Job overview

**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the ‘ECT Family’ this includes current East Cheshire NHS Trust employees, both NHSP and ECT bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from applicants not listed within these groups. **

This new and exciting post will be part of the Trust’s senior leadership team, and provide effective and innovate leadership of the Trust’s strategic delivery from a clinical, digital and organisational perspective. The postholder is expected to work collaboratively and across organisational boundaries with a co-design and co-production approach.

Reporting into the Chief Operations, Innovation & Strategy Officer, the postholder lead on Trust strategy activity with a focus on how we improve health outcomes for the local population. This will include facilitated clinical partnership arrangements, developing new models of care across the Cheshire East place and locality, and support colleagues and leaders across the Trust by providing advice on developing clinical services and associated business plans. 

This post is a secondment opportunity for up to 12months, on a part-time (22.5 / 0.6 WTE) basis.

This post is subject to the CQC Fit and Proper Person's Test. 

Main duties of the job

• To lead the development and implementation of Trust strategy – clinical, digital and organisation
• To facilitate any necessary tactical clinical partnership arrangements
• To support the development of the annual planning submission
• To support the Chief Operations, Innovation & Strategy Officer (and through the COO the Chief Executive) in their strategy and partnership work across the Cheshire East place, Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
• To develop through co-design specific elements of the new model of care for significant areas of Cheshire East acute and community service provision taking account of co-dependencies across health and social care provision
• To ensure the continuous development of clinical service strategies and business plans to support the achievement of the Trust's organisational strategy
• Responsible for providing leadership support and advice to clinical and support teams to develop clinical service change proposals and business plans using the post holders expertise and knowledge of the system wide health and care landscape, in areas where expert opinion differs.

Working for our organisation

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

Please be aware that this post requires an Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.