East London NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Commissioning Manager

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Job summary

The North Central and East London (NCEL) CAMHS Provider Collaborative is made up of five community and mental health trusts, led by East London NHS Foundation Trust, working together to deliver a joined-up new model of care for CAMHS Inpatient services across North Central and East London. NCEL Provider Collaborative, is committed to working together to provide high quality, accessible care for patients as close to their homes as possible. NHSE recently published a refreshed Developmental Specification expanding the model of care to include intensive community services as alternatives to admission.

Main duties of the job

This role will be key to the delivery of strategic plans and the commissioning of new services to support the delivery of the overarching objectives of the Provider Collaborative and delivery of the NHSE transformation programme. In partnership with service users and clinical leads, the role will lead on all aspects of the commissioning of a portfolio of key service developments, in line with NHS local and national policies, with a focus on quality of care and delivering improved outcomes for children and young people with a focus on effective use of resources.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

27 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,921 to £83,362 a year per annum Inc HCAs

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-CP7551248

Job locations

Health E1

9 - 11 Brick Lane

London

E1 6PU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see detailed job description and person specification attached here to the advert for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see detailed job description and person specification attached here to the advert for further details.

Person Specification

Education, Professional qualifications and training

Essential

  • oEducated to masters degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Desirable

  • oFurther professional qualification
  • oEvidence of continuous personal and professional development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of staff engagement / Management and motivation to improve performance
  • oExperience of leading service and/or transformational change
  • oExperience of managing complex problems
  • oExperience of financial and contract management
  • oDemonstrates effective partnership working with internal and external stakeholders across a range of levels including service users (CYP and Parents and Carers)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of universal and specialist services in the children and young people health and wellbeing pathways
  • oKnowledge of wider healthcare and social services

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • oAbility to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult and complex matters and/or in difficult situations, varying language and style as appropriate
  • oSound knowledge, problem solving and improvement methodologies
  • oAbility to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
  • oAbility to work with CYP to co produce and develop services
  • oAbility to operate independently
  • oAbility to analyse a range of complex quality data and formulate action plans
  • oGood working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills

Desirable

  • oMotivational skills to lead staff to deliver quality improvement objectives and standards
Person Specification

Education, Professional qualifications and training

Essential

  • oEducated to masters degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Desirable

  • oFurther professional qualification
  • oEvidence of continuous personal and professional development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of staff engagement / Management and motivation to improve performance
  • oExperience of leading service and/or transformational change
  • oExperience of managing complex problems
  • oExperience of financial and contract management
  • oDemonstrates effective partnership working with internal and external stakeholders across a range of levels including service users (CYP and Parents and Carers)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of universal and specialist services in the children and young people health and wellbeing pathways
  • oKnowledge of wider healthcare and social services

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • oAbility to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult and complex matters and/or in difficult situations, varying language and style as appropriate
  • oSound knowledge, problem solving and improvement methodologies
  • oAbility to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
  • oAbility to work with CYP to co produce and develop services
  • oAbility to operate independently
  • oAbility to analyse a range of complex quality data and formulate action plans
  • oGood working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills

Desirable

  • oMotivational skills to lead staff to deliver quality improvement objectives and standards

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Health E1

9 - 11 Brick Lane

London

E1 6PU


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Health E1

9 - 11 Brick Lane

London

E1 6PU


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Programme Director

Polly Lee

polly.lee@nhs.net

07787711887

Details

Date posted

27 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,921 to £83,362 a year per annum Inc HCAs

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-CP7551248

Job locations

Health E1

9 - 11 Brick Lane

London

E1 6PU


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