Public Health Contract Manager
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Job summary
Responsible for day-to-day management of vaccination contracts, overseeing the management of the contracts and the required performance across a range of Providers including GP, Community Pharmacy, Trusts, Independent Providers and ICBs. The post holder will also be responsible for the logistical management to support the requirements for seasonal vaccination programmes like Covid-19 and Influenza, in accordance with the national mandate. The postholder will be an integral part of the West Midlands Vaccination Team and its required commissioning functions.
The Vaccination Commissioning team is responsible for ensuring high quality vaccination services are commissioned to meet the health needs of the population. The post holder will support and work primarily in the West of the Midlands Region, which covers six Integrated Care Board footprints:
The Black Country
Birmingham & Solihull
Coventry & Warwickshire
Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent
Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
ThE West Midlands Vaccination Team is part of the Vaccination team for the Midlands region, led by the Deputy Director of Vaccinations and Screening and with a link to the Regional Director of Public Health.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will also support but not limited to:
Identifying examples of local, national and international best practice and to ensure that the locality benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare;
Providing expertise of best practice methodologies regulatory requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments and stakeholders knowledge.
Working collaboratively with key stakeholders to meet the needs of the organisation and its stakeholders.
Ensure effective vaccination commissioning across the population age groups in accordance with local & national strategies & priorities, management of all associated contracts whether directly held or through associate relationships.
Support and ensure effective vaccination commissioning and contracting is undertaken whether this is via the Primary Care Contracting (General Medical Service Contract), School Aged Immunisation Service Contracts, directly awarded Contracts to support Covid-19 delivery and or co-administrative delivery and Maternal Vaccination Contracting.
The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions, and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future processes, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery for vaccination services
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Details
Date posted
02 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
990-S3-MID1414-A
Job locations
Stephenson Street (Midlands Flexible across Regions)
Stephenson Street (Midlands Flexible across Regions)
Birmingham
B2 4HQ
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Stephenson Street (Midlands Flexible across Regions)
Stephenson Street (Midlands Flexible across Regions)
Birmingham
B2 4HQ
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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