Senior Commissioning Support Officer

Job summary

Here at NECS we have ambitious future plans for service delivery, and our people are the key to us achieving these goals - without our people we would not be delivering exceptional achievements now, or in the future. We want our people to have the best colleague experiences, to be a great place to work and be an employer of choice. Our aim is to be inclusive and compassionate in everything we do putting our colleagues at the centre and being ambitious in what we want to achieve.

The County Durham Commissioning Delivery Team are part of an integrated commissioning team with colleagues from the ICB (Integrated Care Board) and from adult and children's social care at Durham County Council. We work side by side to take a joined-up approach to mapping services and work together to improve them to better meet the needs of the population of County Durham.

If you are passionate about delivering a responsive service to both internal and external customers, enjoy working within a fast-paced environment and are keen to learn and develop, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you to join the NECS team.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Commissioning Support Officer will provide a key supporting role to the Commissioning Delivery Manager to provide commissioning expertise in planning and service transformation. They will have a key role and focus in respect of the commissioning agenda within the ICB and will work closely with constituent practices across all care groups.

Senior Commissioning Support Officers will contribute to and in some instances lead the following functions in relation to planning and service reform:

Undertake service reviews, make recommendations for change, and ensure actions are implemented

Re-design of care pathways across all areas

Lead/support large scale transformation initiatives working with a range of external partners as required within their workstreams

Lead/support the implementation of specific time limited projects as required within the Integrated Commissioning Team, and ensure priorities are effectively delivered to time and budget.

Developing, implementing and monitoring action plans including QIPP

About us

At NECS we are part of the NHS family, and we deliver a range of services to NHS organisations, contractors and healthcare providers up and down the county. We combine specialist skills and expertise with scale and resilience to achieve required results. We combine core NHS values with a sharp focus on customer care and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement.

NECS has won a variety of awards and has a number of accreditations to its name. Our values are to be highly professional, acting with honesty and dignity, delivering the highest performance standards, respect, dignity and creating a happy and fulfilling place to work. We CARE about what we do and support each other in achieving our objectives.

Our people are the heart of our organisation. We strive to ensure they feel trusted, valued and empowered. Were passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. With wellbeing and inclusion central to our ethos, our Inclusion Networks help our colleagues to be their authentic selves at work.

At NECS we value and respect the diversity of our colleagues and are committed to being a flexible employer. We are proud to offer flexible working opportunities. Whether youre interested in hybrid working, working from home, flexible hours or job sharing, apply today and we can discuss available options with you at the interview stage.