Job description

Job responsibilities

This vacancy may close early if sufficient number of applications have been received.

• Help individuals to maintain independence from others by assisting the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills.
• Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patients health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training)
• Undertake whatever duties are necessary to maintain a safe environment free from unnecessary hazards.
• Report to senior staff any abnormalities, accidents, untoward incidents or observations relating to a patient or patients care
• Contribute to maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patient, relatives, carers and staff.
• Maintain confidentiality of information according to Trust policy
• Ensure that the patients dignity and privacy is maintained
• Ensure effective communication with patients, carers, visitors and staff.

The NHS Essex Integrated Care Board brings together key health, care, community and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our population's health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities.

HCA Academy, is an ICB initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT). The Academy supports the on boarding, induction, education and experience of our Health Care Assistants (HCAs), Activity Coordinators (ACs), Peer Support Workers (PSWs) and Family Care Assistants (FCAs), modelling a "one workforce" cross-system approach.

To support this one workforce model, successful candidates appointed to this post will be required to attend our 4 day face to face Induction Programme (Monday to Thursday) at the NHS Essex ICB Education Hub, Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore align with one of the Academy induction dates available each month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.

The HCA Academy Induction Programme has been designed to train and support successful candidates through the early stages of their employment and provides opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and confidence within the role. Further information will be provided following interview.

Following completion of the Academy Induction Programme, our new starters will undertake EPUT's corporate and mandatory training programme. This will consist of a combination of face-to-face and virtual learning to support a successful transition into employment.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• qualifications

Desirable

• years experience

attributes

Essential

• good communication skills

Desirable

• outstanding care ethic

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

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Saffron Walden Hospital Avocet ward

Saffron Walden

CB11 3HY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation.

The Assistant Planned Care Commissioning Manager is responsible for supporting the strategic and operational commissioning of a range of planned care services across Essex. Working in partnership with the strategy, analytical commercial, financial and quality teams, the Assistant Planned Care Commissioning Manager will support the effective commissioning and contract management of planned care services across elective, diagnostics and cancer services. This may include ensuring that plans and projects to support commissioning planned care align with national, region and local strategic ambitions and support the three shifts outlined in the Governments 10 Year Health Plan; treatment to prevention, hospital to community and analogue to digital. To support delivery they should take an inclusive and values-based approach to leadership, ensuring effective delivery through collaboration with NHS providers, local authorities, primary care and the voluntary and community sector.

The Assistant Planned Care Commissioning Manager will be required to:

• Contribute to the management of the planned care commissioning team, including participating in regular appraisals, staff development and performance management
• Support an effective needs assessment of planned care services, supported by integrated data and intelligence
• Support implementation of business planning for planned care
• Support oversight and management of the planned care budgets for Essex ICB
• Support the development of the ICBs strategic delivery plan for planned care services
• Support delivery of planned care projects to support effective commissioning and transformation of planned care services, including elective, diagnostics and cancer services across Essex
• Support implementation of new care and service models that support the three shifts and enable delivering of high quality efficient care that draw on evidence based best practice, innovations and the national modern service frameworks
• Work in partnership with the Neighbourhood Commissioning teams to support the development of Neighbourhood Health Services and the implementation of models of care that facilitate prevention, personalisation and the left shift to care closer to home
• Ensure commissioning priorities and service delivery plans are co-produced with people with lived experience, carers and clinicians
• Support effective contract and performance management of planned care contracts for the ICB, working with teams across the ICB to hold providers to account for performance, quality, workforce and financial delivery through effective contract management
• Ensure that decisions relating planned care commissioned services follow the ICBs agreed governance, including completing integrated impact assessments
• Use the ICBs agreed evaluation framework to evaluate the impact of diagnostic service and other planned care projects, tracking impact and outcomes and taking decommissioning or disinvestment decisions as required
• Support high quality reporting on progress and impact

As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the ICB in delivering on the three fundamental shifts set out in the NHS 10-year plan:

• From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning.
• From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health.
• From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below:

Policy and service development

• Implement policy and / or service developments related to planned care, drawing on requirements from NHS strategies, including the ICB strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan
• Ensure compliance with relevant ICB policies
• Use research, innovation and audits to inform service improvements or performance management

