Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Partnership director. It is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference. This is a key system leadership role working across the borough with health and social care, voluntary and community sector partners to help create a more joined -up effective and sustainable health and social care system for residents in Hounslow. Hounslow is a vibrant and diverse borough in West London, facing both opportunities and challenges in meeting the health and social care needs of its population. The Hounslow Borough Based Partnership (BBP) is a group of local NHS partners and local authority coming together to work collaboratively to make it easier for Hounslow residents to access and navigate health and care services within the borough of Hounslow. As one of eight BBPs within the Nort West London Integrated Care System (ICS), the Hounslow BBP focuses on improved health efforts for a population of approximately 300 residents. It is estimated that a total of approximately £393 million is spent annually on health and care for residents in Hounslow. The BBP brings together health, social care, and wider Local Authority services to remove barriers to healthcare for our communities, creating the right conditions for local partnerships to thrive.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Assistant Director is key in driving forward Hounslow's local response to this plan, by working with partners to create a more joined-up and effective health and social care system for the people of Hounslow. You will be part of a forward thinking, collaborative team and will have the chance to influence system wide change at a local level.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
1. Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
2. Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
3. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
4. Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in London and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
5. Should have an appreciation of the relationship between NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
6. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
7. Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
8. Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
Analytical
Essential criteria
9. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
10. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
11. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
12. Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Desirable criteria
13. Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment.
Planning Skills
Essential criteria
14. Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
15. Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
16. Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
17. Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
18. Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
Management Skills
Essential criteria
19. Skills for direct line management and job management.
20. Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
21. Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
Phsyical Skills
Essential criteria
22. `Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Autonomy
Essential criteria
23. Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan.
24. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
25. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
Equality and Diversity
Essential criteria
26. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
27. Ensures staff for whom the post holder has line management responsibility
28. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.
Financial and Physical Resources
Essential criteria
29. Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
Other
Essential criteria
30. An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
31. Used to working in a busy environment
32. Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
33. Commitment to continuing professional development.