Regional Head of Health

6 months ago


Fulbourn, United Kingdom NHS England Full time

The East of England Health and Justice Team is responsible for commissioning healthcare in prisons, Secure Children’s Homes, Immigration Removal Centres, Sexual Assault Referral Centres and Liaison & Diversion services in police custody and courts in the area. There is also a responsibility for liaising with the national team on services for people in t he East of England who have formerly served in the armed forces.

As the Head of Health and Justice for the East of England Region, the post holder will lead and work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service and supporting managers and staff across the East of England. They will provide strategic and operational leadership to the Health and Justice s e ctor and provide advice and support to lead Directors at national and regional level.

Key objectives of the role are commissioning oversight to ensure that quality assurance and patient safety remains at the heart of the commissioning functioning and that delivery of key national programmes of work for Health and Justice are achieved. The postholder will work with the national NHS England team, UK Health Security Agency, the Ministry of Justice, Youth Justice Board, HM Prisons and Probation Service and the Home Office to secure the delivery of high quality, effective and efficient integrated services locally.

The post holder will have accountability and responsibility for the strategic and operational development of the Health and Justice Sector and for liaising with the national team on the Armed Forces sector. Plans to achieve the strategy will be underpinned by the delivery of short to medium term objectives.

NHS England leads the NHS in England to deliver high quality care for all. We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS.

Through our seven regional teams, NHS England supports local integrated care systems, made up of public services that provide health and care - NHS organisations, primary care professionals, local councils, social care providers and the community, voluntary and social enterprise sector - to improve the health of the population, improve the quality of care, tackle inequalities and deliver care more efficiently.

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.

**Key aspects of this role will be to**:
- Ensure the strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.

Ensure the development and management of relevant strategic plans, within the Sector.

Ensure appropriate system and processes are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans in the new organisations.

Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond.

Monitoring and establishing accountability on the overall progress of the strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales.

Manage the whole budgetary implications of activity.

Avoid the destabilisation of business as usual.

Manage and actively promote the relationships with key stakeholder s

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 9 with a full-time starting salary of £99,891, with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service.



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