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 hospitals, primary care, community services 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 children and adults’ 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.

Please click on the role below to view the Role Description:
Chief Financial Officer (Draft)
Chief Clinical Officer (Draft)
Chief Strategy & Planning Officer (Draft)
All applications must include:
- A full curriculum vitae/resume
- Quoting the relevant role reference number:
  Chief Finance Officer - A041307
  Chief Clinical Officer - A041328
  Chief Strategy & Planning Officer - (A041329)
- 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) *
Right to work checks
If you are successfully shortlisted, our partner, Yoti, will contact you to complete an online right to work check. This is a quick and secure process, ensuring that all necessary legal requirements are met before proceeding further in the recruitment process.
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 these roles please contact:
David Heaton, Principal Researcher or Simon Green, Director, details of which can be found at the bottom if this microsite.
Chief Strategy and Planning Officer
Rabiya Ali who’s details you will also find at the bottom if this microsite.
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: 8th January 2026
Stakeholders (virtual): TBC
Final Interviews: 23rd - 28th January 2026 - TBC
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.