Chief People Officer, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Delivering a shift from an acute to a community-centred health and care system

Since July 2022 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has held responsibility for planning NHS services, including primary care, community pharmacy and those previously planned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).

As well as the chair and chief executive, membership of the board includes partner members drawn from local authorities, NHS trusts / foundation trusts, and primary care. The board also invites regular participants from VCFSE, local Healthwatch, Public Health and adult and children’s social services.

Accountable to the people of Lancashire and South Cumbria and in charge of NHS money, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB will ensure that the strategies developed by Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership become a reality on the ground.

Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in the role of Chief People Officer in our ICB. This is an exceptional opportunity to join our Board and I am looking forward to meeting you.
We oversee the health and care services for the 1.8 million people living in Lancashire and South Cumbria. With a complex and challenging geography, and an extremely diverse population, we are supporting our partners and member organisations to deliver high quality care across the region. Although our ICB is young, it is an exciting time to join our organisation, as we have great ambitions and a clear plan to improve the lives of people living and working in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Our vision is to develop a community-centric health and care system, delivering good outcomes with narrowing inequalities, and we are looking for a Chief People Officer, whom, as a key Board member, will work with the wider leadership team to ensure that our ambitions are met, providing professional insight, expertise and system leadership, and keeping the interests of people living and working in Lancashire and South Cumbria at the heart of every decision that is made.
There is a Swedish proverb that says “Rough waters are truer tests of leadership. In calm water, every ship has a good captain.” In Lancashire and South Cumbria our leaders are being put to the test. The tide has changed many times in recent years and the waters have never been as rough. There are some difficult decisions ahead, and the incoming Chief People Officer will be pivotal in helping us to navigate the challenges of system recovery and transformation, requiring a refocus on workforce optimisation and efficiency, and alignment with new service delivery models, the embedding of our regional shared services arrangements, ONE LSC (hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust) and driving the shift in the ICB’s internal culture.
We are fortunate to work in an area with a lot of talented and passionate people and we are fully committed to our ‘PROUD’ values; ensuring that we put our people and communities first, maintain a respectful and caring environment, are open and transparent in everything that we do, and unite our system partners and communities to improve care, and deliver and transform high quality services.
The incoming Chief People Officer will be a highly credible, enthusiastic, experienced, compassionate and an inclusive leader with significant experience in people leadership and development, bringing naturally collaborative and partnership working instincts, and the ability to provide strategic leadership across the breadth of the Lancashire and South Cumbria System. You will need to have the ability to promote opportunities for transformation and innovation and, above all, you will be committed to supporting staff to provide the best possible services to the people we serve.
The new Chief People Officer will understand the value of a truly integrated health and care system, with a real determination to ensure that health and care services are joined up, recognising the importance of working together with partners across Lancashire and South Cumbria for the benefit of our residents.
We are keen to welcome a talented and focused leader to our team who shares our commitment to delivering excellent patient care and improving the lives of people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. If you align with our values and possess the qualities we are seeking, please take a look at this dedicated microsite and contact our advisors at Alumni Global for further information.

Kevin Lavery,
Chief Executive
Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Please click here to view the Role Description and Candidate Pack.
All applications must include:
- A full curriculum vitae/resume
- Quoting the relevant role reference number: A039408
- A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)
- Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)
- A completed self-attestation form
- A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application) *
Monitoring
One of Alumni Global’s and Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the “Equal Opportunities Monitoring form” so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.
For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:
Simon Green, Deputy Managing Director or Rabiya Ali, Consultant, on +44 754 574 1153.
Candidate adjustment
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.
Key Milestones:
Closing date: 5th July 2024
Stakeholders (virtual): 22nd July 2024
Final Interviews (in person) 24th July 2024
Please ensure you have made a note of the final interview date(s). We recommend that you bookmark this microsite, as any potential updates regarding the role will be posted online.