Executive Director of Transformation, Planning & Improvement

Job Overview

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen to establish a new executive portfolio to support the organisation’s ambition to continuously develop our approach to meeting the health needs of our population, through sustainable transformational leadership.

The Director of Transformation, Planning and Improvement is an exciting new position created as a result of the Trust Board’s commitment to ensuring that the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust continues to develop high quality and sustainable services, through embedding a culture of improvement and aligning our plans to strategic delivery for the benefit of the population we serve.

Main duties of the job

As the successful candidate you will have a proven track record of the delivery of strategic transformation improvement and innovation models at scale. You will be responsible for the delivery of a cutting edge and high-quality programme management office approach to deliver Transformation, Planning and Improvement across our services. You will be an innovative, inspiring and transformational leader, who can create a compelling and inclusive vision that creates followership across the organisation.

You will have the drive and ambition to deliver a complex, challenging and exciting agenda whilst promoting an organisational culture in line with the Trust’s Vision and Values. You will positively engage colleagues, service users and other stakeholders within Place and ICB, in sustainable quality improvement and service transformation.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our Values

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To request a copy of the information pack, or for a confidential call, please contact our recruitment partners at Finegreen – Joe Joyce and Natasha Parmar on: (email protected)

Application is by CV and Covering Letter and should be submitted to: (email protected)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level
• Master’s level degree or post graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience in a similar role
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Relevant accredited improvement methodology training, such as IHI model for improvement, Lean Management, Six Sigma, etc.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience at Board level in a healthcare or another large complex public/private organisation
• Extensive knowledge and experience of using innovation and improvement methodologies to effect organisational transformation at a senior influencing level.
• Proven track record of the delivery of strategic transformation improvement and innovation models at scale.
• Significant experience of effectively and compassionately leading and managing high performing teams.
• Evidence of successful collaborative working with other health and care partner organisations.
• Extensive experience of delivering effective transformation and improvement programmes including through partnerships
• Experience of developing strategic plans, both for an organisation and in conjunction with strategic partners
• High level of leadership competency with the ability to lead and manage change in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Evidence of significant experience in leading and influencing professional groups to secure cross-system change.
• Evidence of significant experience in building effective networks across health and social care
• Experience in establishing a clear strategic vision and direction, and translating this into successful outcomes for staff and patients.
• Demonstrable experience and commitment to Inclusion

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