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Values and Leadership Style
- Demonstrably compassionate, inclusive and respectful in leadership approach.
- Visible and approachable, with a genuine commitment to listening and learning.
- Builds trust through transparency, fairness and consistency.
- Creates psychological safety and champions staff voice.
- Leads collaboratively, empowering others to perform and grow.
- Acts with integrity, courage and humility in all circumstances.
Experience
- Substantial senior executive experience within a large, complex healthcare organisation or system.
- Proven record of cultural, operational and financial improvement in challenging environments.
- Experience uniting multi-site organisations or leading integration and change across diverse services.
- Demonstrable success improving staff engagement, inclusion and morale.
- Experience leading within or in partnership with an Integrated Care System or similar multi-agency framework.
- Track record in digital transformation, data-driven decision-making and improvement.
- Evidence of collaborative leadership with system partners, regulators and communities.
Skills and Capabilities
- Strategic thinker with the ability to turn vision into tangible progress.
- Excellent communicator and listener, skilled at engaging and inspiring diverse audiences.
- Decisive and accountable; able to balance compassion with rigour and pace.
- Politically astute and effective at influencing across complex systems.
- Skilled at leading through uncertainty and change, maintaining optimism and stability.
- Deep commitment to equity, wellbeing and sustainability.
Knowledge
- Comprehensive understanding of NHS policy, governance and regulation.
- Strong grasp of patient safety, quality improvement and clinical governance.
- Financial literacy and understanding of the relationship between workforce, quality and cost.
- Knowledge of system working, population health and tackling inequalities.
- Awareness of how research, digital innovation and education can improve care.
Education and Development
- Educated to Master’s level or equivalent senior-level experience.
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
- Relevant professional qualification (clinical, managerial or equivalent) desirable.
Personal Qualities
- Authentic: earns trust through openness and integrity.
- Courageous: leads with conviction and fairness in complex situations.
- Resilient: stays calm, positive and focused under pressure.
- Collaborative: builds strong partnerships and teams.
Inspiring: motivates others through vision, humility and empathy.
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