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Job overview

Royal Greenwich Integrated Commissioning are looking for a skilled and experienced leader to fulfil the role of Head of Integrated Commissioning and System Development (portfolio: Working Age Adults with Disabilities & Complex Care).

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council and the South East London Integrated Care Board have come together to create an integrated approach to commissioning services within Greenwich Place, this postholder has a key role in implementing this new approach.

Royal Borough of Greenwich Adult Health and Social Care services collaborate with residents so they can live the best lives they can, by working together to identify strengths and support independence. We have developed a new long-term vision with the help of residents and partner organisations, which will build on all our strengths to support health, wellbeing, and independence. Our vision for Health and Adults' Services 2021 to 2024 is: Working together to live the best life you can in Royal Greenwich.  We have also developed our Health and Care plan priorities which are overseen by the Healthier Greenwich Partnership. (See: Health and wellbeing strategy 2023 to 2028 | Royal Borough of Greenwich (royalgreenwich.gov.uk)

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact [email protected]

We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Main duties of the job

The right candidate will lead the development and implementation of our integrated commissioning approach for adults in and across the Council and the NHS, which enables strong partnerships and high-quality services that support Greenwich residents to lead healthy, fulfilling, and independent lives.

We are looking for a candidate with a strong commitment to service development, transformation, and re-design, to support continual service improvement, what best practice looks like in Adult Social Care and Health services and the energy and enthusiasm to drive this agenda forward. 
Among other duties, the person will work closely with the Associate Director of Integrated Commissioning & System Development (Adults - Disabilities & Mental Health) and Practitioners to lead on ensuring that all commissioned services deliver a person-centered, strengths-based approach that engages individuals in their care and support, promotes independence, choice and control and puts dignity at the heart of delivery. 

Working for our organisation

The South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together the health and care partners that serve our vibrant and highly diverse populations resident in the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

Our partnership brings together six local authorities, over 200 general practices, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS FT, King’s College Hospital NHS FT, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, South London and the Maudsley Mental Health FT and Oxleas FT.  Importantly, the ICS seeks to be connected to the communities we serve (circa 1.92m residents) and work with the widest possible range of community, voluntary and third sector groups and organisations in each borough. 

Our vision is a highly performing, sustainable ICS that looks after its staff, responds to its communities and takes action to reduce the inequalities they experience.  As a relatively new organisation our Integrated Care Board (ICB) we have established the organisation, details upon which can be found at www.selondonics.org/icb