Job summary
The Director of Public Health Commissioning is a key member of the regional commissioning leadership team and is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction for NHS England's commissioning of national public health services across the region.
The Director is responsible for developing and maintaining the right commissioning climate to ensure delivery of national programmes aimed at strengthening public health, delivering effective place-based commissioning and supporting the delivery of high quality public health services, enabling transformation.
As Director of Public Health Commissioning, the post holder will act as system leader for public health commissioning, supporting effective system wide engagement with a range of key stakeholders. They will provide clear accountability and oversight for public health commissioning and delivery across the Region.
The post holder will form a close working relationship with the Regional Director of Public Health.
The post holder will fulfil a key organisational leadership role as a senior figure in the public health transformation senior management team and will provide strategic leadership to staff engaged in direct commissioning operations across the region, including the Screening and Immunisation Teams, who transferred to NHS England from the former Public Health England in October 2021.
Main duties of the job
- Lead all screening and immunisation and CHIS S7a commissioning functions on behalf of the Regional Director
- Enhance the partnership working with OHID and UKHSA at a regional
- Be responsible for operational commissioning functions and delivery of public health services taking place locally across the region.
- Provide leadership and oversight of implementation of new programmes into S7a, including FIT, HPV as primary screen
- Provide direct leadership and oversight for ensuring safety and quality including responsibility for SIs and untoward incidents are managed appropriately in commissioned screening and immunisations services.
- Identify and reduce health inequalities with respect to S7a services
- Support national development of public health commissioning e.g. S7a review of Service Specifications
- Establish robust contract governance and regional governance and assurance of S7a deliverables and KPIs
- Ensure the input of public health teams in wider prevention agenda of NHS England, placing screening at the heart of the local and regional
- Ensure recommendations of any Internal Audits and other assurance reviews (i.e. Breast Cancer Screening Independent Review) are reviewed and actioned appropriately across the Region
About us
NHS England directly commissions high quality national public health services (population screening programmes, immunisation programmes and child health information services) for the population of England. This is done through leading operational policies and working directly with local teams who directly commission programmes from a range of providers. Where commissioning is delegated to ICBs, NHS England is responsible for oversight and assurance of those functions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- System Leaders and key system partners, such as provider Chief Executives, ICB CEOs and Councillors
- The Department of Health and Social Care
- Other national bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission
- The Local Government Association, NHS Providers, NHS Confederation and other membership organisations
- NHS England national teams
- Local Primary Care practitioners and networks
- System Leaders and key system partners, such as provider Chief Executives, ICB CEOs and Councillors
- The Department of Health and Social Care
- Other national bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission
- The Local Government Association, NHS Providers, NHS Confederation and other membership organisations
- NHS England national teams
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!SecondmentsApplicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
Job description
Job responsibilities
- System Leaders and key system partners, such as provider Chief Executives, ICB CEOs and Councillors
- The Department of Health and Social Care
- Other national bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission
- The Local Government Association, NHS Providers, NHS Confederation and other membership organisations
- NHS England national teams
- Local Primary Care practitioners and networks
- System Leaders and key system partners, such as provider Chief Executives, ICB CEOs and Councillors
- The Department of Health and Social Care
- Other national bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission
- The Local Government Association, NHS Providers, NHS Confederation and other membership organisations
- NHS England national teams
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!SecondmentsApplicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
Person Specification
Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential
- An ability to handle highly complex matters and contentious issues.
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Ability to make difficult decisions when required, often in the absence of complete information High level critical thinking skills
- Demonstrable understanding of the NHS political environment and an evidence-based approach to division making
- Extensive knowledge of the whole health system to enable appropriate decision making on area-wide issues
- Knowledge and delivery of effective governance/accountability systems to secure quality, performance and Value for Money (VFM) improvement at both organisation and system level
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Post-graduate management or specialist qualification, or equivalent experience
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- High level of relevant professional, technical experience related to public health
- Significant experience at a senior level in a large and complex environment.
- Extensive experience of developing and delivering regional strategies
- Experience of working with national agencies and significant stakeholders, particularly in times of crisis
- Experience of leading and managing teams to be successful and motivated
- Policy development across large scale complex organisations or sectors often with a national impact
Person Specification
Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential
- An ability to handle highly complex matters and contentious issues.
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Ability to make difficult decisions when required, often in the absence of complete information High level critical thinking skills
- Demonstrable understanding of the NHS political environment and an evidence-based approach to division making
- Extensive knowledge of the whole health system to enable appropriate decision making on area-wide issues
- Knowledge and delivery of effective governance/accountability systems to secure quality, performance and Value for Money (VFM) improvement at both organisation and system level
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Post-graduate management or specialist qualification, or equivalent experience
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- High level of relevant professional, technical experience related to public health
- Significant experience at a senior level in a large and complex environment.
- Extensive experience of developing and delivering regional strategies
- Experience of working with national agencies and significant stakeholders, particularly in times of crisis
- Experience of leading and managing teams to be successful and motivated
- Policy development across large scale complex organisations or sectors often with a national impact
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
