Chief Strategy

The post holder will be responsible to the Chief Executive for leading the Trust’s involvement in the Integrated Care System (ICS) Collaborative and the Trust role in the Provider Collaboratives for specialist services. The post holder will also lead the Trust's strategy and planning function. This will include ensuring that the Trust is well placed as an anchor institution within the Sussex ICS to contribute and lead changes in future commissioning arrangements (incorporating planning, transformation and delivery functions), in response to the Long-Term Plan and the changing NHS architecture. The post holder will be the executive lead for the Heads on Charity.

They will have well-developed influencing and networking skills and will work closely in collaboration with NHS and non-NHS partners, including local authorities, education, charity, housing and other third sector organisations; to further develop the Trust's reputation as an exemplar provider of mental health, learning disability and neurodiverse services.

The post holder will have a significant role to play in helping to build a strong, exciting and more sustainable future for the services we provide to some of the most vulnerable people in society, through their work, external influencing and relationship management skills.

To play a key role in leading the work required for transformational change in terms of the approach to collaboration and integration with other health (including acute colleagues), social care, independent, charity and third sector partners. To identify, create and strengthen key strategic partnerships and relationships as well as identifying and driving through new opportunities for future collaborations. Their area of focus will be broad ranging and develop, but will include a specific focus around the following:

- Provider Collaboratives
- Planning and strategy development
- Specialist placements
- Collaborative commissioning aspect of working with NHS Sussex (ICB) in the ICS
- Governance requirements linked to emerging ICS structures
- Primary Care Networks, GP Federations
- The STP/ emerging ICS
- The 3 Place Based Partnerships
- The local authorities
- Housing/ Education
- Heads On charity

Veredus | Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer (CSPO)

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

**Working in Sussex**:

- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

**Other key staff survey results include**:

- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached.

Veredus | Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer (CSPO)