Specifically, the Chief Executive will be responsible for:Leadership and Engagement Leading and inspiring the Trust in accordance.....
Specifically, the Chief Executive will be responsible for:Leadership and Engagement Leading and inspiring the Trust in accordance with its vision and strategic objectives, as a dynamic integrated care organisation, working with partners and stakeholders externally and internally, and ensuring that patients, staff and the public have the opportunity and are encouraged to participate in decision making and the planning of service delivery and improvement;Providing visible, empowering, strategic and operational leadership to the whole organisation, continually modelling the Trusts values and focusing the organisation on its strategic priorities, and ensuring that staff are motivated, developed, supported and respected;Leading, developing and managing the executive team to motivate and inspire staff at all levels, and ensure performance across Whittington Halth;With the Chair, representing Whittington Health externally, building relationships and deepening partnerships to maximise the organisations impact for its patients and communities, across NCL and London as a whole;Leading the development of Whittington Healths culture, putting inclusion, equality and diversity at the heart of all we do, ensuring that equity of opportunity and access lives and thrives at Whittington Health, and deepening our commitment, and ability, to work well in partnership across the health economy, such that Whittington Health becomes an employer of choice;Taking responsibility for Whittington Healths continued, improving performance, as an Integrated Care Organisation and as a key service delivery provider across North Central London.Strategy and PerformanceDeveloping, and leading delivery of, the Trusts strategy as an Integrated Care Organisation working in close partnership with others across the local health economy, with a particular focus on developing key services for women, children, and frail older adults;Leading the development of Whittington Healths culture as an inclusive employer, as a strategic priority;Overseeing the development and delivery of the Trusts strategies for its Estate, digital development, workforce and services, and responding to the anticipated local reviews of maternity and childrens services;Leading on production of, and delivery against, annual business plans and operational performance frameworks, ensuring the Trusts operational and financial performance is maintained and improved, in line with budgets, performance standards and the regulatory framework;Developing and encouraging a culture of innovation, partnership working and inclusion, in line with Whittington Healths values;Deepening and extending the organisations existing relationships with its strategic partners UCLH and the London Boroughs of Islington and Haringey.Collaboration and PartnershipsAs the Trusts most senior, visible, executive leader, representing Whittington Health externally with clarity, accuracy and in a spirit of partnership, role modelling the Trusts values and its commitment to integrated care;Developing and building constructive, proactive and open relationships with existing and emerging partners and local stakeholders, and ensuring throughout that the provision of the best possible services to Whittington Healths communities are the organisations priority;Promoting public understanding of the Trusts values, objectives, policies and services;Ensuring that Whittington Healths commitment to partnership working is understood and reflected throughout the organisation, and externally;Developing and improving partnership with educational providers to ensure that systems and structures are in place to facilitate high quality teaching for clinical professionals;Ensuring good collaboration at place level across North Central London ICB.GovernanceFulfilling the obligations of Accountable Officer, in accordance with the requirements of that appointment and fulfilling duties and responsibilities in line with Trust Standing Orders and Standing Financial instructions, reporting in an accurate and timely fashion on all relevant issues to the Trust Board;Ensuring all Board members have the information they need to play a full part in governance of the Trust and that the Trust Board is regularly appraised of the key risks and mitigating actions necessary to address those risks;Ensuring the Trust has an effective risk management system which has patient safety, quality and patient experience as paramount, ensuring mechanisms are in place to continuously monitor these issues;Ensuring that the requirements of clinical, corporate and financial governance are delivered effectively and that the Trust meets its legal requirements, statutory duties and responsibilities and those reporting obligations placed by all external regulators and inspectors;Ensuring the continuing compliance with all regulatory requirements, including NHS Englandand Improvement, Care Quality Commission and the Health and Safety Executive, and ensuring the Trust understands and meets all its legal responsibilities;Establishing systems of control and limits of delegation and providing the Board with regular assurance of their effectiveness;Maintaining the highest standards of conduct and integrity within the Trust and ensuring compliance with best practice, statute and regulatory requirements in all matters including financial, governance, legal and clinically related issues.Whittington Health NHS Trust is a dynamic organisation, therefore changes in the core duties and responsibilities of this role may be required from time to time. These guidelines do not constitute a term or condition of employment.
