Job Summary To provide expertise and senior leadership across the transformation team and key partners across health and social care to improve the health and wellbeing of local people, by reducing health inequalities, providing continuity of care and improving our services. The post holder will lead work in the Transformation Team, working closely with identified Clinical Leads in coordinating and working with wider partners to develop and deliver locally agreed plans and strategies. To provide expertise and senior leadership in translating and implementing relevant national, regional, and local policy initiatives into service development and transformation work streams across portfolios of care. To hold a key role in the development of local strategic partnerships to ensure there are cost-effective services that improve health outcomes. To be the day-to-day lead responsible for the implementation, development and co-ordination of agreed service development and transformation workstreams. The post holder will be required to work flexibly across broader transformation workstreams as required, based on the review of local priorities. Main Duties and Responsibilities Communications & Relationship Skills To provide professional managerial support and leadership to deliver service transformational change. To work closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including relevant patient and service user groups (for specific areas) to ensure transparent and highly effective consultation and involvement processes result in an informed approach to service improvements. To commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues. To communicate and manage stakeholders in accordance with the principles of project and programme management methodologies, using the recommended PMO tools, templates and approaches and ensure that they are updated as required. To establish and foster effective working relationships and networks with a wide range of key stakeholders across the West Yorkshire Integrated Care System to inform and help support the implementation of agreed service development and transformation workstreams. To utilise influencing and persuasion skills to establish the basis for the successful delivery of service development and transformation workstreams. To work in partnership with others to ensure all actions have been taken to deliver projects/programmes on time. Analytical & Judgmental Skills To be able to bring together different and disparate sources of information (both qualitative and quantitative) to understand complex situations, to formulate solutions and to recommend what the best course of action could be to senior leaders. To communicate, present, and provide highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. To be the lead responsible for analysing the available resources for service areas and for ensuring that any proposals for change take full account of the resources available. To provide in-depth analysis of data, national policies, and legislation through to interpretation and production of complex and multiple reports including financial analysis where appropriate. To monitor performance against national and local targets relating to service development and transformational workstreams, ensuring compliance, and identifying areas for further development/improvement in performance and ensuring these are fed into subsequent contracts. Provide advice and prepare strategic reports, briefings, business cases, project documentation. Planning & Organisational Skills To identify, review and cascade the key points to senior leaders from the policy and guidance in the areas of key responsibility, taking a lead role in their implementation and provide an early alert to all resource implications and risks. To adopt project and programme management methodologies in reporting to senior managers, ensuring that progress and key decisions are effectively communicated internally and externally. To lead individual service review projects ensuring compliance with agreed organisational outcomes, processes, priorities and targets. To take a lead role within the agreed workstreams in writing and developing service specifications and business cases (including costed options appraisals). Patient/Client Care To contribute to any non-clinical advice that patients may require following a change in service provision or policy. To lead work in partnership with all stakeholders including patients, managerial and clinical colleagues, to plan and develop services that meet the needs of the population. Policy and Service Development To provide expertise and senior leadership in translating and implementing relevant national, regional, and local policy initiatives into service development and transformation work streams. To work with internal and external colleagues to ensure that service providers have the best possible approaches to clinical and operational management in- place. To lead the design and test clinical and care pathways and outcome focussed service improvement projects ensuring that they deliver quality improvements and are cost effective within budgetary limits. To lead the development of service specifications, pathways, service changes and new services alongside colleagues including primary care, community services, social care, and secondary care colleagues, patients and the public, independent and private sector organisations and third sector representatives. Finance and Physical Resources Significantly contribute to the effective management of budgets (including the approval of invoices) related to the agreed workstreams, programmes/projects and associated contracts. Human Resources Provide management and leadership to staff who may directly report ensuring the management of performance, conducting of appraisals, objective setting and handling any issues in accordance with organisational policies and procedures. Contribute to the management and operation of the team and Directorate, participating where appropriate in key initiatives to ensure high organisational performance is achieved. Information Resources Ensure that all outputs (including project/programme management documentation) are accessible to staff and are stored in accordance with the ICBs requirements for information governance. Research and Development Contribute to the commissioning of local audit/evaluation in identified areas of responsibility integrating outcomes into local strategy and policy. This job description is not meant to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may be subject to change in the light of developing organisational and service needs and wherever possible change will follow consultation with the post holder. The postholder may be directed to complete other tasks according to the skills and requirements for individual roles. These duties will always be reasonable and deemed within the expectations of your position. General The post holder will: Treat people with dignity and respect. Maintain a high standard of professional and personal conduct. Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity. The post holder must be aware of and committed to the equality and diversity policies of the organisation. Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candour are observed and upheld in all working practices. Ensure compliance with all mandatory and statutory training relevant to the post. Be familiar with and adhere to the safeguarding policies, procedures, and guidelines for both children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect. This must be in conjunction with the Multi-agency Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at risk of abuse or neglect Multi- Agency Policy, Protocols and guidelines. Ensure that any infection prevention and control issues are reported appropriately. Be aware of and adhere to the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act and to ensure their own safety and the safety of others. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to the principles of data security and data protection. Follow a professional Code of Conduct, where relevant to the post. Participate in the organisational appraisal process. Be expected to undertake ongoing professional and personal development in line with the responsibilities of the post. This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may be subject to change in accordance with developing organisational and service needs and wherever necessary, will follow appropriate consultation with the post holder. The post holder may be directed to complete other duties according to organisational requirements. These duties will always be reasonable and commensurate with the skills of the post holder and level of the post.