Business Support Officer

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity within the ICB for a permanent Band 5 Primary Care Business Support Officer within the Local Delivery Directorate in South Tyneside and Sunderland. The post is full time; however, we are willing to consider part time or other flexible arrangements.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

As a Business Support Officer within the Primary Care team, the post holder will work as part of the Local Delivery team across South Tyneside and Sunderland.

The post holder will provide a key supporting function to the Programme Lead and Commissioning Managers in the delivery of Primary Care and Community services to the South Tyneside and Sunderland area, via contributingtheir knowledge and skills in respect of the planning, transformation, and commissioning of Primary Care.

The post will involve close working with other colleagues within the Directorate tosupport successful delivery of the team's responsibilities.

The post holder will support the ICB's priorities for service reform and will have knowledge of primary care, community, and secondary care services with the ability to search, analyse and present information.

The role is a great opportunity to develop skills in project management and learn about Primary Care and the wider healthcare system.

About us

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.