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Job summary

This is a unique opportunity to join an advanced Provider Collaborative to develop and deliver shared objectives. The successful post-holder will bring excellent leadership, programme management and influencing skills with the capability to work across each of the partner Trusts and wider system partners to drive forward collaborative programmes of work. The post-holder will support the delivery of large-scale transformation, particularly with the clinical reset programme, with and through the Provider Collaborative team and broader partners across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The Clinical Services Transformation Director will be responsible for delivering the strong outcomes from the Clinical Portfolio and the associated programmes of work, building on the work to transform how health and care services are delivered to our communities, improving the health and wellbeing of our population and managing within our financial allocation. The postholder will operate effectively across the Trusts and the wider system to enable effective and efficient partnership working to deliver the agreed programme of work. The postholder will be a member of the Clinical Services Portfolio Board. The portfolio reports to the PCB Executive Committee (ExCo) and on through to PCB. The postholder will be required to attend the PCB ExCo. The postholder will be expected to establish effective working relationships with a wide range of senior clinical and managerial staff across the System.

Main duties of the job

Working with the Provider CEOs and the PCB Managing Director, the post-holder will be responsible for:

o Leading and managing the clinical reset infrastructure, governance arrangements and administrative support, including the operation of an effective programme management function.o Working alongside the Provider Trusts and ICB colleagues to ensure the PCB workstreams and cross-partner programmes are delivering effectively.

o Intelligence gathering, analysis and formulation of materials, including joint policy development, tactical planning and strategic development.o Working across a wide and diverse stakeholder group to build commitment to a shared vision for the Provider Collaborative and aligned areas of focus and ensuring the contribution of the Collaborative within ICB plans for Lancashire and South Cumbria.o Work with key stakeholders to establish and evolve mechanisms to support the development and delivery of the clinical blueprint. Using skills of diplomacy, tact and performance management to foster collaboration and enhanced system working.

About us

In response the formation of our clinical blueprint, we are seeking to recruit to the role of Clinical Services Transformation Director within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative. This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive provider collaborative that is forging ahead with its vision for delivering greater patient benefit from increased collaboration across this part of the North-West.

The five acute and mental health NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria have formed a collaborative to improve health and healthcare. The aim is to reduce health inequalities, restore financial balance and improve services, outcomes and experiences for patients and their families. The collaborative also aims to ensure that Lancashire and South Cumbria is a great place to live and work.

The organisations involved in the Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative are:

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Applications for this role will be through our dedicated TRAC recruitment system where you will complete some key information, using the Supporting Information section to write a personal statement to support your application and also attach your CV.

Details Date posted

29 July 2025

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience Dependant on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-PB3174

Job locations

Preston Business Centre

Wating Street Road

Fulwood, Preston

PR28DY

Job description Job responsibilities

Working with the Managing Director for PCB, the Postholder is responsible for leading the Provider Collaboratives Clinical Portfolios to deliver the following:Change Management and Delivery

Develop and drive the delivery of key programmes of change and improvement, in partnership with clinical teams to deliver patient benefit and financial sustainability. Work with the System Planning Lead on oversight of the operational planning cycle across the Provider Collaborative, ensuring key linkages between changes to leadership arrangements to financial ,workforce and activity are in place; closely aligning to the NHS Long Term Plan. Responsible for ensuring the plans of the Clinical Portfolios align to NHSE strategic aims, and have actions in place to deliver the clinical, operational, and financial outcomes sought; and that complexity / uncertainty is understood and mitigated. Proactively support the working relationships between the Trusts at CEO, Executive and Professional Lead level; providing fair and transparent brokerage focused on achieving the outcomes agreed.

Strategy and Planning Lead the development and implementation of clinical strategic plans for the clinical portfolios, aligning national, regional and ICB strategic aims with the Provider Collaborative context facilitating engagement at all levels. Ensure the workplans from the Portfolios are understood by all stakeholders and are delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.

Leadership and Management

Be an influential leader across the Provider Collaborative and wider system to support collaboration that will improve outcomes for the local population and beyond. Provide visible leadership that models exemplary behaviours of personal integrity and inspires and empowers staff to deliver on the Provider Collaborative strategy and objectives. Work with the Managing Director, CEOs and members of the Executive Teams to build on successes to date and further develop the required structures and processes in order to deliver on Provider Collaborative priorities. Work with the wider system to ensure that the Provider Collaborative continuously develops in order to remain fully effective in the context of a changing NHS and wider health care environment. Support a culture which promotes collaboration, inclusion, openness, accountability, and equality of opportunity at all levels. Lead and develop the clinical portfolios teams in developing and achieving the Provider Collaborative strategic vision and objectives.

Governance and Compliance

Work closely with leadership teams and clinical leads to ensure strong delivery in the realisation of anticipated benefits, smooth and prompt identification of issues and resolution/escalation to oversight board and identification of common themes or issues across the Provider Collaborative. Ensure that the clinical portfolios implement and operates a robust governance structure which is designed to both sustain shared business operations and shape and develop new opportunities. Work closely with clinicians and executive teams across the five providers, to ensure that workstreams are agreed, and to drive delivery.

Partnership working and Stakeholder Management

Lead development of effective working relationship across the Collaborative and wider system to enable collaborative working across organisational boundaries. Foster collaboration, leveraging the expertise of partner organisations and wider stakeholder groups. Work with system stakeholders to ensure the Trusts priorities are reflective of system priorities and to ensure an effective contribution to system plans in collaboration with commissioners and partner providers. Develop strong working relationships with wider system partners to develop the integration and collaboration of services. In collaboration with the Provider communications team, ensure internal and external stakeholders are involved in the development of plans and are well briefed on change programmes.

