Job summary
Integrated Commissioning Manager - BCF
About Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join our compassionate, inclusive, and values-driven organisation at a time of significant change and opportunity. As a key member of the Commissioning Team you will work with the Integrated Commissioning Lead and Local Authority partners to deliver the integration of health and social care through the Better Care Fund programme with a central focus on person centred care, sustainability and improving outcomes for the population that we serve.
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is going through a period of change as an organisation to ensure that we are fit for purpose and able to respond to the local challenges. As a senior manager in the organisation, you will support putting in place the new Operating Model and driving the creation of a workplace where everyone's unique perspectives and talents are celebrated, and where compassion guides our actions every step of the way.
We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments made on merit. We particularly welcome applications from people who are from groups which are underrepresented at senior levels in the NHS and wider society, and we are a Disability Confident Employer.
For a confidential discussion with Laura Casey, Integrated Commissioning Lead,before applying for this role, please contact via laura.casey@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work alongside the Integrated Commissioning lead and Senior IntegratedCommissioning Manager to facilitate the development, delivery and oversight of the totality of thestatutory commissioning function in line with the ICB Operating Model. The postholder will also berequired to work collaboratively across directorates within the ICB, specifically with Planning,Performance and BI, Contracting, Finance, Strategy and Development, Quality, Primary Care,Digital, Workforce, Medicines Optimisation and Service Improvement to ensure that theCommissioning Cycle is embedded across the organisation.
About us
The post holder will need to build and maintain constructive working relationships with internal and externalstakeholders, including but not limited to:
- Internal ICB staff including managers, colleagues, and senior management as appropriate.
- ICS partners, including portfolio leads, Local Authorities and Provider and Place Collaboratives.
- Non-NHS organisations.
- Members of the public and service users as appropriate.
- Matrix work across all other teams to address interdependencies and ensure alignment of mutualobjectives.
- External consultancy, as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide day to day support to the commissioning team working with the Integrated CommissioningLead to develop and embed the Commissioning Cycle and prioritisation process within the ICB andacross the wider ICS linked closely to the Financial Improvement Programme.
- Demonstrate commissioning skills with a specific focus on commissioning for person centredcare and use of the PHM approach to develop and embed outcome-based commissioning across allspeciality areas.
- Detailed working knowledge of the Better Care Fund arrangements with responsibility forundertaking the annual refreshes and submissions, coordinating across the ICB and LocalAuthorities.
- Responsible for all monthly and quarterly returns of the BCF ensuring coordination and sign off byresponsible officers.
- Responsible for writing required reports to the relevant Health and Wellbeing Board, Place Boards,Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees and ICS Committees ensuring sign off by responsibleofficers.
- Responsible for the collation of papers and items for the BCF Boards and IntegratedCommissioning Group.
- To provide a facilitation and support role to Integrated Commissioning events and sessionsincluding taking actions notes and providing programme support.
- Good programme support and organisational skills.
- Good analytical skills across health and social care.
- Knowledge of Local Authority and Health commissioning and understanding of the differences.
- Ability to work in an integrated way across health and social care including recognition of the role ofcoproduction with residents and service users.
- Solid relationship building skills and ability to work closely with Place and Provider Collaborativesand the Strategy and Development Team.
- Ability to support procurement projects.
- Support the development of Financial Improvement Plans in relation to commissioning.
Interviews for this role are scheduled for 14th October 2024 and will be held face to face in Wellington Civic Centre, Larkin Way, Tan Bank, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1LX.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide day to day support to the commissioning team working with the Integrated CommissioningLead to develop and embed the Commissioning Cycle and prioritisation process within the ICB andacross the wider ICS linked closely to the Financial Improvement Programme.
- Demonstrate commissioning skills with a specific focus on commissioning for person centredcare and use of the PHM approach to develop and embed outcome-based commissioning across allspeciality areas.
- Detailed working knowledge of the Better Care Fund arrangements with responsibility forundertaking the annual refreshes and submissions, coordinating across the ICB and LocalAuthorities.
- Responsible for all monthly and quarterly returns of the BCF ensuring coordination and sign off byresponsible officers.
- Responsible for writing required reports to the relevant Health and Wellbeing Board, Place Boards,Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees and ICS Committees ensuring sign off by responsibleofficers.
- Responsible for the collation of papers and items for the BCF Boards and IntegratedCommissioning Group.
- To provide a facilitation and support role to Integrated Commissioning events and sessionsincluding taking actions notes and providing programme support.
- Good programme support and organisational skills.
- Good analytical skills across health and social care.
- Knowledge of Local Authority and Health commissioning and understanding of the differences.
- Ability to work in an integrated way across health and social care including recognition of the role ofcoproduction with residents and service users.
- Solid relationship building skills and ability to work closely with Place and Provider Collaborativesand the Strategy and Development Team.
- Ability to support procurement projects.
- Support the development of Financial Improvement Plans in relation to commissioning.
Interviews for this role are scheduled for 14th October 2024 and will be held face to face in Wellington Civic Centre, Larkin Way, Tan Bank, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1LX.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to master's level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Knowledge and expertise of commissioning and the Better Care Fund.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence.
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
- Understanding of the public sector.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques, and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders.
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes. and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals. Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems in the area.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to master's level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Knowledge and expertise of commissioning and the Better Care Fund.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence.
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
- Understanding of the public sector.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques, and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders.
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes. and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals. Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems in the area.
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.
