Head of Stategic Planning and Partnerships Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

As the strategicplanning and partnership lead for NHS Dorset, this role will providesenior leadership and management with their own team and across the Dorsetsystem in the development and implementation of the ICP strategy and five yearjoint forward plan. They will further develop and manage the supporting enablingstrategic partnerships for NHS Dorset.

The post holderis accountable to the Deputy Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, andsupports the Chief Executive and Executive Directors, in shaping the future ofthe ICS. The post hold is responsible for providing strategic assessment,planning and evaluation functions for NHS Dorset, turning strategy into a longterm plan and making implementation a reality. They will hold directresponsibility for developing the strategy and partnership teams providing strategicleadership and direct line management functions.

This is a seniorrole working at the strategic level across organisations in the system. They willlead the development and implementation of the Integrated Care strategy onbehalf of the organisation and conducting the long term planning for the systemto transform NHS Dorset. This role requires a dynamic, innovative and highlycollaborative individual with proven senior management experience of deliveringstrategy and strategic planning across large complex organisations.

The post holder will be required todeputise for the Chief and Deputy Chief Strategy andTransformation Officers and lead on key items with regard to the Strategicplanning and partnerships areas of responsibility representing the team,organisation and system at Board meetings, over sight groups and sub-committees,at organisational, system, regional, and national meetings.

POST SPECIFIC,TASKS AND OBJECTIVES

Strategic Planning

• Responsible for leading the coordinationof NHS Dorsets contribution to the ICP strategy development, implementationand review.
• Responsible for developing and implementing the performancemanagement framework to monitor the delivery of the ICP strategy across NHSDorset and track benefits realisation, making recommendations as appropriateand working with ICB colleagues to ensure improvements and changes are made.
• Work with the Chief and Deputy ChiefStrategy and Transformation Officers to develop the Board AssuranceFramework to enable key risks to strategic delivery to be tracked and mitigated.
• Responsible for lead the strategic assessment for NHS Dorsetunderstanding, analysing and gaining insight from across the external, national,regional and local areas.
• Responsible for making assessments on the opportunities/ risksimpact and implications for NHS Dorset current policies and plans and where wecan influence national agendas.
• Responsible for leading horizon scanning to seek and identify newopportunities to transform NHS Dorset including the external trends, thinkingand developments across international institutions, think tanks, academia andcommercial enterprises.
• Directing further work across the system on the identified opportunities,including Research and Innovation team.
• Understand and interpret overall health service policy, strategy,assessments, priorities and guidance to inform and influence NHS Dorset andsystem partners strategies and plans.
• Responsible for leading thecoordination, development, implementation and evaluation of the five year joint forward plan, on behalf of the ICB.
• Sensitivelyand constructively work through barriers to change by developing and deliveringa compelling and evidence-based case for change, providing clarity about thebenefits and consequences.
• Support the Chief and Deputy Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer inproviding leadership to bring together system stakeholders and partners in thedevelopment and implementation of the five year jointforward plan.
• Support, inform and collaborate with the Deputy Director Performanceand Planning in conducting the development of the operational plan.
• Support, inform and collaborate with the Portfolio Management Officein developing the portfolio to prioritise, report and review the implementationof the five year joint forward plan. This includes the development of impactassessments, clear timelines, key performance indicators (evaluation),challenging and questioning where necessary the information provided.
• Lead, develop and support individuals and teams; Line Management ofTeam leads and support the development of skills and abilities of the Strategicplanning and partnerships team.
• Provide leadership, management and insight to build the capacity of,the Strategic planning and partnerships team.
• Build upon and share best practice, maximising opportunities tolearn from others and share work, proactively show casing within the local,national and regional arenas, the positive progress and achievements made inDorset;

StrategicPartnerships

• Responsible for leading the conduct of stakeholder analysis of ourexternal partners and provide recommendations on NHS Dorsets approach to relationshipmanagement.
• Support the Chief Strategy andTransformation Officer in development and running of the partnership committee,building strong and influential relationships.
• In partnership with Head of Communications and Deputy Chief Strategy and Transformation lead on developingand implementing a strategic programme of engagement and partnership workingwith our key international, national, regional and local stakeholders andcommunities to engage and inform on NHS Dorsets contribution to the ICPstrategy and the five year joint forward plan.
• Identify, engage and develop meaningful relationships with keystakeholders and partners, engaging and developing contributions from widerstakeholders in relation to development of the ICP strategy, NHS Dorset fiveyear forward plan and identification of future opportunities.
• Support Deputy Chief Strategy andTransformation Officer in their work with commercial partners,Universities and national public bodies on developing innovative strategies andsolutions which underpin the ICS strategy and ICB plan.
• Facilitate the on-going development of constructive relationshipswith and between local partners and the ICB.
• Work in collaboration with the ICB Executive Directors and SystemLeadership teams across the Dorset system.

