Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria is a shared vision and five-year strategy for improving health and care services and helping the people of Lancashire and South Cumbria live longer, healthier lives. To achieve this, a key focus is on challenging how and where the services are delivered and how the partnership organises itself to achieve its aims.
The integrated care system (ICS) includes the NHS, local authority, public sector, voluntary, faith and social enterprise and academic organisations, working together to join up health and care services, listening to the priorities of the communities, local people and patients and tackling some of the biggest challenges they are facing.
To assist with the programme of work an Independent Chair was required to provide non-executive and independent leadership to the ICS.
Action
The non-standard recruitment process consisted of two partner organisations working collaboratively.
* The post holder would be engaged by the Acute Trust
* The recruitment process was led on behalf of the ICS by the MLCSU People Services Team for Lancashire & South Cumbria CCGs
* The stakeholders involved included NHS, local authority and community organisations
* Given the status of the post, and in line with regional guidance, the ICS instructed an external head hunter to assist with the candidate selection
* The recruitment process had to reflect the acute trust’s recruitment protocols and governance arrangements
* The People Services Team was the central point for coordination between stakeholders and candidates
* Communication was imperative between all stakeholders to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process to meet the ICS requirements.
Impact
The successful appointment of an experienced individual who can lead the ICS to achieve its system-wide objectives and provide constructive challenge across the system.
The Independent Chair will ensure there is a clear plan for the implementation of the ICS strategy.