Strategy and analysis

• Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to planned care
• Turns analysis into useful insights and reports that can be used to inform decision making and delivery
• Present complex data, information and insights, including qualitative and quantitative data, through clear and simple written and verbal briefings
• Use of data and insight to contribute to reporting, including performance management, financial and quality reporting against agreed contractual or project deliverables
• Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services

Planning and organisation

• Develop and deliver project plans relating to planned care, ensuring appropriate governance, risk management, escalations and reporting
• Managing competing priorities, prioritizing own and team resources to effectively deliver on short, medium and longer term priorities
• Ensure accurate reporting and records management
• Support delivery and monitoring of business plan for planned care

Communications and Partnerships

• Work collaboratively, modelling inclusive, respectful and compassionate leadership
• Able to take account of a broad range of perspectives, including staff, patients and the public, to inform decision making
• Comfortable presenting information and training to internal and external stakeholder groups
• Build strong, trust-based relationships across the ICB, with NHS providers, local government, VCFSE partners and communities as needed
• Effective engagement with patients and the public as required
• Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to enable the collective ownership and delivery of projects that are seeking to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver a sustainable health and care system
• Share complex and challenging information which may relate to service performance or staffing
• Able to manage conflict, find compromise and persuade based on evidence as needed

Financial and resource management

• Supports delivery of budget for planned care, including effective budget reporting as required
• Supports procurement of relevant services

Team management and capability building

• Support the management of the planned care team, including recruitment, onboarding, development and performance management of team members
• Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through those not directly line managing
• Support staff through ICB transition, including the development of teams to deliver on new ICB portfolios as agreed through transition
• Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint
• Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements
• Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition
• Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team

Other

• Use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
• Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
• Expected to be physically on site at least 2 days a week (From April 2026), this may be in the ICB officer, or in a partner location as required
• Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel), analytical tools to support analysis and population health management and project management tools

Flexibility and evolving responsibilities

As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organization, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with:

• ICB senior leadership-Information Governance team
• Information Governance team
• Local Authority partners
• NHS Providers
• NHSEI regional partners
• Other system partners, such as VCFSE

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Degree level (relevant focus) or equivalent managerial experience
• Evidence of sustained commitment to continuing professional development

Strategy & Analysis

Essential

• A good understanding of current health and social care national aims and policy, and other determinants that impact on healthcare provision
• Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex problems, ability to recognise policy implications and how to manage potential competing priorities / interests in developing strategies
• Good data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, including an understanding of analytical methods and how to use data to support Population Health Management
• Able to translate complex information into clear communications for a range of audiences, including to deliver effective reports to senior leadership
• Experience scoping and delivering effective evaluations of projects and interventions, including understanding relevant data and evaluation tools and methods for formal and informal evaluations
• Experience using proven programme service development and project management methodologies to ensure delivery

People & Culture

Essential

• Line management experience, including supporting individual development and addressing under-performance, when necessary
• Acts as a positive, compassionate and inclusive manager, demonstrating commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity
• A commitment to continuous improvement, organisation learning and achieving positive outcomes for all staff, patients, service users and carers working in line with the NHS People Promise

Partnerships & Communities

Essential

• Experience working across organisational boundaries in the development and delivery of projects
• Able to represent the organisation credibly and positively
• Able to effective influencing and challenge within areas of responsibility, escalating appropriately where necessary

Governance & Assurance

Essential

• Experience delivering projects that require collective decision-making and how to negotiate success in those situations
• A good understanding of effective corporate governance and the route for decision making within the ICB
• Documentation in relation to decision making, actions, risks and issues in order to inform reports and Boards.

Personal Attributes and Values

Essential

• Personal commitment to the values of the NHS 10-year Plan, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles, to championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the ICB and the wider health system
• Demonstrates professionalism, self-awareness and emotional intelligence, with an understanding of own strengths and limitations
• Takes personal responsibility and works with a high level of integrity
• Able to work as part of a team and independently
• Self-motivated, confident and positive attitude, able to adapt to complex and constantly changing environments and prioritise workload within that context

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a relevant healthcare environment (NHS or other)
• Experience managing projects in relevant commissioning functions as outlined in the ICB model blueprint
• Experience of delivering complex and contentious change and transformation projects

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Address

Seax House

Victoria Road South

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.essex.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation.

