Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System will comprise the Integrated Care Board (ICB), which is the statutory body for the NHS, and the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), which is a committee of the ICB, and brings together key health, care, community and voluntary sector organisations across the area.

The ICS has a bold ambition to deliver improved outcomes for our 1.2m population through our four Alliances, and we are placing clinical and professional leadership and the voice of our residents at the heart of realizing this ambition.

The AHP Faculty Managerd will play an important contribution to ensuring the ICS can discharge its four key purposes:

• improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
• tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access
• enhance productivity and value for money
• help the NHS support broader social and economic development

In addition, the post holder will be key in ensuring that the ICB realises its ambition of making the system distinctive, attractive and successful.

The post holder will support the AHP Director in developing and articulating strategic direction, providing a compelling vision for AHPs with MSE ICS and a broader supporting role in the ICS strategic ambitions to:

• Reduce health inequalities
• Create opportunities for our residents
• Support health and wellbeing
• Bring care closer to home where safe and possible
• Transform and improve our services

The post holder will be expected to exemplify an inclusive and collaborative approach in the ICS. This will include:

• Demonstrating high quality leadership and supporting clinical and professional leaders across the ICS to also demonstrate the highest standards of leadership through their conduct.
• Leading by example and securing engagement with residents and partners as an integral part of all decision making so that it is embedded as a core value of the partnership.
• Aiming for excellence in everything we do, by influencing, coaching and challenging poor delivery to ensure high standards are achieved for the local population.
• Ensuring delivery for local residents is a principle upheld across the partnership, placing aside personal or organisational agendas for a more collaborative approach.
• Maintaining the highest standards of public accountability for safety, quality, and our use of resources.

All senior leaders in the ICS have a collective responsibility for working together to ensure the organisation is well led, successful and managerially supported, promoting integration and delivery.

CONTEXT

The AHP Faculty Manager will work at a strategic level as part of the Mid and South Essex AHP Council to lead on programmes of work identified by Council as priorities for the AHP workforce across the ICS. The post holder will provide operational and programme management of identified functions, leading delivery of required outcomes within appropriate governance and assurance, monitoring progress, and managing risks and issues to ensure successful programme delivery.

ROLE PURPOSE

The AHP Faculty Manager will work with MSE ICS colleagues to build a shared purpose and commitment to support AHP workforce transformation, training, and education alongside building a strong and sustainable AHP community across the ICS (the Integarted Care Board and the Intgrated Care Partnership) and region.

The post holder will support the AHP Faculty to build on its portfolio of projects to assure an AHP workforce for the future. The post holder will evidence the value of the AHP Faculty and senior AHP leadership.

The AHP Faculty Manager has leadership responsibility for the ongoing development and sustainability of high quality and innovative practice and educational development for the AHPs within the system.

The post holder will be expected to produce reports and/or documents for presentation at Council and other forums where appropriate e.g. MSE ICS People board, regional AHP Council meetings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

People Promise

The post holder will also play a role in driving the People Promise across the wider workforce of the partnership demonstrating core behaviours and beliefs as follows;

• Drive the qualities which place teamwork front and centre of our partnership. In doing this our conduct will give one another the space to innovate, support each other when times are tough and take time to celebrate the successes both large and small of the partnership.
• Ensure each member of the workforce has a voice that counts by creating an environment and culture that is safe and where staff are confident in expressing their views free from fear.
• The ability to speak up, knowing that support, working through issues and being heard is at the core of our behaviour.
• That staff are recognised and rewarded across the breadth of roles and grades fulfilling the promise of every member of staff being of equal importance and creating a fair environment in which to work.
• Demonstrate through actions the partnerships dedication to being open and inclusive with all staff. Creating an environment which is free from discrimination, bullying and violence and call out any behaviour or actions which fall short of the expected culture.
• Encourage and create an environment where we understand, encourage and celebrate diversity generating a sense of belonging.
• Recognising each member of staff as a whole person with differing responsibilities outside of the workplace. Create an environment where through flexibility the individual can work in a way which allows them to thrive.
• Champion the opportunities for staff to develop and learn through formal and informal means, never stopping deserved progression for the sake of the organisation and understanding the importance to thrive, develop and change roles.
• Prioritise the health and wellbeing of the staff creating a culture where physical and mental health is supported, workloads have limits and healthy choices are available.

