Associate Director Improvement and Personalisation

Lead transformation and/or delivery programmes operational workstreams aligned to NHS GM strategy, the Locality Plan and national guidance. Maintain oversight of risk, assurance, and governance for the defined portfolio, ensuring alignment of clinical and organisational governance across the place health and care system.Work collaboratively across the place partnership (e.g. Local Authority, politicians, primary care networks and individual providers, hospital trusts, mental health trusts and the voluntary sector) to ensure joint working, integrated models of care, and accountability for delivery ofintegrated outcomes.

The role will convene clinical and civic leaders to co-design improvements, strengthen professional leadership from nursing and Allied Health Professionals, acting as a respected, clinical leadership voice across the place partnership, to modernise personalisation through proactive, preventative care models, including Personal Health Budgets and integrated commissioning arrangements. The postholder will ensure active engagement with the clinical community maintaining strong networks that enable workforce intelligence is embedded intransformation and clinical governance. They will act as a bridge between Greater Manchester statutory functions and clinical networks, and local delivery, driving assurance-led improvement and building workforce capability in continuous learning and quality improvement.

Matrix working is key to delivering our organisation's and system priorities. You will actively enable collaboration through service planning, programme delivery, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership. This includes considering the wider impact of decisions, driving improvement, and supporting inclusive ways of working where different perspectives are valued.

All staff must ensure they adhere to NHS GM safeguarding children and adults policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. They must be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of NHS GM in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. Staff must keep up to date with safeguarding knowledge and skills by undertaking mandatory safeguarding training as specified inNHS GM safeguarding policies, which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and knowing how to raise concerns when these are identified.

Equality, inclusion and human rights are at the heart of everything we do at Greater Manchester Integrated Care. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. This means celebrating diversity, removing barriers, and ensuring our workforce

Experience

Professional registration

Qualifications

Essential: - Educated to master's level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area in strategic management