The postholder will provide technical support within the Medicines Innovation and Pathways workstream of the Integrated Care Board. The role underpins the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of high-cost medicines by managing key processes such as prior approval, invoice validation, and data reporting. This includes ensuring that funding requests are processed accurately and in line with commissioning criteria, maintaining robust approval systems and templates, and supporting governance through accurate documentation and compliance checks. The postholder will apply knowledge of medicines policy and commissioning requirements to assess applications, resolve queries, and escalate cases requiring clinical input. They will also contribute to monitoring and reporting activities that inform audits, performance reviews, and commissioning decisions. By maintaining robust processes and clear communication, this role supports patient safety, ensures compliance with commissioning requirements, and facilitates the efficient management of high-cost medicines across the system.

As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the Director of Pharmacy, Medicines and Clinical Policies in delivering on the three fundamental shifts set out in the NHS 10-year plan:

• From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning.
• From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health.
• From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below:

High-cost drug management

• Process prior approval requests for high-cost medicines within agreed timescales, applying professional pharmacy knowledge to ensure compliance with commissioning criteria and local policies
• Develop and maintain prior approval templates and documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency for users
• Review incomplete funding applications, assess against commissioning requirements, and use judgment to escalate cases requiring clinical input to the pharmacist

Technical support for commissioning

• Validate invoices against approved requests and identify discrepancies for escalation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local policies
• Maintain accurate records of approvals and funding decisions in digital systems, supporting audit and assurance processes
• Supervise the Invoice Assistant by providing guidance, training, and quality checks on invoice processing tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion
• Prepare technical summaries and data packs to support commissioning decisions, audits, and performance monitoring

Data and digital processes

• Use professional pharmacy knowledge to manage prior approval workflows in digital systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance with commissioning criteria
• Support the implementation and improvement of digital tools for medicines governance and approval processes, ensuring they meet audit and assurance requirements
• Interpret data outputs to identify trends and anomalies, providing clear insights for audits and performance reviews, and escalate complex cases to the pharmacist when clinical input is required

Clinical governance and safety

• Apply professional pharmacy knowledge to ensure governance principles are embedded in all approval processes and funding decisions, including assessing requests against formulary and commissioning criteria
• Use understanding of medicines legislation, NICE guidance, and local policies to verify compliance and identify potential risks, escalating complex or clinically sensitive cases to the pharmacist when required
• Support compliance with formulary and contractual requirements for high-cost medicines by reviewing documentation for accuracy and completeness, ensuring decisions are evidence-based and aligned with governance standards

Financial and reporting support

• Apply professional pharmacy knowledge to assist in monitoring expenditure on high-cost medicines, ensuring data accuracy and alignment with commissioning criteria. Use understanding of medicines policy and funding pathways to interpret trends and highlight potential risks for escalation
• Prepare accurate reports for audits and performance reviews, ensuring data is clearly presented and aligned with established templates
• Provide clear, accurate data summaries to support business cases and commissioning plans, ensuring that information is relevant, evidence-based, and suitable for decision-making at system level

Collaboration and support

• Respond to queries from clinicians, finance teams, and providers regarding high-cost drug approvals, using professional pharmacy knowledge to interpret commissioning criteria and provide accurate, evidence-based information
• Apply understanding of formulary compliance, NICE guidance, and funding pathways when resolving queries, ensuring responses are aligned with governance and contractual requirements
• Work collaboratively with pharmacists and commissioning teams to troubleshoot complex cases, identify gaps in documentation, and recommend appropriate actions, escalating to the pharmacist when clinical judgment is required
• Contribute to continuous improvement by highlighting recurring issues and supporting the development of clearer processes and templates for prior approvals and funding requests

Team management and capability building

• Supporting directorate oversight of workforce reporting, including reporting on key HR metrics
• Supports wider understanding of projects across the ICB and system
• Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through others
• Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint
• Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements
• Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition
• Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team

Other

• Able to use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
• Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
• Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel)

Flexibility and evolving responsibilities

As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organisation, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with:

• Senior Pharmacists and wider medicines commissioning team
• Finance and Contracting Teams
• Acute and Community Providers
• Clinicians

Person Specification

Strategy & Analysis

Essential

• Ability to interpret and analyse data, identify discrepancies and support reporting or assurance processes.
• Ability to apply professional pharmacy knowledge to review information, assess compliance with policies and identify issues requiring escalation.
• Experience using digital systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, to support reporting and monitoring activities.

