Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
As part of the Primary and Community Integrated
Care Team you will have a lead role in developing new ways of working and
stronger partnerships across the Dorset health and care system and with local
communities to develop community commissioning approaches.
You will bring together providers of local
services to plan, deliver and transform care focusing on population health and
reducing health inequalities, providing strategic leadership. You will work with
a range of partners and key stakeholders to lead the transformational change
required to implement new models of care supporting Primary Care Networks
(PCNs) and integrated community services via Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. In this role you will work proactively with
health and social care partners to ensure that local communities receive the
right care at the right time and as close to home as possible.
This role involves matrix working within
the Primary and Community Care Team and across the Medical Directorate and
wider organisation on programmes and projects as required. As a Strategic Commissioner Manager, the role
is responsible for the following:
Undertaking a strategic
management role for the commissioning of services, supporting implementation of
the NHS Dorset ICB Commissioning Strategy, the NHS Long Term Plan, the GP
Contract Reform guidance; planning and delivery of delegated services including
Pharmacy, Optometry and Dentistry.
Ensuring that commissioning
plans are developed, maintained and delivered to support effective service
redesign, contracting and performance management in partnership with ICB colleagues
and through constructive relationship with providers at an integrated
neighbourhood level. This includes:
- Working with Integrated
Neighbourhood Teams to implement the NHS Dorset Five Year Plan, new models of
care and the NHS Long Term Plan;
- Providing support to INTs through
developing clinical and management capacity to implement new models of care;
- Leading on the development of a
portfolio of services and contracts relevant to your county-wide lead function;
Working with the Primary and
Community Integrated Care Team, ensuring best practice in respect of all
commissioned services that support the provision of services for the population
of Dorset in line with agreed priorities taking onboard local needs;
Engaging with a range of
providers and partners, including primary, community and secondary care, local
authorities, the voluntary sector, the independent sector and Any Qualified
Providers to ensure service provision is of a high quality and meets local
needs and contract requirements;
Lead and participate in whole
systems service improvement programmes as required;
Ensuring the appropriate
engagement of local communities, carers and service users in development and
review of services, clinical pathways and new models of care;
In support of the Deputy
Director/Head of Service to take the lead on specified areas of commissioning
across Dorset;
Lead quality and performance
improvement across a designated function;
Ensure that any allocated
budget is managed in accordance with ICB standing financial instructions and
governance rules;
Ensure appropriate
collaborative working across the Primary and Community Services team and across
all geographies, including with Local Authorities.
POST SPECIFIC,
TASKS AND OBJECTIVES
Commissioning
and Service Redesign
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To work with Clinical Leads,
Practices and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams to develop and realise strategic
goals;
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To work effectively within NHS
Dorset ICB to fully inform the commissioning agenda in relation to the needs
associated with population health service access and community integration, to
identify need; benchmark activity against national and local provision; and
advise on activity and commissioning requirements accordingly;
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To support the full development
of effective service development programmes and commissioning activity to meet
local health need and national and local guidelines and the commissioning
cycle;
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To lead on the development of
new service specifications ensuring alignment with NHS Dorset ICB priorities
including working with information leads to ensure plans reflect national
benchmarking;
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To input to the development of
commissioning intentions for services and the commissioning process;
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To work collaboratively across
the whole system leading change and promoting innovation as informed by the NHS
Dorset ICBs commissioning intentions and commissioning process;
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Ensure function plans are
consistent with NHS Dorset ICBs commissioning plans.
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Ensure that any allocated
budget is managed in accordance with the ICBs standing financial instructions
and governance rules;
Governance
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In developing and implementing
new clinical pathways and services, to ensure that all proposals are evidence
based, clinically effective and value for money;
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To support the redesign of
services ensuring robust clinically effective pathways that are clear and fit
for scrutiny through the validation and consultation process;
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To develop patient evaluation
and audit tools that will accompany all new service developments;
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To ensure that ICB budgets and
delegated budgets and resources are managed appropriately in accordance with
the ICB governance framework;
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To work closely with
contracting and performance managers to ensure that performance metrics are
developed across the ICB to inform all work programmes;
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To ensure agreed governance
arrangements for the ICB are implemented in response to regulation and current
guidance, both national and local.
Building effective partnerships
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To develop strong and effective
working relationships with stakeholders relevant to the portfolio, clinical and
managerial leads within providers, NHS, Local Authority and partner colleagues,
and other local ICBs to enable service change;
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To deploy high quality
communication skills to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of developments
and objectives, making use of a wide range of media and well developed
persuasive, and negotiation skills where agreement or co-operation is difficult
to obtain;
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To inspire and motivate INTs,
stakeholders, which includes users, patients and their representatives, by
articulating a clear vision for services in Dorset ICB; encouraging
collaborative working to improve services where there may be resistance to
change or divergent opinions on the direction of change;
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To ensure effective mechanisms
for consultation with service users/patients, carers and advocates and ensure
that users/patients and carers needs are appropriately reflected in
commissioning and service plans.
Leadership
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The post holder is required to
recognise their role as a senior team member within the Primary and Community
Integrated Team and ICB and act accordingly to drive and deliver the system
vision and priorities.
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To create an inclusive working
environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday
action ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.
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In support of the Deputy
Director/ Head of Elective Care, take the lead on specified areas of
commissioning work across Dorset.
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To promote and support robust
communication and engagement across the Dorset Integrated Care System
(ICS).
People
Management
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Responsible for the day-to-day
range of staff management, which will include responsibility for supporting appraisals,
development of staff, recruitment and where necessary, processes such as
grievance and disciplinary matters.
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Responsible for an individuals
development on the job and job performance management. Work in conjunction with
line managers and other job managers to assess and manage confidential
information about an individual's performance and capability development.
Please note we
reserve the right to extend the closing date or close this vacancy early if we
receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested,
please submit your application as early as possible
For further
information, please see full Job Description attached.