COMPETENCY BASED KEY DELIVERABLES

• To lead programmes of work on behalf of the AHP Council to ensure objectives are achieved and actions taken to ensure a successful delivery of the project outcomes, using sound decision making, analysis and judgement in relation to these.
• To produce reports, project plans and other documents for presentation/discussion at Council and other forums where appropriate e.g. Mid and South Essex ICS People board, regional AHP Council meetings.
• To engage with and work in collaboration with project teams and other relevant stakeholders in clinical and strategic positions to support the progression and growth of the AHP workforce across the Mid and South Essex ICS, sharing best practice.
• To work in collaboration with existing networks and teams to review, interpret and make recommendations as to what additional structures are required within organisations and at a system level to help support the progression of AHPs.
• To chair and develop AHP Faculty seeking out and providing opportunities for inclusive membership ensuring representation from across Mid and South Essex ICS from a provider, professional, PIVO and HEI perspective.
• To work in collaboration and in a matrix approach across MSE ICB (such as the People and Nursing and Quality Directorate) to ensure work is aligned and complimentary and to ensure efficiency and congruence.
• Create opportunities for increasing networks across the ICS and region and ensure Faculty members are supported in their roles.
• To maintain professional registration HCPC and upholding HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.
• Responsible and accountable for decisions made during the course of their duties, escalating significant issues where appropriate.
• Contribute to setting long term strategy ensuring the aims and objectives of the organisation/system are embedded and progressively built upon within the setting of the strategy, as well as taking responsibility for the implementation of one or more plans which align to this strategy
• Management of multiple members of staff
• Responsible for one or more budgets and/or income streams of delivery
• Can demonstrate and deliver acute business acumen in their area of responsibility ensuring value for money, understanding the business of partners and the driving factors for delivery in multiple sectors.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working at a senior level in the specialism
• Experience of leading, managing and delivering significant change projects involving stakeholders
• Experience of negotiation with senior stakeholders which may include difficult and controversial issues, presenting complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Experience of working at strategic level, able to recognise direction and implications of policy and the potentially competing priorities/interests
• Experience of leading, managing, developing, influencing and inspiring staff

Knowledge / understanding

Essential

• Robust knowledge of HCPC standards pertaining to education and proficiency
• Understanding the role and function of workforce and education within operational service delivery
• Knowledge of NHS workforce strategy and systems, particularly in relation to AHPs
• Understanding and knowledge of relevant systems and procedures including national AHP strategy and AHP regulations

Partnership Working / Leadership Management

Essential

• Can demonstrate partnership working and the understanding of how and when partnerships should be built, navigating and understanding local, regional and national political positions in order to solutions that span across multiple stakeholders
• Responsible for the implementation of the NHS People Promise and ICB Values across functional areas of responsibility
• Provide effective, inclusive and compassionate leadership across own areas of responsibility, ensuring all voices are heard and creating and nurturing a culture where staff feel safe to speak up
• Ability to work in a collaborative way across organisational/sector boundaries in order to achieve the highest quality outcomes for patients
• Ability so support strategic thinking in discussions by being aware of the bigger picture

Other

Essential

• Personal qualities of honesty and integrity
• Possess a confident and positive attitude and be self-motivated
• Demonstrable ability to influence and command respect and establish credibility quickly
• Personal attributes include emotional intelligence, resilience, agility and flexibility, able to respond to competing demands as they arise

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Allied Health Professional (active with HCPC)
• Relevant Masters degree or extensive knowledge, skills and experience to equivalent level OR Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience
• Evidence of continuing personal development

Skills

Essential

• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with staff at all levels using from the full range of methods as appropriate
• Demonstrable ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
• Ability to formulate arguments and express them clearly to lay people and to persuade clinicians and senior management over a course of action
• Advanced IT skills in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Address

Phoenix House

Christopher Martin Road

Basildon

Essex

SS14 3HG

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