Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer

We believe in putting our population and our patients, clients and service users first.

We know that to make meaningful change, reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for the 1.9million people living in Kent and Medway, working honestly, openly and collaboratively with our partners, is the only way.

Our vision is that we are a leader in health, working with our partners, to make Kent and Medway a great place to live and where people lead longer, healthier and happier lives.

To achieve this and achieve it well, we work in partnership with local councils, voluntary and community organisations, as well as many other stakeholders to drive our collective belief that we serve our population through seeing the whole person, not justone aspect of a person's health and wellbeing.

The Stakeholder Event for this role will take place on 24th September 2024., As our chief strategy and partnerships officer and member of our Executive Team, you will share our desire for collaboration,driving the very best in delivery outcomes. You will be ambitious for our population and will have a demonstrable track record inachieving strategic change, with results that demonstrate sustained positive impact.

This is a key position at NHS Kent and Medway; it holds executive oversight of strategic transformational change programmes and strategic transformation across our four health and care partnerships, provider collaboratives and clinical networks tosupport integration of health and care services.

The role is also responsible for development and delivery of our main integrated care board strategies, including Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy and the NHS Strategy for Kent and Medway.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. 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.