Job overview

We have recently refreshed our organisational strategy to allow us to transform and modernise. The development of accountable care groups each led by a Managing Director is at the centre of our strategy to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and the taxpayer. We are continuing to shape our operating model and the roles of Accountable Care Managing Director across three groups potentially (focused on Medicine, Surgery and Women & Children’s Services) are pivotal to our future success. Reporting into our new Chief Delivery Officer, Laura Churchward, we are seeking highly capable leaders with significant experience of delivery and change in complex environments. If you believe you have the experience to help continue our journey of improvement, we would love to hear from you.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We are particularly keen to attract a diverse range of applicants so we can better reflect the diversity of the communities we serve as a Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Managing Directors of the Accountable Care Group (ACG) are accountable for the leadership and management of the ACG. Specifically, the Managing Directors will:

Provide leadership and management of the ACG, its resources, plans and activities to ensure the highest standards of quality, service and governance.

Deliver the ACG’s annual plan and ensure the ACG meets its financial responsibilities.

Provide strategic leadership, engaging stakeholders in shaping the future direction and development of the ACG. This includes implementing the CUH’s strategic aims as a leading centre of healthcare, education and research.

Build strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Executive Directors and members of the CUH Board, other ACG Managing Directors, commissioners, and where relevant academic partners, local authorities and other Integrated Care System partners. Take a leading role in guiding discussions across the System and Place on service configuration and pathway development.

Represent the ACG, promoting the reputation of the ACG, as a significant part of a major university teaching hospital with national and international reach, particularly in healthcare innovation and research.

Oversee and support the development of the ACG’s commercial services and partnerships.

Ensure that all legal and statutory obligations are met.

Working for our organisation

CUH is a large, complex and values‑driven organisation with an exceptionally strong clinical, academic and research heritage. We serve our local population across Cambridge, South and East Cambridgeshire, while also providing specialist and tertiary care for the region. Our position on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus places us at the heart of one of the world’s foremost clusters for life sciences, healthcare innovation and translational research. It is an environment that brings significant opportunity and real responsibility.

We are proud of the work our teams do every day. CUH’s staff, across more than 75 specialties and numerous professional disciplines, demonstrate deep commitment to safe, kind and excellent care – values that were shaped by our own staff and patients and which guide everything we do.

We are progressing ambitious programmes to expand and modernise our facilities, including the Cambridge Children’s Hospital, the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital and a new acute care hospital. We are moving into the new Central East ICB Cluster and we are keen to support more integrated, preventative and community‑based models of care.