System Transformation Lead | NHS England
| Posting date: | 28 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,417 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS1 6AN |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6271086/990-S3-SW1921 |
Summary
We are pleased to be recruiting a System Transformation Lead to join the South West Specialised Commissioning Transformation team and work as part of a small dynamic team of System Transformation Leads. The post is being offered on a 1wte permanent basis.
The post holder will work to the Head of Acute Transformation (Specialised Commissioning) as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting a programme of work around Neurosurgery, Internal/Adult Medicine and Cancer.
The post holder will have leadership and management responsibility for the following clinical networks: Spinal Cord Injury Operational Delivery Network, Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Network and the Neurosurgery Operational Delivery Network which is in the process of being established and will build on the work of the South West Neurosurgery Transformation Programme.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead transformational change, quality improvements and value by using effective and sustainable approaches to improve the quality and experience for patients across the South West. Specific workstreams include:
• Neurosurgery/neurorehab: establishing a neurosurgery Operational Delivery Network to build on the work of the neurosurgery transformation programme of work which includes delivery of recovery of high impact changes addressing unwarranted variation and pathways improvements in LVHC, patient initiated follow up, day of surgery admissions, repatriation. Working with rehab- case managers to identify blockages and use QI methodology to develop solutions to address.
• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) – using knowledge of clinical networks/ operational delivery networks support the development of the SCI operational delivery network and programme of work, including quality improvement (QI) projects and pathway improvements. Supporting the sub-contracting arrangements for the network including compliance for procurement of services
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Main duties of the job continued.
• Radiotherapy - using knowledge of clinical networks/ operational delivery networks supporting the establishment of the SCI operational delivery network and programme of work, including QI projects and pathway improvements including late effects, sterotactic ablative radiotherapy.
• Neuromuscular Commissioning – using knowledge of networked clinical services and commissioning, lead review of neuromuscular services to determine future need, clinical and commissioning models.
• Surgical Intestinal Failure and Home Parenteral Nutrition – work with lead provider to develop regional clinical and commissioning model
Further work to be determined although will include pathway improvements supporting reduction in RTT and waiting times, repatriation, shared decision making and clinical frailty.
The post holder (alongside the Medical Director and Head of Acute Transformation) will set strategic direction ensuring partnership working across key constituent stakeholders, to promote system and clinical ambitions, achieve the agreed annual priorities and safeguard the delivery of key work programme objectives by demonstrating measurement and oversight with clear, evidenced outcomes and benefits for patients and their care.
This role will involve complex negotiation, be required to influence leadership discussions of the networks by understanding current pan-network service provision, support the strategic development of the neurosurgery portfolio throughout the Region and build a commitment to partnership working; which will improve and align neurosurgery services, achieving sustainable, efficient and effective services which meet high-quality standards and indicators capable of meeting all NHS statutory and regulatory requirements.
As part of an integrated Commissioning Directorate which includes Health and Justice, Specialised Commissioning is responsible for both acute and mental health services from a wide range of NHS, private and third sector providers. This role specifically supports the acute portfolio, comprising over £1billion of contracts from both NHS and Independent Sector healthcare providers across a geography comprising Cornwall up to Gloucester and across to Dorset. The Acute Services Commissioning Programme is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team, including System Transformation Leads; Commissioners; Finance; Business Intelligence and Pharmacy professionals with clinical and quality support from NHS England’s Nursing and Medical directorates.
You will have experience of transformation and achieving large scale change. You will need to have a strong awareness and understanding of project and programme management and be a self-starter, who enjoys a challenge, can deal with competing deadlines and changing priorities and is able to work autonomously, as well as part of a dynamic, supportive team who are geographically dispersed across the South West.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024