The four community health providers in SE London, with health and social care partners, are working collaboratively on strengthening and developing adult and children's community health services through adults and children's and young people's Community Provider Networks (CPNs), chaired by provider CEOs.
The Networks are well regarded in SE London and there is potential for them to grow and strengthen their programme of work, contribution and influence. We are looking for an experienced senior leader with extensive knowledge of community health services and their potential within the health and social care sector, to lead and drive forward the work of both CPNs.
Current work programmes include the development of a SE London-wide set of 'core offers' which seek to improve quality and address health inequalities through ensuring common patient outcomes across our six boroughs, within our community services. Other major programmes include supporting the development of integrated neighbourhood teams and urgent community response services and a comprehensive data quality programme.
We also would welcome applications from those interested in a different work/life balance or who would like a part-time role.
This role is hosted by Oxleas NHSFT, on behalf of the four SE London community providers: Oxleas NHSFT; Bromley Healthcare CIC; Guys & Thomas’s NHSFT; Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust.
This is a largely autonomous role working with Chief Executives and Executive Directors. You will be a self-starter experienced in designing and implementing service change, and in working strategically across health and social care. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced operational leader to gain experience of working more strategically within the health sector, or for those who can bring development and commissioning experience to the role.
The CPNs have an important role in influencing, liaising and communicating within the SE London Integrated Care System and more widely by developing and maintaining constructive working relationships with Place forums and other key partners, particularly NHSE London and other London ICBs. The post holder will also need to work with the other two SE London provider collaboratives: the South London Mental Health Partnership and the SE London Acute Provider Collaborative as required.
The postholder will need to provide strategic leadership to develop and manage the work programme, leading a small transformation team and working with lead clinicians from the providers.
This is a hybrid role. You will need to be able to work from home, although you will be expected to travel across SE London for meetings.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details relating to this opportunity.
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024