Senior Ambulance Commissioner

Job summary An excitingopportunity has arisen within SNEE ICB for recruitment of a Band 8b Senior Ambulance Commissioner on a permanentbasis.Thepost holder inconjunction with the Director of Operations will effectively commission theAmbulance Service for East of England on behalf of the regional commissionerconsortium and represent the region within national forums relating toambulance services as required.The post holder willbe responsible for managing on a day to day basis the East of England AmbulanceService Contract on behalf of the East of Englands 6 ICBs making up theCommissioning Consortium and be responsible for the contract negotiationprocess and performance management of the contract and provide support tofunctions including the administration of the Consortium, this is at verysenior manager level.The post holder will beformally accountable to the Director of Operations for the Suffolk and NorthEast Essex ICB and will work closely with NHS England regional team, ICBlocality leads and teams at a range of levels in the six ICBs of Mid and SouthEssex, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire and West Essex,Norfolk and Waveney, Suffolk and North East Essex and Cambridgeshire andPeterborough.
The role will be achallenging but rewarding opportunity for the right candidate to actively leadin the negotiation and management of a very large regional healthcare contractin a fast moving area of the NHS.
Main duties of the job In conjunction with theDirector of Operations, effectively commission the Ambulance Service for Eastof England on behalf of the regional commissioner consortium.Be responsible for the contractnegotiation process and performance management of the contract and providesupport to functions including the administration of the Consortium, this is atvery senior manager/director level.Implementcommissioning, procurement and contracting requirements to explicit and agreedstandards and to accord with national, regional or local policies andstrategies.Identify suitablestandards relating to local services in the absence of other relevant standardsof quality, performance and effectiveness.Support all meetingswhere reasonably possible, through attendance and delivery of informationrelevant to each agenda, with focus upon whole contract meetings and Localitymeetings where the Provider is in attendance and the agenda demands; sub focusgroups are arranged within each specialty by finance or qualitycolleagues.
About us The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population.
This function iscommonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around£ billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with localgovernment and the NHS providers in our area.
Our performance is judged by howwell our local health and care system as a whole is working, including thehealth outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the threehealth and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex toact on its behalf.
This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas areaddressed.
The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, includingthose it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in theoperation of the ICB.
We rely on the experiences and perspectives of ourcommunities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will be the Senior Ambulance Commissioner for the East of England Ambulance Commissioning Consortium.The post holder will be formally accountable to the Director of Operations for the Suffolk and North East Essex ICB and will work closely with, locality leads and teams in the six ICBs of Mid and South Essex, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire and West Essex, Norfolk and Waveney, Suffolk and North East Essex and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.The post is responsible for providing professional expertise to the outcome of the business processes for the Department or Directorate.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.The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.
The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Person Specification Autonomy Essential Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales Interpreting national policy for implementation.
Skills Essential Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
Abilities for financial and staff management.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Other Essential Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
Team working skills Self-motivated Ability to move between details and the bigger picture.
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop Knowledge, Training and Experience Essential Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations Member of relevant professional body Equality and Diversity Essential Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.