewhere everyone feels respected, supported, and able to thrive.

Job responsibilities

Please also refer to the attached detailed JobDescription.

The Business and Partnerships Manager is a key member of theChief Executive and Chairs Office but is professionally accountable to theDirector of Communications and Engagement.

The role provides the Chief Executive with high-levelstrategic, operational, and administrative support to enable them to lead theIntegrated Care Board effectively.

The role works with the Director of Communications andEngagement to ensure that the Chief Executive and Chairs office develops andmaintains effective relationships with elected members (including local MPs),NHS organisations, local authorities, the voluntary, community and socialenterprise (VCSE) sector, and other system partners.

The role works closely with the Director of Communicationsand Engagement and the Communications and Engagement team to ensure partnershipactivity, system relationships and Board-level messaging are coherent, alignedand effectively communicated both internally and externally.

The role also undertakes discrete project work, supportingthe Chief Executive, and is responsible for compiling the Chief Executivesreport to the Board together with briefings, presentations and papers asrequired.

The role provides line management to the Executive Assistantto the Chair and Chief Executive.

The post holder acts as a trusted advisor and centralcoordination point, ensuring that the Chief Executives priorities areprogressed, governance arrangements are robust, and organisational business ismanaged efficiently and professionally.

The role requires a high degree of discretion, politicalawareness, and the ability to work autonomously in a complex, fast-paced systemenvironment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between health and care sector organisations including individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Experience

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Significant experience supporting senior executives in a complex organisation.
• Experience of working at Board or system leadership level.
• Programme or project management experience.
• Experience of line management and motivating a team including reviewing performance of the individuals.
• Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy and of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully within a local context.

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Strong understanding of NHS structures, governance and the Integrated Care System landscape.
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information with discretion and sound judgement.
• Negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, prioritise effectively and influence at a senior level.
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage a budget and working knowledge of financial processes.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
• Professional calm and efficient manner.
• Effective organiser, influencer and networker.
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board