Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

Personal Health Budget (PHB) Officer

The closing date is 03 June 2025

Job summary

Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship.

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB are looking to recruit 2 roles within the All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Service, the post holders will play a crucial role in supporting the delivery of PHB's for individuals eligible under Continuing Care.

Main duties of the job

The roles will include:

Working in partnership with and through clinicians at Place to implement Personal Health Budgets, including supporting and advising on the development of care and support plans to meet identified health and care needs/health and wellbeing outcomes.

Supporting and educating case managers on the calculation of indicative costs, providing recommendations and financial analysis to All Age Continuing Care team.

Supporting to monitor and review client financial information to ensure spend is in line with assessed need and alerting clinical teams to any changes identified.

Providing advice and guidance to clients and clinicians as and when required, acting as an advocate to ensure the best possible outcomes can be achieved.

The role will involve travelling to meetings and patient homes as needed. The PHB Officer will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, contributing to service improvements through regular supervisions and ensuing that services are delivered in alignment with local and national guidelines.

About us

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board is the statutory NHS organisation responsible for planning and delivering health and care services for the communities of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.

We work collaboratively with partner organisations including local government, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, and people and communities across the BOB Health and Care Integrated Care System (ICS).

Our key priorities are to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities for the 1.7 million people who live in our communities.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best employers are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want to increase the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applications from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBT communities, younger candidates and from people with lived experience of disability, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.

Our Values are:

Respectful we are inclusive

Impactful we make a difference

Integrity we are kind and fair

Leadership we encourage leadership

Collaborative we work together in a positive way

Details

Date posted

20 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

D9482-ICB-5764TG

Job locations

Unipart Group Of Companies

Garsington Road

Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


Bath Road

Reading

RG30 2BA


Easton Street

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP11 1NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide high quality project, service, initiative and administrative support including information and analysis. The PHB officer will support the wider PHB team in delivering and effective and competent service across CHC and CYPCC.

The post holder will undertake reporting and analysis of information to support delivery working alongside clinical teams.

The post holder is a key member of the team whose overarching goal is to enable, promote and support the effective use of data, information, knowledge and technology to improve, inform and support a portfolio of projects, services, and initiatives.

The job description and person specification are a generic outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. A role profile will be created jointly with the post holder to support appraisal and objective setting. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide high quality project, service, initiative and administrative support including information and analysis. The PHB officer will support the wider PHB team in delivering and effective and competent service across CHC and CYPCC.

The post holder will undertake reporting and analysis of information to support delivery working alongside clinical teams.

The post holder is a key member of the team whose overarching goal is to enable, promote and support the effective use of data, information, knowledge and technology to improve, inform and support a portfolio of projects, services, and initiatives.

The job description and person specification are a generic outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. A role profile will be created jointly with the post holder to support appraisal and objective setting. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

Person Specification

Analytical

Essential

  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.

Desirable

  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.

Management Skills

Essential

  • Skills for managing aspects of projects ensuring they meet financial targets.

Planning Skills

Essential

  • Skills for supporting project management.

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis.
  • Knowledge of personal health budgets and personalisation principles.

Desirable

  • Previously worked in similar position within the public sector.

Communication skills

Essential

  • Skills for communication on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills.

Desirable

  • Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills.
Person Specification

Analytical

Essential

  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.

Desirable

  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.

Management Skills

Essential

  • Skills for managing aspects of projects ensuring they meet financial targets.

Planning Skills

Essential

  • Skills for supporting project management.

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis.
  • Knowledge of personal health budgets and personalisation principles.

Desirable

  • Previously worked in similar position within the public sector.

Communication skills

Essential

  • Skills for communication on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills.

Desirable

  • Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

Address

Unipart Group Of Companies

Garsington Road

Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

Address

Unipart Group Of Companies

Garsington Road

Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

AACCC PHB Manager

Anne Petrie

anne.petrie3@nhs.net

01189822701

Details

Date posted

20 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

D9482-ICB-5764TG

Job locations

Unipart Group Of Companies

Garsington Road

Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


Bath Road

Reading

RG30 2BA


Easton Street

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP11 1NH


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