Deputy Chief Strategy Officer - Internal Only
**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the 'ECT Family' this includes current East Cheshire NHS Trust employees, both NHSP and ECT bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from applicants not listed within these groups. **
This new and exciting post will be part of the Trust's senior leadership team, providing effective and innovative leadership of the Trust's strategic delivery from a clinical, digital, and organisational perspective. The postholder is expected to work collaboratively and across organisational boundaries with a co-design and co-production approach.
Reporting into the Chief Operations, Innovation & Strategy Officer, the postholder will lead on Trust strategy activity with a focus on improving health outcomes for the local population. This will include facilitated clinical partnership arrangements, developing new models of care across the Cheshire East place and locality, and supporting colleagues and leaders across the Trust by providing advice on developing clinical services and associated business plans.
This post is a secondment opportunity for up to 12 months, on a part-time (22.5 / 0.6 WTE) basis.
This post is subject to the CQC Fit and Proper Person's Test.
Main duties of the job
* To lead the development and implementation of Trust strategy - clinical, digital, and organisational.
* To facilitate any necessary tactical clinical partnership arrangements.
* To support the development of the annual planning submission.
* To support the Chief Operations, Innovation & Strategy Officer (and through the COO the Chief Executive) in their strategy and partnership work across the Cheshire East place, Cheshire and Merseyside, and Greater Manchester.
* To develop through co-design specific elements of the new model of care for significant areas of Cheshire East acute and community service provision, taking account of co-dependencies across health and social care provision.
* To ensure the continuous development of clinical service strategies and business plans to support the achievement of the Trust's organisational strategy.
* Responsible for providing leadership support and advice to clinical and support teams to develop clinical service change proposals and business plans using the post holder's expertise and knowledge of the system-wide health and care landscape, in areas where expert opinion differs.
About us
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed, and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years, you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trust's Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to master's level in a management discipline or equivalent leadership experience.
* Professional qualification or equivalent experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Coaching qualification.
Experience/Knowledge
* Significant NHS experience working at a senior level in a large complex organisation.
* In-depth professional & specialist knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. clinical management, programme management, quality improvement, and strategy acquired through training and experience over an extended period.
* Expert knowledge of NHS policy and strategy.
* Experience of providing advice to, and liaising with, managers/staff at all levels, including working with Executive Directors and Senior Clinicians.
* Experience of managing a clinical area/team/service.
Skills
* Ability to write board-level reports, requiring the analysis and interpretation of complex data from multiple sources.
* Ability to present complex information to a wide range of audiences, with differing levels of understanding, in a suitable format and with appropriate explanation.
* Ability to influence, persuade, and motivate others and the ability to present reports/arguments effectively.
* Highly organised, with a structured and logical approach to planning and prioritising workload.
* Ability to develop collaborative working relationships within and across organisational, professional, and cultural boundaries.
* Ability to engage and influence others in developing solution-focused approaches.
* Ability to work in a collegiate model with other organisations.
* Confident and highly competent in working with service users to gain their views and support for change.
* Financially literate with the ability to critically review, challenge, and effectively utilise financial information for decision-making.
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.
Chief Operations, Innovation & Strategy Officer
£105,385 to £121,271 a year per annum pro rata, subject to Job Matching
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