Macmillan BSW Palliative & End of Life Transformational Leader

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through research and experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to work towards ensuring that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Applications are warmly welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and we will aim to accommodate these wherever the needs of the service allow.
BSW ICB seeks to be a supportive, caring employer and expects all colleagues to behave in a professional and respectful manner and to demonstrate our values. These values underpin our vision for the people of Bath & North East Somerset (Banes), Swindon & Wiltshire, that through an integrated care model local people will live well in a supportive community with joined up care which is underpinned by specialist expertise, and delivered in the best place, by the most appropriate people.
Please note that on 1^st July 2022, Banes, Swindon & Wiltshire CCG will cease to exist. At this time the Integrated Care Board (ICB) in BSW will be established, to be known formally as NHS BSW ICB. NHS BSW ICB assume all the commissioning functions from BSW NHS Commissioners., The Macmillan Transformation Lead will work alongside the ICB's Palliative and End of Life Care (PEoLC) Alliance to improve outcomes for patients and the sustainability of PEoLC services by:
+ Providing strategic leadership and support to statutory and non-statutory organisations including the BSW PEoLC Alliance to facilitate enhanced provision and coordination of care.
+ Developing an understanding of the local assets, needs, and inequalities, to support the development of PEoLC strategic plans using the Ambitions Self-Assessment Framework.
+ Raising the profile of PEoLC across the local policy and broader strategic agendas.
+ Supporting the statutory core responsibility of the ICB to ensure that system wide accessible high quality, safe palliative, and end of life care, tailored to the needs of the individual is available.
+ Providing an innovative, ambitious, and solution-focussed approach to unblocking barriers and leading the transformation of services to meet the individual needs of patients and address inequalities in care provision.
+ Supporting the strategic direction of new and widened collaborative opportunities to transform and develop sustainable PEoLC services.
+ Developing and supporting local, regional, and national networks to share PEoLC best practice and learn from others' successes.
+ Empowering people with lived experience and local subject matter experts to co-produce local services for local people.
+ Assisting Macmillan in gaining a greater insight into present and future PEoLC need and to ensure alignment with the Partnership teams and their priorities.
The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all our communities. It has a wide range of functions including promoting integration of health and care services, improving people's health and wellbeing, and reducing health inequalities. The role will support the strategic design and direction of palliative and end of life care services across the ICS working in collaboration with key ICS and regional partners across the statutory, non-statutory and VCSE sectors.
BSW ICB is obligated to manage conflicts of interest effectively in order to protect healthcare professionals and maintain public trust in the NHS. In order to support BSW ICB in meeting this obligation, applicants should declare any real or perceived interest which, if employed by the ICB, may have an adverse bearing on the organisation. Declarations of interest must be made in the supporting information section of any application. If an applicant does not have an interest to declare they should clearly state 'No interests to declare' within the supporting information section.
Please note that failure to provide information about an interest or a 'No interests to declare' statement at this stage of the application process will result in your application not being considered.

Are you passionate about end-of-life care? Are you interested in overseeing and coordinating complex and innovative projects across a number of multi-agency health and care partners to develop and achieve agreed outcomes? Are you able to work with our BSW Together system partners to build sustainable quality improvement in end of life care?
BSW ICB is working with Macmillan Cancer Support, who are investing in new roles to support systems in providing leadership and creating capacity to bring about sustained transformational change in palliative and end of life care (PEOLC). These new transformational roles will support the strategic design and direction of services, rather than direct delivery.
This transformational role requires a leader who can strengthen relationships and ways of working that builds capacity and capability to support the system and partners to a state of maturity to deliver transformational change in PEOLC. Working in partnership to ensure that everyone at the end of their life has their vital needs met by high quality sustainable and supportive services.
The post is a fixed term for 18 months and could be suitable for a secondment. The base for the role is in the BSW Chippenham headquarters and covers the BSW geographical area, with hybrid working and meetings across BSW.

The required start date must be no later than 28th of October 2024, however successful candidate will be required to attend the Macmillan Leadership Academy on the 24^th and 25^th of September 2024
Proposed Interview date: 18/09/2024
The successful post holder will support and provide strategic leadership to the BSW End of Life Alliance and the BSW health and care system and work with our system partners across the BSW integrated care system (ICS) to deliver the:
+ BSW Integrated care Strategy and Vision
+ Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care Framework

Working for our organisation
Working together to empower people to lead their best life' is the one, unified vision for our organisation and all our partners working together across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
If you are offered employment with us, you will have the opportunity to join a friendly, quality focused and dynamic team that is supportive and cares about your working experience and your wellbeing.
BSW ICB have adopted agile working so this means the successful applicant will predominately be working from home but may be requested to work in any one of the ICB's office bases across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. You will also have a contractual base within the BSW ICB office where your team is based.
Benefits BSW ICB offer include:
· NHS Pension Scheme
· Generous NHS annual leave entitlements commencing at 27 days per year rising to 33 days per year, pro rata, plus bank holidays
· Flexible working
· Modern IT equipment and an in-house IT help facility
· Colleague wellbeing support through a Staff Support Service and a wealth of wellbeing guidance and offers
· Colleague engagement forums and events
· Financial wellbeing guidance and benefits (including NHS staff offers, health service discounts, cycle scheme, car lease scheme, money helper service)