North London Councils - Integrated Care System Policy Lead

Starting salary: £51,542
Job Level: Level 5, Zone 2
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 22nd May 2022
Interviews to be held: TBC
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

About us

Camden is listening to everyone, including you.

We’re giving a platform to people inside and outside our community because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy, we’re home to the most important conversations happening today, and we’re making radical social change a reality so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity to work across 5 North London Councils - Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey & Islington – where the aim is to deliver programmes of work that address shared priorities in partnership and to promote a strong local authority presence within North London’s Sustainability and Transformation Programme Integrated Care System (ICS).

This role will lead and support a range of policy development around the establishment of the ICS between the 5 Councils and the NHS in North Central London (NCL). As ICS’s are established in law in 2022 there will be a significant amount of change to how local authorities and the NHS work together.

The role will have an in-depth understanding of the complex policy landscape around ICS and be able to connect this meaningfully and pragmatically to the development of arrangements in north London at both NCL and borough level.

The role will support the coordination of the Local Authority ICS forum, where senior officers from the 5 Councils come together to consider key issues around the development of the ICS. The role will coordinate actions coming out of this forum and coordinate any cross Council responses into ICS business, helping Councils to identify and articulate key positions that benefit our residents.

About you

The right individual will be focused on the practical impact of policy and how finding the right solutions ensures local authorities have a leading role in the ICS and ultimately leads to better health and care for our residents. You will be flexible and curious in how you work and you will have a creative, problem solving mind-set, including when you are faced with competing or conflicting views.

As well as excellent analytical skills you will be able to develop strong networks to understand various perspectives, design effective responses and socialise these. You will be confident working with senior officers and Elected Members and you will have demonstrable expertise in providing strategic advice to boards. You will be thoughtful in how you manage confidential and sensitive information and be skilled at managing different audiences, including sharing the right information with the right people at the right time.

Working for Camden

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting people, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by clicking HERE

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,