People & Culture

Essential

• Ability to contribute to a positive, collaborative working environment, fostering continuous improvement and shared learning.
• Demonstrated commitment to compassionate practice and promoting diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity within pharmacy teams and across commissioning support functions.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, organisational learning and achieving positive outcomes for staff, patients and service users, working in line with the NHS People Promise

Governance & Assurance

Essential

• Ability to apply professional pharmacy knowledge to ensure approval and funding processes comply with formulary requirements, NICE guidance and local commissioning policies.
• Ability to review documentation for accuracy and completeness, identify gaps and escalate complex or clinically sensitive cases appropriately.
• Ability to support governance by maintaining accurate records, validating requests against commissioning criteria and contributing to audit and performance monitoring activities.

Personal Attributes and Values

Essential

• Personal commitment to the values of the NHS 10-year Plan, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles, to championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the ICB and the wider health system.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of sustained commitment to continuous professional development (CPD)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a registered Pharmacy Technician in a hospital, primary care, community pharmacy, commissioning or medicines optimisation setting.
• Experience maintaining accurate records and working with digital systems to support medicines management, governance or service delivery.
• Experience handling complex queries and providing accurate information to healthcare professionals, patients or other stakeholders.
• Knowledge of medicines governance, formulary processes, NICE guidance or commissioning requirements.

Partnerships & Communities

Essential

• Able to represent the Medicines Innovation and Pathways team professionally in meetings and communications with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working across teams and organisations to support the delivery of projects and work programmes.
• Able to communicate effectively, work collaboratively and raise concerns or issues appropriately to support delivery of objectives

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Address

Seax House

Victoria Road South

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.essex.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation.

The Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Advanced Practitioner is a strategic, population-level clinical leadership role working across education, health and care systems to improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).

The role will provide advanced clinical leadership across the Essex SEND partnership, working collaboratively with local authorities, Integrated Care Boards, NHS providers, education settings, universities, parent carer forums and professional networks to strengthen the Speech and Language Therapy workforce and increase access to SLT expertise within mainstream education settings. The post is aligned to the NHSE Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Practice and operates across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research.

The post holder will:

• Provide strategic, population-level clinical SLT leadership to improve outcomes for children and young people (0-25) with speech, language and communication needs.
• Strengthen the SLT workforce pipeline across education settings through placements, apprenticeships and supervision capacity.
• Increase access to Speech and Language Therapy expertise within mainstream education settings.
• Support delivery of SEND reform and the Experts at Hand programme across the Essex system.
• Work with commissioners and system partners to implement evidence-based, scalable solutions which improve access to speech and language expertise within education.
• Develop sustainable partnerships with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), providers and wider stakeholders to strengthen workforce supply, capability and sustainability.

This is a strategic system leadership role and is not intended to carry a clinical caseload or undertake individual casework.

As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the delivery of SEND reform, workforce transformation and population health improvement through the NHS 10 year plan priorities.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below:

Policy and service development

• Lead the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that strengthen the Speech and Language Therapy workforce across mainstream education settings.
• Support implementation of national SEND reforms and the Experts at Hand programme across Essex.
• Influence policy development relating to workforce planning, education placements, apprenticeship pathways and inclusive practice.
• Ensure compliance with relevant NHS, HCPC, SEND and ICB governance requirements.
• Promote evidence-based practice and innovation across education, health and social care systems.
• Support development of local area SEND strategies and contribute to SEND inspection readiness and improvement activity.

