Job summary

At the ICB we are looking to recruit to a fixed term Workforce Development Officer (Health Inequalities/Population Health and Prevention) who is committed to systematically tacking health inequalities and to understand the data and the landscape to identify short and medium term initiatives to improve capacity and capability. This could also be secondment opportunity for Trusts, LA’s and Primary Care staff.

If this sounds like you, we would welcome you to apply.

Main duties of the job

Providing excellent programmemanagement and co-ordination of a broad range of complex activities withinmultiple projects, across a range of partners and stakeholders, adjustingworkstreams based on business needs

Adept at handling sensitive data fromacross ICS and its triangulation to inform decision making at a strategiclevel.

Managing own workload to make informeddecisions independently, on behalf of projects with appropriate and timelyescalation.

About us

For a fulljob description and person specification, please see the attached documentWorkforce Development Officer (Health Inequalities/Population Health and Prevention).

Date posted

18 April 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£48,526 to £54,619 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

D9134-ICB-130

Job locations

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

Job description

Job responsibilities

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) is committed to systematically tackling health inequalities, and to understand the data and the landscape to identify short and medium term initiatives to improve capacity and capability. The post holder will work with a range of partners across the ICS to:

Ensure the health and care system in North East and North Cumbria, considers workforce issues through a health inequalities lens, providing excellent community engagement, good employment experiences, well looked after staff, appropriate job opportunities – supporting peoples career and/or personal development ambitions to promote a work-life balance.

Ensures we work with our communities to expand opportunities, attract, nurture and retain a talented and diverse workforce within our system, and address workforce supply issues now and in the future along with offering meaningful employment opportunities for local people.

This will include ensuring effective engagement of patients, professionals and partner organisations in activities that support the delivery of national outcome ambitions in line with local needs and resources.

Create a holistic system wide approach to developing inclusive careers, supporting our workforce and educating our populations on the issues around health inequalities.

A specific health inequalities and workforce plan has been developed with 5 key priority areas of focus:

1. Anchor institutions – explore opportunities with the regions lead organisations around employment and economic growth within our communities.

2. Recruiting from our communities – work across the system to widen recruitment from underrepresented communities to ensure our workforce represents the diverse population and demographic makeup of the North East.

3. Promoting Making Every Contact Count – support a regional offer.

4. Health Inequalities Training and Knowledge – establishment of Health Inequalities Academy.

5. Health and Wellbeing of the workforce – support staff wellbeing and equality and diversityThe post holder will be central to establishing and driving forward a programme of work centred around the above priorities, working with a diverse range of partners and networks.

The post holder will be central to establishing and driving forward a programme of work centred around the above priorities, working with a diverse range of partners and networks.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) is committed to systematically tackling health inequalities, and to understand the data and the landscape to identify short and medium term initiatives to improve capacity and capability. The post holder will work with a range of partners across the ICS to:

Ensure the health and care system in North East and North Cumbria, considers workforce issues through a health inequalities lens, providing excellent community engagement, good employment experiences, well looked after staff, appropriate job opportunities – supporting peoples career and/or personal development ambitions to promote a work-life balance.

Ensures we work with our communities to expand opportunities, attract, nurture and retain a talented and diverse workforce within our system, and address workforce supply issues now and in the future along with offering meaningful employment opportunities for local people.

This will include ensuring effective engagement of patients, professionals and partner organisations in activities that support the delivery of national outcome ambitions in line with local needs and resources.

Create a holistic system wide approach to developing inclusive careers, supporting our workforce and educating our populations on the issues around health inequalities.

A specific health inequalities and workforce plan has been developed with 5 key priority areas of focus:

1. Anchor institutions – explore opportunities with the regions lead organisations around employment and economic growth within our communities.

2. Recruiting from our communities – work across the system to widen recruitment from underrepresented communities to ensure our workforce represents the diverse population and demographic makeup of the North East.

3. Promoting Making Every Contact Count – support a regional offer.

4. Health Inequalities Training and Knowledge – establishment of Health Inequalities Academy.

5. Health and Wellbeing of the workforce – support staff wellbeing and equality and diversityThe post holder will be central to establishing and driving forward a programme of work centred around the above priorities, working with a diverse range of partners and networks.

The post holder will be central to establishing and driving forward a programme of work centred around the above priorities, working with a diverse range of partners and networks.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
  • Knowledge of health service management.
  • Significant experience of Programme Management methodology or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of current NHS / Social care landscape.
  • Understanding of broad health and care roles and responsibilities, structures, and processes.
  • Must have an understanding of the health inequalities and appreciate the implications of this on leading improvement and improving outcomes.
  • Experience of matrix working and/or achieving improvement outcomes through collaboration across partner organisations.
  • Extensive experience of leading change projects and wider programmes of work.
  • Proven experience of managing complex programmes and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets.
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of understanding and addressing inequalities in health and care setting either locally, regionally or nationally.
  • Substantial direct experience of working with diverse senior professional and managerial groups across a range of organisations and professional disciplines.
  • Experience of managing multiple complex projects.
  • Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
  • Extensive experience of leading change projects and wider programmes of work.
  • Strong knowledge of project management principle.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge or use of improvement methodologies and co production
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across a wide range of organisations.
  • Ability to present complex information including analysis of data and statistics in a concise, accurate and understandable way to a range of audiences.
  • Highly developed, negotiating and influencing skills, overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance, and reaching agreements.
  • Ability to promote workforce diversity and contribute to wider equality and diversity agenda.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Requires enhanced training and experience to Masters or equivalent

Desirable

  • Recognised project management qualification PRINCE2

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

Essential

  • Strategic thinking and problem solving skills ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise and respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  • Required to concentrate on analysing data and presenting to stakeholders.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential

  • Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
  • Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.

Desirable

  • Design of staff well-being programmes/ initiatives
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
  • Knowledge of health service management.
  • Significant experience of Programme Management methodology or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of current NHS / Social care landscape.
  • Understanding of broad health and care roles and responsibilities, structures, and processes.
  • Must have an understanding of the health inequalities and appreciate the implications of this on leading improvement and improving outcomes.
  • Experience of matrix working and/or achieving improvement outcomes through collaboration across partner organisations.
  • Extensive experience of leading change projects and wider programmes of work.
  • Proven experience of managing complex programmes and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets.
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of understanding and addressing inequalities in health and care setting either locally, regionally or nationally.
  • Substantial direct experience of working with diverse senior professional and managerial groups across a range of organisations and professional disciplines.
  • Experience of managing multiple complex projects.
  • Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
  • Extensive experience of leading change projects and wider programmes of work.
  • Strong knowledge of project management principle.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge or use of improvement methodologies and co production
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels across a wide range of organisations.
  • Ability to present complex information including analysis of data and statistics in a concise, accurate and understandable way to a range of audiences.
  • Highly developed, negotiating and influencing skills, overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance, and reaching agreements.
  • Ability to promote workforce diversity and contribute to wider equality and diversity agenda.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Requires enhanced training and experience to Masters or equivalent

Desirable

  • Recognised project management qualification PRINCE2

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

Essential

  • Strategic thinking and problem solving skills ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise and respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  • Required to concentrate on analysing data and presenting to stakeholders.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential

  • Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
  • Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.

Desirable

  • Design of staff well-being programmes/ initiatives

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.