This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an exceptional senior leader to join Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG) as Deputy Group Chief Integration Officer/Director of Strategy, Improvement and Redesign.
You will work alongside Executive Directors, Clinical Leaders, Place-Based Partners, Local Authorities and the DLN Integrated Care Board to drive innovation, improve patient outcomes, and deliver large-scale programmes that transform health and care services across Lincolnshire.
We are seeking an inspiring and visionary leader with significant senior NHS experience, a proven track record of delivering strategic change, and the ability to build strong partnerships across complex organisations. You will bring outstanding leadership, political acuity, and the ability to translate ambitious strategic goals into tangible improvements for patients, staff and communities.
You will be an inclusive leader with a strong commitment to Equality & Diversity, and someone who creates a great environment for your team to work within.
Lead the Trust’s Strategy, Planning, Improvement, Transformation and Strategic Partnerships functions, ensuring delivery of the Group’s strategic objectives.
Deputise for the Group Chief Integration Officer and represent the organisation at Board, system and regional level as required.
Lead the development of the Trust’s Strategic Framework, including organisational vision, priorities and long-term plans.
Coordinate and oversee the annual planning process, ensuring resources are aligned to strategic priorities and performance objectives.
Drive large-scale transformation and service redesign programmes, identifying opportunities for innovation, growth and integration across health and care services.
Lead the Trust’s Quality Improvement (QI) agenda, embedding continuous improvement methodologies and developing a culture of sustainable change.
Act as a key system leader, building productive partnerships with Integrated Care Systems, local authorities, commissioners, primary care and other external organisations.
Lead major service developments,
Provide strategic advice to the Board and Executive Team on national policy, emerging healthcare trends and organisational priorities.
Lead and develop the Strategy, Improvement and Redesign team, fostering high performance, capability development and leadership growth.
Lead high-profile Trust-wide and system-wide projects that support integrated care, service transformation and delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions.
Lincoln is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This does not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but has brought the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts have retained their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group is known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
The Director of Strategy, Improvement and Redesign is a pivotal senior leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering the strategic direction of Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group.
Working closely with the Group Chief Integration Officer, Executive Team, Clinical Leaders and system partners, the post holder will lead the development of strategy, service transformation, quality improvement and strategic partnerships to improve patient outcomes and deliver integrated care across Lincolnshire.
The role requires an influential system leader who can drive organisational change, lead large-scale transformation programmes, and represent the Group at Board, system and regional levels.
Please refer to the attached job description for a detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role.
