[ref. d69001417] Group Deputy Director of Strategy & Planning - Lincoln

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

• Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
• Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
• Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
• Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
• Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

The Deputy Director of Strategy and Planning is a key member of the senior management team in Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group that provides senior leadership and direction for the Group in developing our vision for sustainable and high-quality clinical services within the organisation, and also for the Group’s role relating to integrated care working with all key providers of care in the Lincolnshire system.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an effective and visible leader who will enable the organisation to continuously improve its performance in relation to Service Development and workforce matters.

The post holder will directly lead and manage a designated portfolio on behalf of the Director of Improvement & Integration. This portfolio includes the Strategic and Planning and PMO Teams.

Working for our organisation

Find out more on the Visit Lincolnshire website.

Our Group provides community, acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. Our 2023/24 Group annual income was c£874m, and we employ approximately 11,000 WTE staff.

We provide services at Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, as well as running services from community hospital sites and other community locations across Lincolnshire.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Analysing and reviewing external factors and internal capabilities that may impact on the Group’s financial, operational, workforce and clinical direction is a key facet of this role. While ensuring strategic development of short/ medium/long term plans are robust, closely monitored and designed to ensure the implementation of the Group’s strategic aims is a priority.

To be accountable for budget within the Directorate and ensure the achievement of financial balance

Lead on the development of the organisational strategic framework and annual refresh working with the Group Board resulting in an annual plan enabling the Director of Improvement and Integration to fulfil their responsibility for ensuring an organisational strategy and delivery plan.

Provide advice on Group wide strategy and policy to the Group Executive and Board

Bring Clinical and Management Teams together from across the whole organisation to develop a shared plan for each of the services provided by the organisation.

Be responsible for service development leading to improvement and transformation change.

Having a key leadership role in Developing our partnership plans as part of the Provider Collaborative with other health and care providers across Lincolnshire and the Midlands region, focussing on the development and delivery of integrated service models for the future

Lead on both planning and delivery of the GIRFT (Getting it Right First Time) programme across all specialities, clinical and non-clinical, Group wide.

Lead on the annual programme, working with corporate and divisional colleagues, to identify areas for improvement across our strategic objectives of patients, people, services, and partners utilising a range of complex data such as patient level costings, service line reporting and model hospital.

The post holder will lead the Project Management Office team to manage and support good programme and project governance preparing reports for divisions, committees, and Group Board.

To provide oversight of in year delivery against the Integrated Improvement Plan holding strategic objective, programme and project leads to account for delivery.

To develop, implement and ensure compliance with a range of project documentation co- creating with directorate and divisional colleagues.

Make significant contribution to the Group financial recovery programme and ongoing financial stability.

Develop strong relationships across the system to ensure the development of shared strategic priorities and plans. This will involve a positive and proactive contribution to the development of the Integrated Care System (ICS) and Provider Collaboratives as well as taking the lead for the Group on appropriate partnership boards.

Lead for the Group on Population Health and Health Inequalities

Oversee the local population health programme, working within the Lincolnshire ICS to deliver measurable improvements.

Explore opportunities for the development of consistent approaches to population health and reducing inequalities recommending action to the Group Board

Make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options in order to lead the development and delivery of a complex programme of insight and strategic change for the Organisation.

Interpret highly complex analytical data to identify priorities and the best course of action, communicating concepts to a wide range of audiences

Ensuring governance and monitoring systems are in place to support management of the strategic development and plan and provide assurance to the Group Board

Deputise for the Director of Improvement & Integration in relation to strategy planning, GIRFT or system work and attend internal and external meetings (such as the Board, Executive Team, Regional System Performance meetings) providing assurance around the operation of the Directorate.

Responsibility for the Management of both the Strategy & Planning Team and the PMO Team providing leadership and development.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to a Doctorate level qualification, or relevant experience plus the specialist knowledge below.
• Specialist knowledge over more than one discipline, function acquired over significant period In-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. financial management, performance management, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over extended period).
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Evidence of relevant professional management training and/or qualification

Knowledge/Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport and credibility with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of relevant NHS policy initiatives and likely changes in the medium term.
• Ability to interpret national policies and guidance.
• Ability to take personal responsibility and have the confidence to make difficult or unpopular decisions.
• Demonstrates personal credibility and adopts a personal style that encourages others to be open.
• Well-developed analytical skills with sound judgement in interpreting data and nuances of information.
• Specialist knowledge over more than one discipline/function acquired over a significant period.
• Extensive knowledge of key national NHS policy and strategies relevant to the role
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the NHS and emerging national policy.
• Demonstrates personal credibility and adopts a personal style that encourages others to be open.
• Ability to take personal responsibility and have the confidence to make difficult or unpopular decisions.
• Ability to communicate at all levels verbally and in writing in a manner that is clear, fluent and factual.

Previous Experience

• Experience of working at a senior/corporate level within strategy and planning in the NHS
• Experience of strategy development, analysing the external environment and appreciation of the changing needs for complex healthcare providers and systems.
• Experience of strategic thinking at a senior level
• Extensive experience of inter-agency working
• Experience of communicating and working with senior managers and leaders
• Demonstrable experience in leading, motivating, and managing teams
• Experience of managing complex projects and programme of work in the NHS
• Significant experience of staff management at senior level, including conducting and hearing formal staff investigations and cases.

We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise

As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Service Leaver
• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces