Job Description

The Managing Director for the East Midlands Acute Providers (EMAP) network collaborative will play an essential role in this East Midlands wide system development by supporting the development of our formal Provider Collaborative. The Managing Director will drive the design, implementation and delivery of the EMAP agreed priorities and support the collaborative to stay focused on its vision.



The role will be hosted by United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and will be accountable to the EMAP CEO steering group.



The predominant duty within this role will be to support the ongoing development of the East Midlands Acute Provider Network, ensuring that the mechanisms for delegated responsibility from provider organisations are in place and the intended outcomes around performance, transformation and system governance are delivered.



The post holder will be expected to exemplify behaviour that promotes collaborative ways of working and integrated service delivery with a personal drive to increase the health and wellbeing of our East Midlands population.



Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.



United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.



Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.



Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.



Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.



This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.



The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG)



Delivery of the key EMAP priorities/programmes Support the steering group and priority workstreams to develop effective communication, including engagement and involvement in to and out of the network. Ensure the approach of the collaborative wherever possible is supportive to individual organisational goals so that the value and purpose of involvement is clear with motivation for maintaining involvement during times of conflict, tension and controversy Support the Steering group Chair to ensure the appropriate governance systems, processes and structures are in place to support delivery of the Collaborative objectives and manage identified risks. Understand, respect and value the individual partner organisations and shape and influence co-produced new ways of working that promote and build trust and confidence in the work of the collaborative. Ensure escalation processes are in place to the steering group for performance and transformational issues and support their management Support the development of a future model for provider collaboration that takes account of current structures and understands how the associated functions can be taken forward in a more integrated model. Working with colleagues to ensure the collaborative is focussed on the agreed areas of priority and that appropriate escalation methods are in place both in relation to transformation and general performance issues within system operational delivery. Ensure there are effective lines of communication between providers to create opportunity for sharing of good practice, information and pathway design. Work with colleagues who attend the steering group to develop wider Collaborative responses to national policy areas, where appropriate. Develop and manage a risk register associated with the provider collaborative that identifies key areas of risk to the delivery of our stated intent and provides mitigation where possible Represent the collaborative at local and national meetings, as appropriate Manage the interface with external stakeholders including NHSE, Arden and Gem, other provider collaboratives and Integrated Care Systems. * Leading the EMAP Programme Management Office, once established.