ICC Development Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This leadership role involves developing and managing an Integrated Care Community (ICC) in South Cumbria, aligning with national NHS priorities for integrated neighbourhood working. The post holder will collaborate with various agencies to deliver population health management, reduce inequalities, and drive prevention-focused innovation. It requires leading service reviews, managing a case management team, and co-producing projects with citizens to transform health and social care at a neighbourhood level.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant area
- Managerial or clinical leadership within a health or social care setting
- Project management of significant and multiple projects
- Improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in performance improvement
- Able to demonstrate change management experience
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate management/leadership qualification
- Ensuring active patient and carer participation within development work.
- Strategies for disseminating best practice
- Skills and Knowledge
- Communicates and relates with all levels of staff within the local health community
- Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly with a wide cross section of partners
- A sound understanding of health and social care
- Well organised and able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe to achieve results
- Presents ideas clearly, with ease and interest, uses technical symbolic, non-verbal and visual aids effectively
- Excellent analytical skills, high level demonstrable Microsoft Office and data analysis skills
- Design and delivery of service experience
- Personal skills
- Self-motivator with high work standards for attainable but ambitious goals
- Commitment and responsibility for the implementation of plans and ideas
- Adapts flexibly to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing healthcare situations and environments
- Able to implement a variety of managerial methods to gain strategic support for change ideas and values
- Ability to respond to changing priorities
- Education/Experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant area
- Managerial or clinical leadership within a health or social care setting
- Project management of significant and multiple projects
- Improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in performance improvement
- Able to demonstrate change management experience
- Post-graduate management/leadership qualification
- Ensuring active patient and carer participation within development work.
- Strategies for disseminating best practice
- Skills and Knowledge
- Communicates and relates with all levels of staff within the local health community
- Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly with a wide cross section of partners
- A sound understanding of health and social care
- Well organised and able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe to achieve results
- Presents ideas clearly, with ease and interest, uses technical symbolic, non-verbal and visual aids effectively
- Excellent analytical skills, high level demonstrable Microsoft Office and data analysis skills
- Design and delivery of service experience
- Personal skills
- Self-motivator with high work standards for attainable but ambitious goals
- Commitment and responsibility for the implementation of plans and ideas
- Adapts flexibly to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing healthcare situations and environments
- Able to implement a variety of managerial methods to gain strategic support for change ideas and values
- Ability to respond to changing priorities
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
ICC Development Lead
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
The post holder will work closely with the ICC Clinical (GP) Lead. Together you will be jointly responsible for the development and ongoing success of a defined Integrated Care Community.
You will be at the forefront of the evolution of integrated neighbourhood working in line with the NHS 10 Year plan and the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP). This is a rare and exciting leadership opportunity to shape the future of truly integrated, community-led care in South Cumbria -- transforming health and social care at neighbourhood level by embedding a unique, innovative model within the NHS.
You will lead the development of a dynamic, multi-agency Integrated Care Community, uniting NHS teams, local councils, VCSFE organisations, primary care, and community assets to deliver population health management, reduce inequalities, and drive prevention-focused innovation.
Experience:
- Experience in service development, transformation or project management in health, care or community settings.
- Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
- Confidence using data and evidence to inform decisions.
- A proactive, flexible approach and a passi
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