Chief Officer - Highland Health & Social Care Partnership

NHS Scotland; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Chief Officer to lead health and social care services in the Highlands. This role involves navigating a transformative period while ensuring high standards of care and improving outcomes for communities. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership skills, a strong background in financial and operational management, and a passion for fostering collaborative environments. With a budget oversight of approximately £478 million, this position offers the opportunity to shape the future of care services across the scenic Highland area, embracing both challenges and opportunities in a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a strategic leader in complex environments.
• Experience managing large teams and resources effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in strategic planning and operational management.
• Advance transformational change in collaboration with key stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Operational Management

Financial Management

Risk Management

Team Management

Education

Master's Degree in Health or Social Care

Relevant Professional Qualifications

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to lead health and social care services in the Highlands through a period of transformation. Highland HSCP has agreed to re-examine its lead-agency model, alongside national developments that focus on shifting the balance of care and improving standards and consistency. Navigating this changing landscape requires an engaging and inspiring leader, able to balance risk with innovation while working in partnership.

As Chief Officer, you will embrace the distinct challenges and opportunities presented by the Highlands' geography and rural nature, including the development of a new vaccination delivery model and potential co-location with other agencies. Above all, you will be passionate about improving people's outcomes and experiences of care in the Highlands.

You will provide leadership in strategic planning, operational management, and commissioning of services across the partnership. You will advance transformational change locally and regionally in collaboration with key colleagues across the health and social care system, NHS Boards, and Integration Joint Boards. This role demands exceptional skills and a strong focus on delivering high standards of health and care. We seek an accomplished, credible leader who is engaging and can motivate staff to work collaboratively in a changing environment. Resilience in facing challenges, uncertainty, and change is essential, as this role offers an opportunity to shape the future.

Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record as a strategic leader and senior manager in complex environments, with experience managing large, multifaceted teams and resources. Significant financial management, workforce, strategic planning, risk management, and experience working with inspection and scrutiny agencies at a senior or director level are essential. An understanding of market and strategic commissioning approaches is also important. As a compassionate leader, you will foster a positive environment through shared decision-making and collective leadership, with a passion for building professional excellence and achieving high-quality outcomes.

The post holder will oversee a budget of approximately £478m and an establishment of 3,691 WTE as the leader of Highland Adult Health & Social Care Services.

You will need to combine strategic leadership with effective operational management, working with multiple agencies and stakeholders to develop a whole-system approach to improving population health. Recognizing the importance of addressing wider determinants of health, you will ensure high-quality health and care services for communities across Highland.

This challenging and rewarding role involves regular travel across the scenic Highland area to connect with and understand the communities served. Hybrid working is routine, with expected routine access to NHS Highland and Council headquarters in Inverness.

Visit www.join-nhshighland.co.uk for more information or contact Amy Billington at Solace in Business on 020 7976 3311 for a confidential discussion.

NHS Scotland is committed to promoting equality and diversity within its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We aim for a workforce that is truly representative and where every employee feels respected and able to give their best. We welcome applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Highland is the largest of Scotland's 14 regional NHS boards, covering 12,500 square miles across Highland and Argyll & Bute. We strive to foster a positive culture aligned with our NHS and Social Care values:

• Care and compassion
• Dignity and respect
• Openness, honesty, and responsibility
• Quality and teamwork