Business Manager to the Chief Executive | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board


Company:	NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Preston, PR1 8RL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Oct 2026
Closing date:	26 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Business Manager to the Chief Executive is the senior operational lead for the Chief Executive’s Office and corporate business administration function. The postholder is responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of effective operating policies, frameworks, systems and standards governing executive business management and business administration across the ICB.

Working with the Chief Executive, Executive Directors and the Director of Corporate Governance / Company Secretary, the postholder ensures that organisational priorities, executive decisions, statutory responsibilities and system commitments are translated into coherent programmes of work supported by effective governance, performance management and assurance.

The postholder exercises a high degree of autonomy and professional judgement, leading the Chief Executive’s private office and the executive business management arrangements, determining priorities, resolving complex and sensitive matters and providing authoritative advice on the management and progression of executive business.

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is a complex organisation serving a

population of over 1.8 million people.Its role is to improve population

health and healthcare by planning and commissioning services, managing

budgets, and working with local providers to achieve better health

outcomes, reduce inequalities, and ensure value for money.

Key duties of the role include:

· Hold strategic and operational responsibility for the Chief Executive’s private office and executive business management arrangements, the executive business management function, executive briefing and correspondence arrangements, Executive Management Team business planning and action tracking, and the associated policies, systems, workforce and budgets

· Provide operational leadership for the Chief Executive’s Office and corporate business management function, establishing consistent service standards, priorities, operating arrangements and performance expectations.

· Provide strategic and operational support to the Chief Executive and Executive Management Team, ensuring effective and efficient discharge of statutory and organisational responsibilities.

· Acting as a strategic partner and key interface with Executive Directors, senior leaders and system partners, building trusted and effective relationships across the organisation and the wider Integrated Care System

· Providing day-to-day strategic support to the Chief Executive, including complex briefings, advice papers, presentations and research.

· Ensuring the Chief Executive is fully and appropriately briefed for all meetings, decisions and external engagements.

· Exercising judgement, initiative and autonomy in prioritising issues, escalating risks and resolving problems independently where appropriate.

· Leading the delivery of business management, executive administration and governance support to the Chief Executive, ensuring key meetings, priorities and decisions are effectively planned, recorded and progressed.

· Ensuring effective agenda management, horizon scanning and briefing for Executive Committee and other key forums, ensuring outcomes and actions are clear, communicated and tracked.

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026

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