Associate Director of Integration

Job overview

The Associate Director of Integration (operations) is a key leadership role helping to engage and bring together teams to create a vision, culture and approach to delivery that aligns with corporate priorities and group wide initiatives. Ultimately supporting the provision of the highest quality and safe patient care through professional operational and strategic leadership and management actions creating a culture of continuous improvement in accordance with NHS management standards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support and deputise for the Deputy Group Chief Integration Officer (Operations) in the delivery of safe, effective, efficient and integrated operational services across the organisation and system.

This influential corporate leadership role will contribute to the development and delivery of strategic and operational plans across Out of Hospital care, system integration, clinical group performance, and Group-wide transformation. The post holder will lead key programmes of work, provide senior operational leadership, and build strong relationships with internal and external partners to support delivery of Group and system objectives.

The role demands high-level autonomy, political awareness, and proven ability to lead transformational change across organisational boundaries.

The post holder will take the lead on managing complect healthcare contract portfolios across the CIO operational services, working closely with internal and external partners to endure high quality, value for money services that meet the need of local populations.

The post holder will be the go-to expert for colleagues in commissioning, finance, patient safety & quality and performance, leading with specialist advice to ensure every contract in the CIO portfolio not only meets regulatory standards but empowers patient choice and drives excellence for the residents of Lincolnshire.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for a detailed breakdown of the main responsibilities of the role.