Job summary
Somerset ICB is looking to recruit an Associate Director for Planned and Specialised Care Commissioning.
The Associate Director will work closely with other associate directors, directors and senior managers for each area to provide strategic leadership and drive joined-up responsibilities.
They will lead in the areas of:
- Setting the strategy for Planned commissioning that delivers the outcomes required for the people of Somerset when accessing care.
- Within that strategic context, working with providers, transform pathways of care for Planned.
Main duties of the job
You will lead the commissioning, service re-design and transformation in all areas of Planned services, working collaboratively with system partners. They will also be responsible for implementing agreed joint commissioning arrangements and processes for Planned, ensuring robust processes and governance arrangements are in place.
The Associate Director will be assigned to a locality area to forge relationships within that locality so that commissioning can also take place at a defined neighbourhood level.
The Associate Director will support collaborative working across organisational boundaries by building strong and trusting relationships with key system partners to generate buy-in to a collective vision for integrated care and population health management; transforming the health and care system across Somerset to enable change at system and partnership level.
About us
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for implementing a health and care strategy developed by the Integrated Care Partnership. It consists of approximately 350 staff across 8 directorates, each with multiple teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups, and are committed to equality of opportunity. We believe diverse organisations best reflect the communities they serve.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received before the advertised closing date.
Visa sponsorship is not offered.
Flexible working is available from day one, including an agile home/office-based approach. However, you will be required to work from our HQ in Yeovil for 2-3 days a week and traveling to other Somerset locations for meetings may be necessary. Please consider this before applying.
Note for existing NHS Employees applying for Fixed Term vacancies at NHS Somerset
If you are an existing NHS Employee and are applying for a Fixed Term role with NHS Somerset, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only.
You should gain agreement from your current employer before applying to allow you to be released on secondment.
Please ensure the reference section confirms your current HR Department details.
Thank you for your interest
Job description
Job responsibilities
PURPOSE
OF THE ROLE:
The Associate Director of Planned
and Specialised Care Commissioning will work closely with other associate directors,
directors and senior managers for each area to provide strategic leadership and
drive joined-up responsibilities. They will lead in the areas of:
-
Setting the
strategy for Planned and Specialised Care including Cancer that delivers the outcomes required for the people of
Somerset when accessing care.
- Within that strategic context, working with providers,
transform pathways of care for Planned, Specialised and Cancer Care.
The post holder
will lead the commissioning, service re-design and transformation in all areas
of Planned, Specialised and
Cancer Care services, working collaboratively with system partners. They will
also be responsible for implementing agreed joint commissioning arrangements
and processes for Planned, Specialised and Cancer Care, ensuring robust
processes and governance arrangements are in place.
The Associate
Director will be assigned to a locality area to forge relationships within that
locality so that commissioning can also take place at a defined neighbourhood
level.
The Associate
Director will support collaborative working across organisational boundaries by
building strong and trusting relationships with key system partners to generate
buy-in to a collective vision for integrated care and population health
management; transforming the health and care system across Somerset to enable
change at system and partnership level.
KEY
RESPONSIBILTIES OF THE ROLE:
-
Provide
leadership to the designated locality that enables localities to focus on the
development of models of care, working in partnership with the quality and
primary care teams within the ICB to ensure models and pathways adopt best
practice.
-
Consider
where appropriate developing and implementing joint commissioning and
co-commissioning in relevant area of responsibility or locality area to deliver
the greatest benefit to the people of Somerset.
-
Ensure
commissioning plans are produced in line with national and local timescales and
are monitored regularly and appropriately.
-
Consider
engagement with wider stakeholders and the Somerset population on how
programmes of work are co-designed and co-produced, working closely with the
Communications and Engagement team.
-
Lead
and undertake the actions outlined in the strategic commissioning framework to
ensure the needs of the local population are considered in service redesign.
-
Be
accountable for defining and delivering the agreed commissioning and locality
priorities.
-
Lead
and provide expertise in designated area of commissioning responsibility and
lead the development of the team, encouraging the adoption of an inclusive and
supportive working environment.
-
Work
with a range of stakeholders including patients and providers, clinicians and
colleagues both within the organisation and externally, and across various
levels of seniority.
- Develop, lead and
maintain highly collaborative relationships with a wide range of key
stakeholders to secure full engagement at all stages of the programme of work.
- Work with staff and
clinicians across the system to ensure that policy is embedded throughout the
organisation and that the impact on other functions is identified and addressed
in a developmental and integrated way.
- Use effective
communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to enable effective change
management with stakeholders at all levels who may hold differing and
contentious views.
- Identify areas of
opportunity for efficiency and productivity gains that contribute to the
overall financial plan within the system.
-
Work with system partners to prioritise and develop
system transformation to ensure the sustainability of services reflecting best
practice and national policy.
