Job summary
As we continue to progress through reform organisational changes, a number of roles which have remained unfilled are now being progressed to external recruitment. This only applies where a role has been carefully considered for redeployment opportunities and where the role is deemed to be no longer required for suitable alternative employment and we have been unsuccessful in recruiting internally.

The role of Associate Director Improvement and Personalisation is an integral part of the Stockport Leadership team working alongside other senior leaders in our locality partnership.

The role leads the Transformation and Improvement team and works in a matrix way across our team and system, building on strong relationships, and developing new ways of working, to deliver the best we can for our residents, in partnership with others.

We are looking for a brilliant clinical leader with strength, resilience, forward thinking, innovative, "can-do" attitude that can handle our challenges and ambition. We have a strong track record of delivery and have many exciting things going on which will offer a breadth of opportunities for the right candidate. If your are interested in working in our ambitious locality, in this pivotal role and want to know more, have a read of the job description (it is generic so wont tell you everything you'll want to know ) and then contact me Philippa Johnson at philippa.johnson1@nhs.net or 07554438223.

Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide clinical leadership and strategic oversight for quality improvement and personalisation across the locality, ensuring transformation programmes embed evidence-based methodologies and person-centred care. This includes championing formal improvementapproaches; National Modern Service Frameworks (MSFs) and National Structure improvement, Collaboratives (Out patients, Urgent and Emergency Care, Frailty) . The post holder will drive acomprehensive quality improvement culture, integrating learning from safeguarding, incidents, and LeDeR reviews into service redesign, and amplifying the voice of patients and communities.The role will convene clinical and civic leaders to co-design improvements, strengthen professional leadership from nursing and Allied Health Professionals, acting as a respected,clinical leadership voice across the place partnership, to modernise personalisation through proactive, preventative care models,.The postholder will ensure active engagement with the clinicalcommunity maintaining strong networks that enable workforce intelligence is embedded in transformation and clinical governance. They will act as a bridge between Greater Manchesterstatutory functions and clinical networks, and local delivery, driving assurance-led improvementand building workforce capability in continuous learning and quality improvement.

About us
Stockport is an ambitious locality with a strong place partnership, and good relationships. We have a robust One Stockport Health and Care Plan. We are part of the National Neighbourhood Implementation Programme which has helped us accelerate our delivery of Neighbourhood Health plans under the umbrella of GM and Stockport Live Well.

Details
Date posted
19 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 8d

Salary
£94,356 to £108,814 a year

pa

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
PRI-006-2032-A

Job locations
Stopford House

Piccadilly,

Stockport

SK1 3XE

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Lead transformation and/or delivery programmes operational workstreams aligned to NHS GM strategy, the Locality Plan and national guidance.
• Deputise for Executive Directors and place partnership leads as required, representing the place partnership at internal and external meetings, including those held in public.
• Maintain oversight of risk, assurance, and governance for the defined portfolio, ensuringalignment of clinical and organisational governance across the place health and care system.
• Provide executive-level responsibility for transformation programmes, ensuring compliancewith NHS statutory and legislative requirements.
• Ensure transformation is based on population health analysis and best practice, integratedinto robust programme plans and models of integrated care.
• Act with diplomacy while confidently driving change and influencing without formal authority,navigating any tensions between building strong partnerships and ensuring a rigorous focuson quality, value for money and reducing health inequalities.
• Work collaboratively across the place partnership (e.g. Local Authority, politicians, primarycare networks and individual providers, hospital trusts, mental health trusts and the voluntarysector) to ensure joint working, integrated models of care, and accountability for delivery ofintegrated outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with local government partners (e.g. adult social care, childrensservices, housing and public health) to develop a shared understanding of the population andwork together to reduced inequalities, improve outcomes and strengthen neighbourhoodhealth.
• Drive the ongoing identification of underserved communities by assessing the quality,performance and productivity of provision, by integrating person-level data and insights withthe biological, psychological and social drivers of risk and demand.
• Produce strategic reports and updates for executive oversight (including place and NHS GMforums) summarising performance status, appraising outcomes, monitoring key performanceindicators (KPIs) and evaluation plans.
• Provide strategic oversight of procurement quality by embedding robust monitoring withinplace based contracts, leveraging contractual mechanisms to drive continuous improvement,and proactively mitigating risks in alignment with National Quality Board standards.
• Work collaboratively across multiple places and/or across GM as required, engaging withother place partnerships and leading appropriate work across GM, or on behalf of multipleplaces, as required.
• Support a partnership approach between the statutory Safeguarding accountabilities of NHSGM with place arrangements , providing support, leadership and communication to ensurepartnerships at place are robust and effective for adults and children

Person Specification
Professional registration
Essential

• Current professional clinical registration

Qualifications
Essential

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area in strategic management

Experience
Essential

• Extensive system leadership experience
• Experience of delivery assurance and development of support for identified areas of poor performance, in conjunction with other specialist colleagues
• Experience of producing high quality, concise and clear briefing material for board member or equivalent
• Experience of leading project and change management
• Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment.
• Ability to convene clinical and civic leaders, foster shared decision-making, and ensure transformation reflects patient and community priorities through system collaboration.

Knowledge
Essential

• Significant clinical and management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry, including management of teams and services
• Experience in Organisational Application Interview References Page 11 of 14 Development, and senior operational management working with government / public body organisations
• Ability to lead, motivate and inspire staff to work together to achieve common objectives
• Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting.

competencies
Essential

• Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issue
• Autonomy to undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation.

Competencies
Essential

• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issue

Competencies
Essential

• Autonomy to undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Address
Stopford House

Piccadilly,

Stockport

SK1 3XE

United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.gmsharedservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Deputy Place Lead

Philippa Johnson

philippa.johnson1@nhs.net

07554438223

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.