Improvement Manager - Long Term Conditions

at  NHS Bath and North East Somerset Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

An exciting opportunity has arisen here at BSW ICB for a 12 month fixed term contract (Maternity cover) for the role of Improvement Manager – Long Term Conditions.
This will provide fantastic development for an individual to lead on the transformation and delivery of several work streams within our community services as well as support the implementation of the new ICBC contract in collaboration with the programme team.

The Post holder will be responsible for delivering the Community functions including:

• Support the delivery of the Primary and Community Delivery Plan providing programme and project support to the Primary and Community Delivery Group and associated sub-groups
• Support to the ICBC Programme team in the delivery of the

strategic transformation priorities and outcomes

• Work with the Place team and other Portfolio teams to ensure delivery of the ICP strategic aims, ensuring effective use of the collective capacity and skills and the ICB teams.
• Work with providers and partners to drive forward service improvement informed by health insights and intelligence, paying particular attention to addressing variation and inequalities
• Developing subject matter expertise and leadership capability within the ICB, with a view that this team over time will also work in support of the development of the Community Provider Collaborative in BSW

Working together to empower people to lead their best life’ is the one, unified vision for our organisation and all our partners working together across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
If you are offered employment with us, you will have the opportunity to join a friendly, quality focused and dynamic team that is supportive and cares about your working experience and your wellbeing.
BSW ICB have adopted agile working so this means the successful applicant will predominately be working from home but may be requested to work in any one of the ICB’s office bases across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. You will also have a contractual base within the BSW ICB office where your team is based.

JOB SUMMARY & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The main purpose of the role is to directly manage and deliver the work of the Community functions and, responsible for day to day work assigned to Project Team and to support the development and delivery of the Integrated Community based care programme (ICBC). Improvement Manager (LTC) 8a
The Post holder will be responsible for delivering the Community functions including:
Support the delivery of the Primary and Community Delivery Plan providing programme and project support to the Primary and Community Delivery Group and associated sub-groups
Provide Programme support to the ICBC Programme, including delivery of the strategic transformation priorities and outcomes
Work with the Place team and other Portfolio teams to ensure delivery of the ICP strategic aims, ensuring effective use of the collective capacity and skills and the ICB teams.
Work with providers and partners to drive forward service improvement informed by health insights and intelligence, paying particular attention to addressing variation and inequalities
Developing subject matter expertise and leadership capability within the ICB, with a view that this team over time will also work in support of the development of the Community Provider Collaborative in BSW
Work with other teams within the ICB to ensure the delivery of the ICP strategic aims. In particular this team will work closely alongside the Place Team and Primary Care Team to support planning and delivery.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service.
The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
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The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
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The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
2. Key Working Relationships
Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with NHS colleagues, consultants and contractors working on a variety of topics.
Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS directorates as required
Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
Having the ability to deal with resulting potentially aggressive/antagonistic situations.
Committed to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues
Nurtures key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including national networks
Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities
Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment
Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the impact of any change
Deputise for the Head of Department as required, expanding on knowledge, skills and experience within personal professional development.

The Post holder will be responsible for delivering the Community functions including:

• Support the delivery of the Primary and Community Delivery Plan providing programme and project support to the Primary and Community Delivery Group and associated sub-groups
• Support to the ICBC Programme team in the delivery of th