Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key leadership role in shaping the future of health and social care services across North Cumbria. As Delivery Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving system-wide transformation, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, integrated care that meets the needs of our communities. Working collaboratively with NHS partners, local authorities, the voluntary sector, and wider stakeholders, you will provide strategic leadership to enhance service delivery, improve patient outcomes, and support sustainable system change. This is a unique chance to influence and lead innovative models of care, ensuring alignment with national and regional priorities while responding to the specific challenges and opportunities in North Cumbria. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. Main duties of the job About the Role: - Lead and coordinate system-wide transformation programmes, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, sustainable services.- Work in partnership with health, social care, and community leaders to drive integration and innovation.- Provide strategic oversight of service improvement initiatives, workforce planning, and financial sustainability.- Champion a culture of collaboration, co-production, and continuous improvement.- Ensure alignment with the wider Integrated Care System (ICS) priorities and national policy developments. About us Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country. The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities. With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers. The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities. Date posted 11 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 9 Salary £105,385 to £121,271 a year Per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 134-7001783PM Job locations Parkhouse Kingmoor Park Carlisle CA6 4SJ Job description Job responsibilities About You: We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking leader with:- Proven experience in a senior leadership role within health, social care, or a related sector.- A track record of delivering complex programmes and driving system-wide transformation.- Strong partnership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus and influence change.- Strategic thinking with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach.- A commitment to improving health outcomes and tackling health inequalities. Job description Job responsibilities About You: We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking leader with:- Proven experience in a senior leadership role within health, social care, or a related sector.- A track record of delivering complex programmes and driving system-wide transformation.- Strong partnership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus and influence change.- Strategic thinking with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach.- A commitment to improving health outcomes and tackling health inequalities. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Evidence of sustained personal & professional development Masters level qualification or equivalent experience Related qualifications relevant to the role e.g. improvement methodology, finance, performance management, information systems, project management Desirable Postgraduate management and leadership qualification at Master level or equivalent level experience Experience Essential Experience in the leadership and management of complex projects Experience of effective partnership and working with internal and external stakeholders at the most senior level Significant experience in leading and developing strategy across multiple partners and stakeholders, achieving consensus and managing successful delivery Significant experience in performance management approaches including analysis of data and performance reporting. Experience of managing relationships with the media and political stakeholders. Substantial experience of providing board level and/or system leadership within a regulatory environment and across complex systems with demonstrable impact. Significant experience in all forms of highly effective communication including authorship of Board and committee reports, presentations etc. Desirable Experience at Director level within provider, commissioning and oversight and assurance / regulatory organisations Demonstrable experience of building and implementing strategy across multiple organisations Person Specification Qualifications Essential Evidence of sustained personal & professional development Masters level qualification or equivalent experience Related qualifications relevant to the role e.g. improvement methodology, finance, performance management, information systems, project management Desirable Postgraduate management and leadership qualification at Master level or equivalent level experience Experience Essential Experience in the leadership and management of complex projects Experience of effective partnership and working with internal and external stakeholders at the most senior level Significant experience in leading and developing strategy across multiple partners and stakeholders, achieving consensus and managing successful delivery Significant experience in performance management approaches including analysis of data and performance reporting. Experience of managing relationships with the media and political stakeholders. Substantial experience of providing board level and/or system leadership within a regulatory environment and across complex systems with demonstrable impact. Significant experience in all forms of highly effective communication including authorship of Board and committee reports, presentations etc. Desirable Experience at Director level within provider, commissioning and oversight and assurance / regulatory organisations Demonstrable experience of building and implementing strategy across multiple organisations 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. Employer details Employer name North East & North Cumbria ICB Address Parkhouse Kingmoor Park Carlisle CA6 4SJ Employer's website https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)