NWDA Programme Director

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board

Job summary

This is a 12 month maternity cover position available as fixed term contract or a secondment.

Lambeth Together is a partnership aimed at improving health and wellbeing across Lambeth, uniting a wide range of partners from the voluntary and community sector, NHS, and Lambeth Council. It focuses on creating an integrated health and care system that addresses the needs of the local population effectively and equitably. Central to its operation is the Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Alliance (NWDA). The NWDA works towards enhancing community health, supporting individuals through a more cohesive and connected approach to care within Lambeth neighbourhoods.

The Lambeth Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Delivery Alliance Programme Director will lead and manage a programme of work to develop the partnership between health, care and the voluntary sector in Lambeth. This work is grounded in understanding population health management, and the health profiles of Lambeth, to deliver a neighbourhood health service which supports the needs of residents across the health and care system.

Main duties of the job

The Lambeth Neighbourhood & Wellbeing Alliance will develop a partnership response to and the Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Alliance Programme Director will support the following:

o Leading the programme of partnership work on neighbourhood development for Lambetho Facilitating and implementing a learning and development framework for the Allianceo Designing and implementing a framework through which to appraise maturity, capability and readiness for change as a partnershipo Leading the development and coordination of providers to respond to any emerging commissioning processo Develop a partnership response to any commissioning process for the Neighbourhood & Wellbeing Partnership Delivery Allianceo Lead and implement an integrated proposal, vision and delivery plan for the borough wide neighbourhood delivery model to reduce health inequalitieso Alliance Lead, design and develop a Neighbourhood Alliance community and engagement model and delivery plan.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree qualification or equivalent professional qualification
  • Masters degree or equivalent level experience
  • Formal qualification in Project and Programme Management (PRINCE 2 & MSP or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Formal training in lean six-sigma

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience, expertise and understanding of programme and change management, strategic planning, budget setting and contracting processes, in a cross organisational programme in a health/ social care setting
  • Extensive experience in of working collaboratively at a senior level across organisations to deliver complex large programme goals resulting in positive value for money outcomes
  • An understanding of the background and aims of Lambeth Together as well as South East London Integrated Care System.
  • A proven track record of creating a common purpose and instilling organisational values and behaviours that promotes a corporate vision
  • Experience of developing business plans and programme/project management programmes resulting in positive value for money outcomes.
  • Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative partnerships through transformation
  • A commitment to improving health and social care services and reducing disparities in outcomes, access and experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and authority; able to successfully foster and manage inter-relationships between own unit and differing professions, including at a senior level
  • Demonstrable success in delivering change and performance with internal and external stakeholders by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback
  • Experience of successful management of multiple stakeholders with competing interests, and of operating in a complex political environment.
  • Strong budget management skills
  • Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills: able to forecast, plan, develop and manage unit capability in line with business plan and organisational vision.
  • Proven ability to foster a cross organisational culture that is positive about change, and positive about reducing inequalities, and committed to delivery of the strategic vision
  • A proven credible and influential communicator with excellent networking and negotiating skills.
  • The ability to influence senior clinicians. This will involve challenging current practice and behaviours in order to facilitate change
  • Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
  • Anticipates and takes action in order to create and seize opportunities to avoid crises taking an overview of complex situations to generate new perspectives – ‘thinks outside the box’ identifies and implements quick wins where possible
  • Ability to review and analyse complex data and recommend a course of action and objectives and motivate staff to achieve them.
  • Develop team spirit and inclusivity and respect for each other

Other

Essential

  • Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
  • High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
  • Is comfortable working with ambiguity, and is able to create structure and short and long term plans in such an environment and provide direction to others
  • Self-aware, demonstrating a consistent inclusive leadership style focused on achieving the best results and overcoming obstacles
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure, motivate others and be flexible and adaptable to change
  • Ability to manage emotional or distressing circumstances in a calm, compassionate and professional manner that promotes confidence in others in your ability to manage the situation effectively.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 29 July 2026

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