Deputy Director of Integration

This is an exciting opportunity to join West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board working across Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield Integrator Team

Sitting at the heart of our integrator function, this role plays a key part in shaping and supporting our Place Provider Partnership in Kirklees and driving forward service improvement and neighbourhood health transformation.

Based within Kirklees System, you will work across health, local authority and VCSE partners to enable integrated, place-based working that improves outcomes and reduces health inequalities. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-profile programme aligned to national neighbourhood health priorities and the development of integrated care systems.

We are looking for a highly organised, proactive and politically astute individual with strong relationship-building skills. You will be confident working with senior leaders, managing competing priorities, and navigating complex systems. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy bringing people together, and are passionate about improving services for local communities, we would love to hear from you., You will be part of a small, dynamic team working closely with senior leaders across the ICB, local authority, provider organisations and wider partners. Your role will focus on coordinating and driving key partnership activity across Kirklees Place.

Day to day, you will lead the organisation and coordination of senior leadership and partnership forums, including Kirklees Place Provider Partnership and ensure alignment across multiple programmes of work. You will lead the delivery of neighbourhood health priorities by bringing partners together, supporting the delivery of workshops and maintaining momentum across transformation workstreams.

You will manage a varied portfolio and the role requires strong oversight, ensuring actions are followed through and that stakeholders are co-designing areas of service improvement are fully engaged about the work programme of the PPP.

This is a fast-paced role with a high volume of activity, requiring you to balance multiple priorities, work to deadlines, and operate with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining strong relationships across the system.

NHS West Yorkshire ICB is responsible for improving population health and reducing inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population and is part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includes organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported, and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristics.

We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves and are offered a working Carer passport.

As a Mindful Employer we are positive and enabling towards all employees and job applicants with a mental health condition.