-
Develop, monitor, implement and evaluate programme
project plans and produce comprehensive reports.
-
Matrix
work with other Locality and Transformation teams and relevant
teams/individuals across the ICB and the system.
-
The
role is responsible for dealing with, or advising on, highly confidential
information and explaining highly complex, highly sensitive and potentially
unwelcome information to a wide range of audiences while overcoming significant
barriers to resistance.
-
Deputise
where necessary for the Director of Localities and Strategic Commissioning or
Deputy Director of Strategic Commissioning.
-
The
portfolio will be regularly reviewed by the Director of Localities and
Strategic Commissioning and the focus, priorities and portfolio will be adapted
to meet organisational and service needs.
-
As
a senior role, the incumbent will be required to take part in ICB on-call
arrangements.
Operational
Responsibility
-
The role supports the business
in driving transformation as well as value for money.
-
The role is designed to build a
combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a
strong service delivery.
Financial and
Physical Resources Responsibility
-
Budget holder for commissioning
department/service and/or project including organisation wide budget.
Human Resources
Responsibility
-
Day to day management;
teaching, devise training, development programmes as major job responsibility/
line manager for function/department.
-
Manages team; develops project
training programmes/ line manager.
-
To act as a decision logit for
the ICB as and when required, undertaking and / or renewing appropriate
training at regular intervals.
Information
Management Responsibility
-
Responsible for the operation
of one or more information systems.
-
Manages, maintains, and
develops directorate information system.
Planning and
Organisation Responsibility
-
Plan and organise broad range
of complex activities; formulates, adjusts plans, or strategies/formulate
long-term strategic plans, involving uncertainty, may impact across the whole
organisation.
-
Develops a range of plans/long
term strategic plans for performance and service.
-
Improvement in new areas across
organisations.
Policy and Service
Development Responsibility
-
Responsible for policy
implementation, development for Commissioning area of responsibility.
-
Develops policies for
implementation of specialist program across the organisation/system.
Research and
Development Responsibility
-
Regularly undertake research
and development activity.
-
Undertakes complex
audits/surveys related to program.
Freedom to act
-
This post is the lead for
Commissioning for NHS Somerset ICS and will be required to work autonomously
with minimal supervision and guidance, using own judgement.
-
Reporting at board level, the
postholder is responsible for interpreting NHS policy and strategy and setting
goals and objectives for others.
-
The postholder will be required
to use their own initiative and act independently in decision making,
judgements, formulation of plans and approaches.
- Analytical and
Judgmental Responsibility
-
Complex facts or situations,
requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options/Highly
complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparison
of a range of options.
-
Makes decisions on a range of
complex/highly complex issues where there may be more than one course of
action; interprets national guidance; expert in their field.
Communication
Responsibility
-
Provides and receives highly
complex, sensitive, and contentious information.
-
Agreement or co-operation required;
Presents complex, sensitive, or contentious information to large groups.
-
Persuades board, senior
managers of the importance of the initiative/programme.
-
Negotiate with and motivate on
project delivery, including linking in with other initiatives.
-
Communicate very sensitive
information about performance and change.
-
Makes formal presentations to
large groups.
-
Regularly provide detailed and
informed reports to key stakeholder groups, boards and committees and present
these in an engaging and succinct way.
-
Utilise the highest level of
interpersonal and communication skills, influence leadership relationships and
wide scale system change to ensure that the ICB acts as an enabler to harness
system development opportunities to improve the population health of the ICS.
Safeguarding
Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
-
Safeguarding children and
vulnerable adults are everyones responsibility. Whatever your role the welfare
of children and vulnerable adults should be your concern. It is your duty to
report any concerns through your line manager / designated Safeguarding Lead.
-
All ICB staff are required to
undertake safeguarding awareness training and to undertake additional training
in relation to safeguarding relevant to their role.
Physical Effort
-
Combination of sitting,
standing, walking.
Mental Effort
-
Mental effort concentration
for very complex specialist investigations, complaints and, report writing,
frequent interruptions for advice, queries e.g. giving evidence at employment
tribunals, board/executive meetings, pay negotiations, workforce, and staff
survey analysis.
Emotional Effort
-
Occasional distressing or
emotional circumstances.
-
Imparting unwelcome news to
stakeholders, staff.
Working Conditions
-
Exposure to unpleasant conditions
is rare.
Patient client care
-
Assist patients/clients during
incidental contact.
-
Contact with patients is
incidental.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PURPOSE
OF THE ROLE:
The Associate Director of Planned
and Specialised Care Commissioning will work closely with other associate directors,
directors and senior managers for each area to provide strategic leadership and
drive joined-up responsibilities. They will lead in the areas of:
-
Setting the
strategy for Planned and Specialised Care including Cancer that delivers the outcomes required for the people of
Somerset when accessing care.
