Head of Integrated Neighbourhood Working inSleaford inSleaford PUBLISHED THU 28 NOV 2024

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Do something that matters. Help shape services for a community of over 135,000 people.

This is an exciting time for working in Primary care Services and we are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible, and highly organised Head of Integration to support the ongoing development and management of Neighbourhood Working in South West Lincolnshire. As key member of the K2 Healthcare Senior Operations Team, the Head of Integration will support established teams within the K2 Sleaford and Grantham and Rural PCNs, sixteen member practices and system partners to deliver better integrated care for frail and complex people. The roles is an important blend of managing and developing the team and working with system partners to design and embed new and better ways of working.

Neighbourhood Working is a new way of strengthening and redesigning community services for a local population. It empowers people and communities to take an active role in their health and wellbeing, with greater choice and control over the care they need. It also supports the improvement, integration, and personalisation of services in Lincolnshire. This approach includes supporting patients, through a blended workforce that encompasses both health and social care; to include acute, voluntary and community sectors where barriers to working are negated. Health and wellbeing need of the individual are at the centre of decision-making, care is proactive and not reactive, and services are provided in a timely manner.

Core Neighbourhood Working Principles

Having a different conversation

Delivering Home First principles

Enabling self-care and peer support

Recognising what's important to me

Collective accountability

Positive risk taking

Assessing immediate needs and addressing barriers to improve quality of life

About us

To work with clinical service leads and stakeholders to influence and develop the strategic direction of services within portfolio, working with all stakeholders and K2 CEO in the design and improvement of pathways to ensure the provision of high quality, equitable and seamless services with the south west primary care networks (PCN).

To secure the highest standards of clinical care within the PCN within your remit by providing strong professional and managerial leadership to PCN/Neighbourhood Team (NT) colleagues.

To provide direction and leadership in the development, implementation and sustainability of PCN pathways aligned to PCN/NT.

To provide line management to PCN/NT colleagues.

To influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels and support service development and delivery, working towards national and local targets, sharing the learning and contributing to the planning, implementation and evaluation of services and outcomes for patients

To provide expert advice and guidance to multidisciplinary teams within the locality, ensuring that all stakeholders across organisational boundaries are engaged in the development, implementation, audit and sustainability of Integrated Care Provision.

To secure the highest standards of clinical care by providing strong professional and managerial leadership to colleagues.

To foster strong links with all stakeholders and across boundaries with partner agencies to enable the delivery of consistent high quality and seamless services

To monitor and translate local and national initiatives, guidance and service standards, to support and advise on implementation, and to ensure they are incorporated into developments of the south west PCN model.

To influence the development of clinical audit and advise on the requirements, methodology and processes in relation to audit of the clinical pathways

To support clinical audit as required by the K2 CEO and Clinical Directors.

To plan, review and analyse clinical audit and research to ensure results provide data relating to quality, outcomes and future service needs

To represent the PCN in local, regional and national forums.

It is anticipated that 30% of the role will involve clinical care involving highly complex issues, and 70% pathway strategy and development and leadership.