Planned Care Business Support Officer

8 months ago


Preston, United Kingdom NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Officer to join the Planned Care Team. Working with the Director of Planned Care, the role will support the commissioning, planning, transformation, and delivery of planned care services in the Lancashire & South Cumbria geography. This will include supporting the planning, development, delivery, and performance monitoring of a range of commissioned services aligned to our population need and the clinical strategy of the ICB or NHSE.

Supporting the directorate in ensuring programmes of work are effectively managed to secure improvements in health and transformation of services, as outlined in our strategic plans.

The role will support an identified portfolio and transformation areas for the ICB with oversight from a senior manager. The postholder may have specific areas they are leading on for the ICB under that supervisory structure.

The post may have direct reports dependent on the portfolio, leadership, and transformation areas, and will take line management responsibility for staff in their areas of the ICB structure if necessary.

The post holder will support the senior planned care team on a range of service and project areas with direction and assistance. These will include;
Implement and lead on key areas identified from the ICB’s commissioning and QIPP plans.

Ensure the portfolio of tasks and projects within the ICB’s commissioning and QIPP plans are managed, coordinated, and delivered effectively.

Implement and inform the targeting of resources, and the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of tasks and projects being delivered by providing high quality commissioning support to senior ICB managers, including complex information and analysis, communications, and stakeholder management.

Liaise with appropriate functions within the ICB, CSU and partner organisations.

Support the completion of all commissioning management returns as required, including planning, finance, and workforce returns.

Develop and implement appropriate information management systems to ensure information is properly managed and shared across the commissioning team, and the ICB.

Support the development and implementation of the commissioning team’s business plan, reporting on progress, risks, and issues.

The ICB are committed to putting the needs of people living in Lancashire and South Cumbria at the heart of all we do and involving our communities is really important to us. We are part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership through which we aim to deliver integration in the design and delivery of health, social care and public health services.

The role of the ICB Planned Care team is to establish and regulate health and care services through our commissioning activity, improve people's health and wellbeing and making sure everyone has equitable access to services, deploying a significant proportion of the regions NHS budget across a range of services. Ongoing oversight of services are maintained through contractual management in collaboration with contracting and quality colleagues.

Transformation and Improvement opportunities underpin the principle of the commissioning work we deliver, addressing inequalities, standardising care, improving outcomes, patient experience and quality.

The Planned Care Team are a friendly close working team who deliver this commissioning function for Elective Care services that incorporate both hospital and community based out-patient provided services, including the independent sector.

The post supports the Associate Director of Planned Care to lead on the commissioning, planning, transformation, and delivery of services across the ICB. The areas of responsibility will include supporting on a defined portfolio or project areas for the Planned Care team. This will be varied and will adapt over time as the ICB develops. However, the postholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions in a support role and to lead on specific areas of work as agreed and with supervision by their senior manager:
- To maintain, monitor and develop Planned Care services commissioned by the ICB.

Understand the service needs for the Lancashire & South Cumbria population and identifying opportunities for improvement and development.

To inform and help shape Planned Care strategic planning, by understanding current and future developments in Planned Care services.

Work with providers and ICB colleagues, across the Integrated Care System (ICS) to develop new service models to the benefit of the patient population.

Support the development of and monitor key provider recovery plans to improve delivery and meet targets.

Work with colleagues to respond to national guidance and local strategy as set out by the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.

Identify, plan, and undertake formal service reviews and assess the effectiveness of both services and clinical pathways.

The post holder will establish



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