- Within that strategic context, working with providers,
transform pathways of care for Planned, Specialised and Cancer Care.
The post holder
will lead the commissioning, service re-design and transformation in all areas
of Planned, Specialised and
Cancer Care services, working collaboratively with system partners. They will
also be responsible for implementing agreed joint commissioning arrangements
and processes for Planned, Specialised and Cancer Care, ensuring robust
processes and governance arrangements are in place.
The Associate
Director will be assigned to a locality area to forge relationships within that
locality so that commissioning can also take place at a defined neighbourhood
level.
The Associate
Director will support collaborative working across organisational boundaries by
building strong and trusting relationships with key system partners to generate
buy-in to a collective vision for integrated care and population health
management; transforming the health and care system across Somerset to enable
change at system and partnership level.
KEY
RESPONSIBILTIES OF THE ROLE:
-
Provide
leadership to the designated locality that enables localities to focus on the
development of models of care, working in partnership with the quality and
primary care teams within the ICB to ensure models and pathways adopt best
practice.
-
Consider
where appropriate developing and implementing joint commissioning and
co-commissioning in relevant area of responsibility or locality area to deliver
the greatest benefit to the people of Somerset.
-
Ensure
commissioning plans are produced in line with national and local timescales and
are monitored regularly and appropriately.
-
Consider
engagement with wider stakeholders and the Somerset population on how
programmes of work are co-designed and co-produced, working closely with the
Communications and Engagement team.
-
Lead
and undertake the actions outlined in the strategic commissioning framework to
ensure the needs of the local population are considered in service redesign.
-
Be
accountable for defining and delivering the agreed commissioning and locality
priorities.
-
Lead
and provide expertise in designated area of commissioning responsibility and
lead the development of the team, encouraging the adoption of an inclusive and
supportive working environment.
-
Work
with a range of stakeholders including patients and providers, clinicians and
colleagues both within the organisation and externally, and across various
levels of seniority.
- Develop, lead and
maintain highly collaborative relationships with a wide range of key
stakeholders to secure full engagement at all stages of the programme of work.
- Work with staff and
clinicians across the system to ensure that policy is embedded throughout the
organisation and that the impact on other functions is identified and addressed
in a developmental and integrated way.
- Use effective
communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to enable effective change
management with stakeholders at all levels who may hold differing and
contentious views.
- Identify areas of
opportunity for efficiency and productivity gains that contribute to the
overall financial plan within the system.
-
Work with system partners to prioritise and develop
system transformation to ensure the sustainability of services reflecting best
practice and national policy.
-
Develop, monitor, implement and evaluate programme
project plans and produce comprehensive reports.
-
Matrix
work with other Locality and Transformation teams and relevant
teams/individuals across the ICB and the system.
-
The
role is responsible for dealing with, or advising on, highly confidential
information and explaining highly complex, highly sensitive and potentially
unwelcome information to a wide range of audiences while overcoming significant
barriers to resistance.
-
Deputise
where necessary for the Director of Localities and Strategic Commissioning or
Deputy Director of Strategic Commissioning.
-
The
portfolio will be regularly reviewed by the Director of Localities and
Strategic Commissioning and the focus, priorities and portfolio will be adapted
to meet organisational and service needs.
-
As
a senior role, the incumbent will be required to take part in ICB on-call
arrangements.
Operational
Responsibility
-
The role supports the business
in driving transformation as well as value for money.
-
The role is designed to build a
combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a
strong service delivery.
Financial and
Physical Resources Responsibility
-
Budget holder for commissioning
department/service and/or project including organisation wide budget.
Human Resources
Responsibility
-
Day to day management;
teaching, devise training, development programmes as major job responsibility/
line manager for function/department.
-
Manages team; develops project
training programmes/ line manager.
-
To act as a decision logit for
the ICB as and when required, undertaking and / or renewing appropriate
training at regular intervals.
Information
Management Responsibility
-
Responsible for the operation
of one or more information systems.
-
Manages, maintains, and
develops directorate information system.
Planning and
Organisation Responsibility
-
Plan and organise broad range
of complex activities; formulates, adjusts plans, or strategies/formulate
long-term strategic plans, involving uncertainty, may impact across the whole
organisation.
-
Develops a range of plans/long
term strategic plans for performance and service.
-
Improvement in new areas across
organisations.
Policy and Service
Development Responsibility
-
Responsible for policy
implementation, development for Commissioning area of responsibility.
-
Develops policies for
implementation of specialist program across the organisation/system.
Research and
Development Responsibility
-
Regularly undertake research
and development activity.
-
Undertakes complex
audits/surveys related to program.
