Job summary
The better care fund (BCF) is a partnership between NHS England, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Local Government Association. The BCF is designed to promote integration between health and social care. Its pooled budget is aimed to incentivise the NHS and local government to work more closely together.
The role of the Better Care Manager (BCM)is to assure and share best practice across the integrated plans each year on how they will spend the funds held within their single pooled budget in a way that will support the health and wellbeing of their local population.
Main duties of the job
The BCF programme sits within the Midlands Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) team. The BCM role is to lead the management of the BCF programme across the Midlands , assisting with the oversight, co-ordination and delivery of the programme. This is alongside the wider team.
The current BCF planning framework for 2024/25 covers, but is not limited to:
- Alignment in NHS/BCF/Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund (MSIF) planning processes
- Improving capacity demand plans
- Support systems with planning in financially challenged times for both sectors
- Strengthening the quality of planning and reporting submissions
- Improving integrated planning and local operational activity to pull together robust plans that are deliverable and have a clear line to activity, metrics and impact on BCF objectives
About us
The 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 a great 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 visithttps://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.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage relationships with the Local Authorities in implementingBetter Care Fund plans including:
- Working alongside NHSE, liaising between local sites and with theregional and central teams, building relationships with localgovernment leads and networks.
- Ensuring explicit strategic coherence between Better Care Fundplans and the integration agenda including making connections toother programmes and priorities and avoiding duplication whereverpossible.
- Coordinate NHS and LA held data and intelligence regardingimplementation of Better Care Plans, leading/supporting thedevelopment of effective tools to assist HWBs to oversee andmonitor the delivery of BCF outcomes.
- Ensure reporting of progress is consistent and accurate across theregion through utilisation of agreed reporting methodologies
- Mitigate local risks as far as is practical by offering support andadvice to areas based on good practice approaches andexperience derived elsewhere
- Ensuring appropriate support is in place for sites to accelerateimplementation, provide value for money and remain within thefinancial allocations provided. This includes:
- providing support directly, eg: facilitation or technicalexpertise
- supporting HWB to access resources available throughother support programmes
- brokering additional/specialist support where required
Further information is detailed in the job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage relationships with the Local Authorities in implementingBetter Care Fund plans including:
- Working alongside NHSE, liaising between local sites and with theregional and central teams, building relationships with localgovernment leads and networks.
- Ensuring explicit strategic coherence between Better Care Fundplans and the integration agenda including making connections toother programmes and priorities and avoiding duplication whereverpossible.
- Coordinate NHS and LA held data and intelligence regardingimplementation of Better Care Plans, leading/supporting thedevelopment of effective tools to assist HWBs to oversee andmonitor the delivery of BCF outcomes.
- Ensure reporting of progress is consistent and accurate across theregion through utilisation of agreed reporting methodologies
- Mitigate local risks as far as is practical by offering support andadvice to areas based on good practice approaches andexperience derived elsewhere
- Ensuring appropriate support is in place for sites to accelerateimplementation, provide value for money and remain within thefinancial allocations provided. This includes:
- providing support directly, eg: facilitation or technicalexpertise
- supporting HWB to access resources available throughother support programmes
- brokering additional/specialist support where required
Further information is detailed in the job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in this specialist area
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the range of drivers for and barriers to implementation of better care and system transformation
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
Experience
Essential
- Health and social care policy and systems experience and knowledge encompassing the NHS and social care.
- Experience of working within and developing productive stakeholder relationships across local government and the NHS
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in this specialist area
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the range of drivers for and barriers to implementation of better care and system transformation
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
Experience
Essential
- Health and social care policy and systems experience and knowledge encompassing the NHS and social care.
- Experience of working within and developing productive stakeholder relationships across local government and the NHS
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda
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).
