Sel Apc Network Lead

This is an exciting opportunity to play a senior leadership role in the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative delivery team, working across the three acute providers in SEL: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust.

The Collaborative was established in April 2020. We have eleven established clinical networks, spanning elective recovery (surgical specialties), diagnostics, critical care and pharmacy. Our primary objective at the moment is to support elective and diagnostic recovery across the system.

As one of our Network Programme Leads, you will have a blended role working in one or more of our clinical networks and on a major cross-cutting programmes of work. Within the clinical network or cross-cutting programme, you will take leadership responsibility and accountability for delivery of agreed objectives, working alongside a CEO SRO and a senior Clinical Lead.

We are seeking leaders with the ambition and the interpersonal and professional skills to deliver change in a complex system environment, together with a strong understanding of the acute sector and of elective and diagnostic recovery.

The APC delivery team is friendly and supportive, and we are committed to providing stretching and enjoyable roles for team members - working across multiple organisations to inspire, innovate and lead change is challenging and we will support you to achieve your best.

We are seeking leaders with the ambition, interpersonal and professional skills to deliver change in a complex system environment - who recognise that influence, relationships and effectiveness is the key to delivering change across a provider collaborative. Applicants will need to demonstrate a strong understanding of the acute sector and of elective and diagnostic recovery.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

**Key responsibilities of the role include**:

- Leading the development of the clinical network including agreeing a set of shared network objectives and a single network programme plan
- Overseeing the delivery of a comprehensive and cohesive programme of work that is consistent with the network strategic direction and shared objectives and the APC’s priorities, as well as national and regional policy
- Leading regular network and project meetings alongside the Network SRO and Clinical Lead. Ensuring agendas and papers are produced that are transparent and ensure the network work programme is progressed.
- Analysing and interpret key performance data and complex information relating to the network programme. Identifying areas of variation between providers, prompting and agreeing remedial actions across the network.
- Developing and nurturing relationships across the network, forming a consensus across all providers on the approach to implement network objectives and driving change within provider teams.
- Proactively problem-solving and negotiating where issues arise in the implementation of the network programme, supporting consensus building and managing conflict or opposing views.
- Engaging key senior stakeholders across the three Trusts and the ICS in the purpose and objectives of the network
- Operating effectively in a highly political and sensitive environment. Communicating complex and contentious information to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting
- Preparing reports and other materials relevant to the network programme, including regular progress reports and presentations that raise awareness of the network, highlighting local challenges, successes, risks and issues.
- Proactively identifying and managing network risks and