Job overview

The Deputy Director of Neighbourhood Health and Community Services will provide senior strategic leadership for the development and commissioning of integrated, high-quality services across Kent and Medway.

Working with NHS partners, local authorities, primary care and voluntary and community organisations, the postholder will shape neighbourhood health models that respond to population needs, improve outcomes and reduce inequalities. They will lead the community and neighbourhood health elements of the ICB’s five-year strategy, translating national policy and local intelligence into commissioning priorities and service transformation.

The role includes a strong focus on children and young people, championing their voices and lived experiences and ensuring services support seamless pathways across all ages.

The postholder will oversee delegated budgets, contracts, quality and delivery, ensuring value for money and statutory compliance. They will provide expert advice, build strategic partnerships and deputise for the Director of Neighbourhood Health and Community Services as required.

Main duties of the job

•    Lead the development and delivery of the community services and neighbourhood health elements of the ICB’s five year strategy, commissioning intentions, needs assessments and planning processes.
•    Develop and commission a new model of neighbourhood health, aligned to national guidance and informed by best practice in commissioning and service design.
•    Ensure the needs of Kent and Medway residents are met through delivery against the strategic commissioning framework and commissioning policies.
•    To lead on the strategic commissioning of community services for children and young people, ensuring a seamless, all-age approach that integrates with adult services to provide consistent care pathways.
•    To develop and commission high-quality services for children and their families, ensuring that the needs of children and young people are central to the ICBs overall commissioning strategy.
•    To act as the subject matter lead for children's commissioning, driving co-production with children, young people, and their families to shape inclusive service models.
•    Work closely with colleagues across the ICB to ensure integration between neighbourhood health, community services, primary care, elective care and wider system priorities.
•    Manage budgets and contracts for community and neighbourhood health services, ensuring PSR compliance, value for money and robust provider performance management.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.

Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That’s why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.

We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.

We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.