Commissioning and Implementation Manager IPS

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the Commissioning and Implementation of the IPS employment support services for people with Serious Mental Illness across Greater Manchester.

This will include the implementation and mobilisation of the contract currently out to tender and the future commissioning and implementation of contracts associated with this project.

The successful candidate will have experience of commissioning and mobilising services in a health, employment, or social care environment and of successful project delivery across a complex landscape.

They will need to demonstrate a track record that includes excellent project management and delivery skills, be able to negotiate and resolve complex issues, have the ability to meet exacting deadlines, and the ability to forge positive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to, or working towards, master's level, plus equivalent relevant experience.
• Project Management qualification.
• Evidence of continuous development including leadership development and implementing policies and processes.

Desirable

• Formal improvement qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of service commissioning and tender process including leading tender processes within the health and social care arena.
• Experience of working with senior management teams on commissioning / service redesign projects
• Demonstrable experience of project management and implementation: o Establishing and delivering complex projects within agreed timescales. o Working in effective partnerships with service users, clinicians, and other stakeholders o Involvement in service redesign projects.
• Demonstrate experience in using lessons learnt to develop best practice.
• Experience of involvement in NHS procurement processes, performance management and stakeholder engagement (including clinicians, and users / carers)
• Significant demonstrable experience of working across organisations, particularly acute and community care interface.

Desirable

• Senior management experience in the NHS.
• Experience of project management within a Prince methodology or similar

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of commissioning, project management, and implementation.
• Understanding of current mental health services and configurations delivered within the NHS and Social Care economy.
• Current understanding of the challenges facing all aspects of mental health services across the organisation
• Knowledge of current national policies and interpreting national guidance
• Understanding of current Strategic Plan and operating context.

Desirable

• Knowledge of improvement methodology.
• Experience of researching best practice interpreting its relevance and processes / practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve service delivery.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to successfully manage a project to time and within resources with the appropriate service framework and constraints
• Effective communication skills with a range of stakeholders
• Able to show leadership qualities and work effectively as part of a team.
• Able to solve problems and work on own initiative.
• Critical appraisal skills.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills (including written, verbal, presentation skills).
• Facilitation skills and ability to work with a group of mixed stakeholders.
• High level analytical skills
• Able prepare and present briefing papers and reports to tight deadlines.
• Able to facilitate collaborative working.
• Able to manage and handle sensitive information and difficult messages in an effective way.
• Able to handle conflict in a constructive manner.
• Able to develop strong partnership relationships.
• Able to use the full range of Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable

• Ability to deliver training.
• Experience of user involvement in service development.
• Ability to undertake education and training. Initiatives.
• Able to facilitate and devise education and training programmes.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).