Freedom to act
-
This post is the lead for
Commissioning for NHS Somerset ICS and will be required to work autonomously
with minimal supervision and guidance, using own judgement.
-
Reporting at board level, the
postholder is responsible for interpreting NHS policy and strategy and setting
goals and objectives for others.
-
The postholder will be required
to use their own initiative and act independently in decision making,
judgements, formulation of plans and approaches.
- Analytical and
Judgmental Responsibility
-
Complex facts or situations,
requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options/Highly
complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparison
of a range of options.
-
Makes decisions on a range of
complex/highly complex issues where there may be more than one course of
action; interprets national guidance; expert in their field.
Communication
Responsibility
-
Provides and receives highly
complex, sensitive, and contentious information.
-
Agreement or co-operation required;
Presents complex, sensitive, or contentious information to large groups.
-
Persuades board, senior
managers of the importance of the initiative/programme.
-
Negotiate with and motivate on
project delivery, including linking in with other initiatives.
-
Communicate very sensitive
information about performance and change.
-
Makes formal presentations to
large groups.
-
Regularly provide detailed and
informed reports to key stakeholder groups, boards and committees and present
these in an engaging and succinct way.
-
Utilise the highest level of
interpersonal and communication skills, influence leadership relationships and
wide scale system change to ensure that the ICB acts as an enabler to harness
system development opportunities to improve the population health of the ICS.
Safeguarding
Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
-
Safeguarding children and
vulnerable adults are everyones responsibility. Whatever your role the welfare
of children and vulnerable adults should be your concern. It is your duty to
report any concerns through your line manager / designated Safeguarding Lead.
-
All ICB staff are required to
undertake safeguarding awareness training and to undertake additional training
in relation to safeguarding relevant to their role.
Physical Effort
-
Combination of sitting,
standing, walking.
Mental Effort
-
Mental effort concentration
for very complex specialist investigations, complaints and, report writing,
frequent interruptions for advice, queries e.g. giving evidence at employment
tribunals, board/executive meetings, pay negotiations, workforce, and staff
survey analysis.
Emotional Effort
-
Occasional distressing or
emotional circumstances.
-
Imparting unwelcome news to
stakeholders, staff.
Working Conditions
-
Exposure to unpleasant conditions
is rare.
Patient client care
-
Assist patients/clients during
incidental contact.
-
Contact with patients is
incidental.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to understand and interpret national policy, clinical guidance and best practice in relation to service improvement or clinical engagement activities
- A well-developed knowledge of the complex environment in which the NHS and Social Care agencies exists bearing in mind political, financial, social, technological and clinical factors.
- An understanding of the tensions inherent in managing the NHS and the balances that needs to be made between competing calls on NHS resources.
- An ability to identify opportunities for service improvement or relationship building between partners, despite the complexity and constraints
- Significant understanding of the strategic commissioning cycle and NHS Change Model
- Knowledge of the key stages required in leading service developments from the identification of opportunities or pressure points within the health and social system right through to the service changes or new service models
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the statutory, policy and strategic commissioning framework within which specialist services operate and their context within local government as a whole.
- Must have a thorough understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Understanding of local government, overview and scrutiny committees and strategic partnerships
- Understands the principles of Public Health and Community Engagement
- A robust knowledge and experience around the statutory frameworks relating the delivery of Mental Health and Learning Disability Services, MH Act 1983/ DOLS etc.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree qualification in leadership or management
- Evidence of continued professional development
Personal Statement / Motivation for Applying
Essential
- Please use this section to explain how you meet the additional criteria in the Personal Specification including your reasons and motivation for applying.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to understand and interpret national policy, clinical guidance and best practice in relation to service improvement or clinical engagement activities
- A well-developed knowledge of the complex environment in which the NHS and Social Care agencies exists bearing in mind political, financial, social, technological and clinical factors.
- An understanding of the tensions inherent in managing the NHS and the balances that needs to be made between competing calls on NHS resources.
- An ability to identify opportunities for service improvement or relationship building between partners, despite the complexity and constraints
- Significant understanding of the strategic commissioning cycle and NHS Change Model
- Knowledge of the key stages required in leading service developments from the identification of opportunities or pressure points within the health and social system right through to the service changes or new service models
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the statutory, policy and strategic commissioning framework within which specialist services operate and their context within local government as a whole.
- Must have a thorough understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Understanding of local government, overview and scrutiny committees and strategic partnerships
- Understands the principles of Public Health and Community Engagement
- A robust knowledge and experience around the statutory frameworks relating the delivery of Mental Health and Learning Disability Services, MH Act 1983/ DOLS etc.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree qualification in leadership or management
- Evidence of continued professional development
Personal Statement / Motivation for Applying
Essential
- Please use this section to explain how you meet the additional criteria in the Personal Specification including your reasons and motivation for applying.
