The Network Managers provides managerial leadership to the strategic networks designated as ODNs and with support from the Head of the strategic Network and the Transformation Delivery Team in NHSE SE, provide operational management. The Network Manager will lead a team and promote partnership working across constituent organisations to deliver agreed annual priorities.
The Strategic Network are the link between providers and commissioners. Any recommendations given to both regional and ICB commissioners, must follow the triple aim. This includes consideration of health inequalities in relation to health and wellbeing, ensuring high quality services within their specialities, and sustainable and efficient use of resources.
There are multiple posts available (1.5 WTE), and subject to the successful candidates, the strategic networks will be split into multiple work areas for the Network Managers.
The post holders will define current processes, facilitate discussions, and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future processes, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery. There will be a requirement in some specialities for Strategic Networks to assist and support a mutual aid process.
Communicates and provides extraordinarily complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. (verbal, written and numerical).
Main Purpose
The post holders will lead the networks/workstreams to ensure that they:
- Deliver effective clinical flows through the provider system through clinical collaboration for networked provision of services.
- Takes a whole system collaborative approach to service provision, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of sustainable services across the patient pathway, adding value for all stakeholders.
- Improve cross-organisational multi-professional clinical engagement to improve pathways of care.
- Enable the development of consistent provider guidance and improved services to national standards, ensuring a consistent patient and family experience.
- Manage identified risk and escalate reporting while influencing mitigation.
- Focus on quality and effectiveness through facilitation of comparative benchmarking and audit of services with implementation of required improvements.
- Support the Head of Strategic Networks in delivering a strategy implementing national policy and best practice across the network area as appropriate.
- Supports capacity planning, activity monitoring and forecast planning across the sector in collaboration with Data Analytical staff and commissioning teams.
At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme, for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop. We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.
Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leonie Shepherd/Michelle Shepherd Job title: NHSE SE Spec Comm Project Manager South East Email address:
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