Job description Job responsibilities

Working with the Managing Director for PCB, the Postholder is responsible for leading the Provider Collaboratives Clinical Portfolios to deliver the following:Change Management and Delivery

Develop and drive the delivery of key programmes of change and improvement, in partnership with clinical teams to deliver patient benefit and financial sustainability. Work with the System Planning Lead on oversight of the operational planning cycle across the Provider Collaborative, ensuring key linkages between changes to leadership arrangements to financial ,workforce and activity are in place; closely aligning to the NHS Long Term Plan. Responsible for ensuring the plans of the Clinical Portfolios align to NHSE strategic aims, and have actions in place to deliver the clinical, operational, and financial outcomes sought; and that complexity / uncertainty is understood and mitigated. Proactively support the working relationships between the Trusts at CEO, Executive and Professional Lead level; providing fair and transparent brokerage focused on achieving the outcomes agreed.

Strategy and Planning Lead the development and implementation of clinical strategic plans for the clinical portfolios, aligning national, regional and ICB strategic aims with the Provider Collaborative context facilitating engagement at all levels. Ensure the workplans from the Portfolios are understood by all stakeholders and are delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.

Leadership and Management

Be an influential leader across the Provider Collaborative and wider system to support collaboration that will improve outcomes for the local population and beyond. Provide visible leadership that models exemplary behaviours of personal integrity and inspires and empowers staff to deliver on the Provider Collaborative strategy and objectives. Work with the Managing Director, CEOs and members of the Executive Teams to build on successes to date and further develop the required structures and processes in order to deliver on Provider Collaborative priorities. Work with the wider system to ensure that the Provider Collaborative continuously develops in order to remain fully effective in the context of a changing NHS and wider health care environment. Support a culture which promotes collaboration, inclusion, openness, accountability, and equality of opportunity at all levels. Lead and develop the clinical portfolios teams in developing and achieving the Provider Collaborative strategic vision and objectives.

Governance and Compliance

Work closely with leadership teams and clinical leads to ensure strong delivery in the realisation of anticipated benefits, smooth and prompt identification of issues and resolution/escalation to oversight board and identification of common themes or issues across the Provider Collaborative. Ensure that the clinical portfolios implement and operates a robust governance structure which is designed to both sustain shared business operations and shape and develop new opportunities. Work closely with clinicians and executive teams across the five providers, to ensure that workstreams are agreed, and to drive delivery.

Partnership working and Stakeholder Management

Lead development of effective working relationship across the Collaborative and wider system to enable collaborative working across organisational boundaries. Foster collaboration, leveraging the expertise of partner organisations and wider stakeholder groups. Work with system stakeholders to ensure the Trusts priorities are reflective of system priorities and to ensure an effective contribution to system plans in collaboration with commissioners and partner providers. Develop strong working relationships with wider system partners to develop the integration and collaboration of services. In collaboration with the Provider communications team, ensure internal and external stakeholders are involved in the development of plans and are well briefed on change programmes.

Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
• Continuous professional and management development.
• Executive Director level experience in a Provider Trust

Desirable

• Management / MBA qualification (desirable).

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• NHS policy agenda including ongoing development of Integrated Care Systems, Integrated Care Boards, Provider Collaboratives, and place-based partnerships.
• Extensive understanding of the healthcare landscape and political drivers

Desirable

• Track record of achievement working at senior level in a complex health service environment with experience of building personal and professional credibility with Board, management and clinical teams and staff.
• Significant delivery experience, working closely with clinicians to drive improvement in care pathways and the ways in which care is delivered.
• Experience as change leader, managing highly complex programmes and developing innovative approaches to service delivery.
• Experience of developing effective strategies to embed service vision with an ability to turn strategic initiatives into service delivery.
• Experience of budget and staff management.
• Evidence of developing effective working relationships across organisational boundaries for the benefit of patients.
• Personal and professional credibility across leadership teams.
• Collaborative stakeholder working including linking across mental health, Local Authorities and key partners.
• Experience in successfully delivering on business cases and managing service improvement projects to time and budget.
• Evidence of both personally role modelling the required behaviours and holding others to account for doing so.

Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
• Continuous professional and management development.
• Executive Director level experience in a Provider Trust

Desirable

• Management / MBA qualification (desirable).

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• NHS policy agenda including ongoing development of Integrated Care Systems, Integrated Care Boards, Provider Collaboratives, and place-based partnerships.
• Extensive understanding of the healthcare landscape and political drivers

Desirable

• Track record of achievement working at senior level in a complex health service environment with experience of building personal and professional credibility with Board, management and clinical teams and staff.
• Significant delivery experience, working closely with clinicians to drive improvement in care pathways and the ways in which care is delivered.
• Experience as change leader, managing highly complex programmes and developing innovative approaches to service delivery.
• Experience of developing effective strategies to embed service vision with an ability to turn strategic initiatives into service delivery.
• Experience of budget and staff management.
• Evidence of developing effective working relationships across organisational boundaries for the benefit of patients.
• Personal and professional credibility across leadership teams.
• Collaborative stakeholder working including linking across mental health, Local Authorities and key partners.
• Experience in successfully delivering on business cases and managing service improvement projects to time and budget.
• Evidence of both personally role modelling the required behaviours and holding others to account for doing so.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Preston Business Centre

Wating Street Road

Fulwood, Preston

PR28DY

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Preston Business Centre

Wating Street Road

Fulwood, Preston

PR28DY

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)