KEYACCOUNTABILITIES

• To fulfil the role, the post holder willneed to demonstrate competence and aptitude to fulfil all ICS leadershipcompetency domains. In addition to undertaking strategic assessment, planningand evaluation, this role will also need to demonstrate competence in thefollowing ways:

Building TrustedRelationships with Partners and Communities

• Success in this role is dependent on having strong relationshipswith local patient communities, their representatives, ICS partners andspecifically clinical and care professional leaders across health and socialcare at all levels of the system.
• Promote and facilitate collective responsibility for improving wholepathways and removing organisational barriers to accessing health and careservices.
• Negotiating with and influencing senior leaders across health andcare as well as with wider ICS partners will be a key responsibility of thisrole to ensure that progressive transformational change can be achieved whichmeets the population needs of the ICB.

Leading for SocialJustice and Health Equality

• Reducing health inequalities is a core objective of the ICB and thepost holder will foster a culture in which equality, diversity, inclusion andallyship are actively promoted across the ICS.
• Promoting and enhancing strategic approaches to enhancing and/orfurther developing personalised care locally in so that the ICB achieves thebest possible health and care for its communities.
• Ensure the population needs are met through the appropriateallocation of resources in a system role, utilising close working relationshipswith system partners to ensure investment and performance of resources iseffective in assisting to reduce health inequalities across the ICS.

Driving HighQuality Sustainable Outcomes

• Work with other ICB colleagues and ICS partners to collectivelyoversee the quality of all health services including implementing a safer justculture, safer systems, and safer care.
• Work with other ICS colleagues to deliver high quality health and careservices.
• Collectively work to address underperformance in a timely manner andpromote continuous quality improvement through learning, improvementmethodologies, research, and innovation. This will include embedding anddelivery of system wide transformation and efficiency programmes, and anyrelated recovery programmes.

Providing RobustGovernance and Assurance

• Support a strong culture of public accountability, probity, andgovernance, ensuring that appropriate and compliant structures, systems, andprocess are in place to minimise risk and promote the freedom to speak up.
• For areas of responsibility, lead on the identification ofperformance risks and issues related to the quality and safety of patient careand work with relevant providers and partners to enable solutions, includingmaking recommendations for informal/formal intervention where appropriate.
• Work closely with regional professional standards teams to manageany concerns arising regarding clinical or care professionals working within theICS area.
• Have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerableadults, children and young people in Dorset. The post holder is required aspart of the role to ensure they are abreast of the latest information andreceive training in to enable them to fulfil their duties in this regard.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Advanced Level 7 qualification equivalent to PhD or Masters level in management, leadership or strategy or equivalent significant managerial and leadership experience.
• Evidence of professional or specialist education and training in complex organisation strategic strategy and planning development and implementation
• Professional training in strategic partnership or relationship management.
• Evidence of continuing professional development that enhances theoretical and practical knowledge

Experience

Essential

• Significant senior leadership experience of working successfully in a senior leadership role as head of departmental function or equivalent in a complex organisation.
• Significant experience of working within strategy and strategic planning environments at the strategic level in a large complex organisation.
• Significant senior management experience, including functions of finance, performance, recruitment and risk, within a large complex organisation
• Significant experience of managing strategic partnerships across regional, national and international boundaries.
• Experience of working in rapidly evolving or entrepreneurial organisation.
• Experience of delivering transformation at pace.
• Experience establishing processes around planning, control, reporting, documentation and evaluation.
• Experience of managing direct and indirect team resources.
• Experience and ability to successfully engage and present at strategic board level
• Experience of working across multiple organisations to produce joint strategic plans
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills with experience of dealing directly and effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience to exercise sound judgement
• Experience of budget and contract management
• Experience of organisational scenario planning, risk management and modelling.

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

• Highly specialist knowledge of conducting strategic strategy development, planning, partnerships
• Sophisticated leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive at organisation, partnership, and system levels.
• Strong critical thinking and strategic problem solving; the ability to lead the development of a long term joint strategic plan and undertake problem resolution and action.
• Strong analytical understanding, skills and knowledge, including development predictive modelling and development of multi-dimensional complex qualitative and quantitative measurements of effect.
• A deep knowledge of the breadth of challenges faced within health & social care at the strategic level.
• A strong compassionate and collaborative leadership skills enabling individuals and teams to thrive.
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise strategic activity effectively in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment.
• Ability to use own initiative within sphere of responsibility.
• Evidence of exceptional communication skills (verbal, written and presentation) that engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership.
• Demonstratable ability to develop strong and productive working relationships and networks with a wide variety of internal/external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability at exercising tact and diplomacy.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse situations, assess risk and to provide a reasoned resolution.
• A methodical approach to their work, experience in promoting and challenging efficiency and behold a well-developed level of judgement.
• A proactive team player who can inspire others.
• Strong negotiation and arbitration skills.
• Knowledge of complex organisational scenario planning and modelling.
• Detailed breadth of knowledge of strategy development approaches and applicability across large complex organisations.
• Detailed breadth of knowledge and skills in leading strategic assessment, planning and execution in large complex organisations.
• Breadth of knowledge of performance management and frameworks for performance management.
• Analytical rigour, numeracy, and financial management skills.
• Knowledge of procuring and managing external contracts and consultancy services.
• Breadth of knowledge in regulation in the NHS, Governance and policies.
• Skills in leading and knowledge of strategic benchmarking and evaluation approaches.