Deputy Director All Age Continuing Care

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bradford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board All Age Continuing Care function seeks a Deputy Director to provide strategic and professional leadership across the footprint. The postholder will lead statutory continuing care responsibilities, overseeing quality, performance, transformation and budgets, and work with NHS bodies, councils and third-sector partners to develop integrated services.

The role requires significant senior leadership experience, travel across the footprint and occasional

Qualifications

• Masters-level education or equivalent experience.
• Professional clinical qualification (nursing, AHP or social work).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for All Age Continuing Care across West Yorkshire.
• Ensure safe, high-quality care in line with statutory requirements.
• Lead service transformation, quality improvement and assurance programmes.
• Oversee performance, activity and financial information for value for money.
• Work with NHS, local authorities and partners to develop integrated services.
• Lead, inspire and develop multi-functional teams, building a culture of inclusion and continuous improvement.
• Provide expert advice on commissioning, service redesign and national policy.
• Build relationships with senior leaders, partners, patients and communities to influence system-wide change.
• Manage significant budgets with governance and financial control.
• Translate national and local priorities into sustainable improvements for patients, families and communities.

Skills

NHS policy & governance

AACC & improvement knowledge

Continuous improvement mindset

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Masters degree or equivalent

Clinical qualification (nursing/AHP/social work)

Job description

This Deputy Director post sits within NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board's All Age Continuing Care function and reports to the Executive Nurse Director. The postholder leads the ICB's statutory continuing care responsibilities, overseeing quality, performance, transformation and budgets. The work is system-wide, building integrated services with NHS bodies, councils and independent and third-sector providers. Candidates need significant senior leadership experience and must be able to travel across the footprint and work occasional weekends.

What the job involves

• Provide strategic and professional leadership for the ICB's All Age Continuing Care function across West Yorkshire
• Ensure safe, effective, personalised, high-quality care in line with statutory, regulatory and national requirements
• Lead service transformation, quality improvement and assurance programmes, reducing unwarranted variation
• Oversee performance, activity and financial information to ensure value for money
• Work with NHS organisations, local authorities and system partners to develop integrated services and jointly commissioned care
• Lead, inspire and develop multi-functional teams, building a culture of inclusion and continuous improvement
• Provide expert advice on commissioning, service redesign and national policy
• Build relationships with senior leaders, partners, patients and communities, influencing system-wide change
• Manage significant budgets and resources, with strong governance and financial control
• Translate national and local priorities into sustainable improvements for patients, families and communities

Qualifications

• Masters-level education or equivalent experience
• Professional clinical qualification, e.g. nursing, AHP or social work
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Senior leadership of multi-function teams
• Leading complex or contentious change and service transformation
• Accountability for multi-million-pound budgets
• Multi-agency strategy and planning, and influencing system-wide change
• Translating policy into strategy and transformation
• Experience of highly sensitive situations involving patients, families, carers or advocates

Skills & knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of NHS, social care and local authority systems
• NHS policy, planning, commissioning, performance and governance
• AACC and improvement knowledge
• Commitment to continuous improvement

Other

• Ability to travel across the ICs/ICB footprint
• Flexible working, including occasional weekends

Nice to have

• Postgraduate leadership and/or management qualification
• Board-level experience
• Experience leading organisations