Managing Director | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board; Preston; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare commissioning body in the UK seeks a Managing Director for All Age Continuing Care. The role involves strategic leadership to drive service transformation, ensuring quality healthcare delivery. Key responsibilities include stabilizing performance, implementing service models, and collaborating with clinical leaders. Suitable candidates will have a strong operational background and experience working at a senior management level. Closing date for applications is 5th December 2025.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading healthcare services at a senior management level.
• Ability to drive strategic change and implement service improvements.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition to a sustainable commissioning model for All Age Continuing Care.
• Stabilise operational and financial performance across AACC and IPA.
• Develop and implement the AACC Future Service Model.

Skills

Transformational leadership

Operational management

Financial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field

Job description

Are you a dynamic and visionary leader with a passion for transforming healthcare services? Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking a Managing Director for All Age Continuing Care (AACC) and Individual Patient Activity (IPA) to drive strategic leadership and operational excellence. In this pivotal role, you will lead the transition from turnaround to a sustainable future commissioning model, ensuring the delivery of safe, equitable, and efficient outcomes for service users and their families. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare and making a lasting impact on our community.

The role will be varied and will adapt over time as the ICB develops. However, the postholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions:

Key Deliverables (First 12–18 Months)

• Stabilise operational and financial performance across AACC and IPA
• Deliver and evidence progress against the £60.2m Waste Reduction Programme (WRP) 2025/26 target
• Implement and embed the AACC Future Service Model and Transition Plan governance, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and performance metrics
• Establish the AACC Transitional Steering Group with clear reporting cadence
• Complete design of the AACC Future Service Model
• Deliver a robust Workforce OD and Wellbeing Plan aligned to transition
• Align all AACC performance and financial reporting to ICB and NHSE assurance frameworks
• Produce a formal Transition Exit and Handover Plan ensuring readiness for AACC Future Service Model

This role is a non-clinical one. The post holder will be expected to work alongside clinical leaders in the AACC team as well as clinical Executive colleagues, to shape a safe, compliant and efficient service.

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is a complex organisation serving a population of over 1.8 million people. Its role is to improve population health and healthcare by planning and commissioning services, managing budgets, and working with local providers to achieve better health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and ensure value for money. Delivering efficient and effective All Age Continuing Care for the residents of Lancashire and South Cumbria is a fundamental part of achieving those aims.

The AACC team is a large group of clinical and managerial staff who have significant experience in delivering care to our residents and are eager to work with the new MD to transform the service for the future.

Key working relationships

Internal

• Chief Executive Officer & Executive Teams
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Chief Finance Officer
• Director of People and OD
• ICB Clinical and Place Directors
• AACC Operational Leads, BI and PMO Teams

External

• Directors of Adult and Children’s Services (Local Authorities)
• NHS England Regional CHC Leads
• Provider Trust Executives
• External suppliers
• System Partners and IPS Collaborative Boards

This advert closes on Friday 5 Dec 2025