Strategy and analysis

• Analyse complex workforce, service and population health data to identify opportunities for workforce growth and service improvement.
• Use evaluation, audit and outcome measures to demonstrate impact and inform commissioning decisions.
• Develop reports, business cases and recommendations for commissioners and system leaders.
• Apply population health approaches to improve access to Speech and Language Therapy expertise in education settings.
• Use system intelligence to identify barriers, inequalities and opportunities relating to speech, language and communication needs.

Planning and organisation

• Lead and coordinate programmes that increase student placements, apprenticeship opportunities and workforce development across Essex.
• Develop and implement work plans aligned with agreed programme objectives and governance requirements.
• Manage competing priorities across partner organisations and system programmes.
• Maintain robust records, reporting arrangements and programme documentation.
• Contribute to delivery of relevant ICB and SEND partnership priorities.

Communications and Partnerships

• Operate as a system leader across education, health and care.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with:

- Local Authorities

- Education settings (early years, schools and post-16)

- NHS and independent providers

- Universities and training providers

- Parent carer forums

- Commissioners

- Designated Clinical Officers

- Professional bodies including the RCSLT

• Present complex information to varied audiences and facilitate collaborative decision making.
• Champion co-production with children, young people and families.
• Influence senior leaders and stakeholders across organisational boundaries to support system-wide improvement.
• Able to manage conflict, find compromise and persuade based on evidence as needed

Financial and resource management

• Support the effective use of programme funding associated with the SLT Advanced Practitioner programme.
• Contribute to business cases and investment proposals relating to workforce development initiatives.
• Support procurement and commissioning activities where required.
• Ensure value for money and achievement of agreed programme outcomes.

Team management and capability building

• Act as an educator, mentor, supervisor and coach to students, clinicians and supervisors.
• Support development of innovative placement supervision models.
• Build workforce capability through professional learning and development initiatives.
• Promote and support Speech and Language Therapy degree apprenticeships.
• Facilitate communities of practice and professional networks across Essex.
• Provide professional leadership without direct responsibility for line management of therapy services.

Other

• Able to use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
• Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
• Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel)

Flexibility and evolving responsibilities

As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organization, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with:

• ICB senior leadership including DCO and Associate Director Strategic Commissioning
• Local Authority partners
• NHS and Independent Speech & Language Therapy Providers
• Early Years Settings
• Mainstream and Special Schools
• Further Education and Post-16 Providers
• Universities and Higher Education Institutions
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
• Parent Carer Forums
• Children and Young People Participation Groups
• NHS England Regional Teams
• SEND Partnership Boards

Person Specification

Governance & Assurance

Essential

• Experience delivering projects that require collective decision-making and how to negotiate success in those situations
• A good understanding effective corporate governance and the route for decision making within the ICB

Personal Attributes and Values

Essential

• Personal commitment to the values of the NHS 10-year Plan, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles, to championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the ICB and the wider health system
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team and independently
• Takes personal responsibility and works with a high level of integrity

People & Culture

Essential

• Experience in leading and motivating teams, including recognising and promoting talent, as well as appropriately dealing with under-performance, when necessary
• Evidence of compassionate leadership and experience in promoting diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity
• A commitment to continuous improvement, organisation learning and achieving positive outcomes for all staff, patients, service users and carers working in line with the NHS People Promise

Partnerships & Communities

Essential

• Experience working across organisational boundaries in the development and delivery of projects
• Able to represent the organisation credibly and positively in internal and external meetings
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, challenging within areas of responsibility and escalating appropriately where necessary

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Masters level (relevant focus) or equivalent managerial experience
• Evidence of sustained commitment to continuing professional development
• HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist.

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a Speech and Language Therapist working with children and young people aged 0-25
• Experience of delivering complex and contentious change and transformation projects
• Experience of workforce development including students, apprentices and support staff.

Strategy & Analysis

Essential

• A good understanding of current education, health and social care national aims and policy, and other determinants that impact on healthcare provision
• Able to translate complex information into clear communications for a range of audiences, including to deliver effective reports to senior leadership
• Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex problems, ability to recognise policy implications and how to manage potential competing priorities / interests in developing strategies

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Address

Seax House

Victoria Road South

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.essex.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)