Commissioning Manager

Job summary The NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seekinga Commissioning Manager to work within the team in Walsall.
Whilst thepost will be responsible for commissioning a wide range of services to meet thehealth needs of the local population the main focus of the role will be onservices for children, young people, families and womens health.
Puttingchildren first is a key priority for Walsall with high demand for services anda high level of deprivation and poverty.The role will work closely with Childrens Commissioners atWalsall Council and the Walsall Together partnership to support the developmentand implementation of integrated health and care models.
The role will alsoliaise with clinical and quality teams to understand the needs of vulnerablechildren and ensure that these are taken into account in the development ofservices and pathways.The successful postholder will have experience ofcommissioning in the field of health and care and a strong commitment toimproving outcomes for local people.
Experience of commissioning services forchildren and young people is desirable but not essential.
The postholder willbe required to work in partnership and will have excellent collaboration andnegotiation skills.For more information about the post please contact Pip Mayo () Main duties of the job The role will work closely with Childrens Commissioners atWalsall Council and the Walsall Together partnership to support the developmentand implementation of integrated health and care models.
The role will alsoliaise with clinical and quality teams to understand the needs of vulnerablechildren and ensure that these are taken into account in the development ofservices and pathways.The successful postholder will have experience ofcommissioning in the field of health and care and a strong commitment toimproving outcomes for local people.
Experience of commissioning services forchildren and young people is desirable but not essential.
The postholder willbe required to work in partnership and will have excellent collaboration andnegotiation skills.
About us The Black Country Integrated CareBoard (ICB) is a statutory NHS organisation responsible for developing a planfor meeting the health needs of million people in the Black Country.
Wemanage the NHS budget for Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton and areresponsible for planning and buying Primary Medical Services (GPs), dental,optometry and pharmacy services.We are part of the Black CountryIntegrated Care System (ICS), known as Healthier Futures, which is apartnership of organisations working together to bring health and social careservices closer together for the good of our communities.
We support the ICSvision for a healthier place with healthier people and healthier futures.The ICB has five core values thatunderpin the way we work and help to guide our actions and the decisions wemake for local people and communities.
These are compassion, inclusivity,integrity, fairness and trust.We are an equal opportunitiesemployer who actively supports and encourages increasing the diversity of ouremployees, and welcome applications from people with transferable skills gainedthrough experience across the full range of health and social care settings.We are also a bronze award holderunder the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).
The ERS recognisescommitment and support from UK employers for defence personnel.Note: in case of fraudulentactivity please ensure you check the sender which will be from Job description Job responsibilities To develop highly complexstrategic and operational plans relating to commissioning programmes to improvethe health outcomes of the Place population.To lead the business planningprocess for the transformational commissioning plans services.To develop local services toprovide support for patients.
To take responsibility for themanagement and evaluation of new and existing projects across the commissioningagenda.To ensure that all aspects of thecommissioning process contribute to the reduction of inequity of serviceprovision.To research best practice andbenchmarking information and use this to inform commissioning locally.
To establish and support a rangeof networks, meetings and forums to ensure delivery under the key aspects ofthe strategy.To make decisions on a range ofhighly complex project issues where there may be more than one course of actionto be responsible for interpreting national guidance as the expert incommissioning services.To develop tools to be sharedacross local agencies (health, social services, education, local authorityincluding public health, voluntary sector) for assessing and responding toservice need.
To identify the different rolesof those within the community, such as Clinical Commissioning Groups, as wellas community groups and individuals and build local alliances across allstakeholders.To provide senior commissioningsupport to ICB contract and quality review processes including the preparationof information and any reports required to facilitate discussion at thesemeetings.Tobe responsible for monitoring spend against commissioning plans for thecommissioning portfolio for which they are responsible.To prepare business cases forchange that are properly constructed and costed.
To provide and receive highly complexsensitive or contentious information to and from commissioners and providerswhere there may be barriers to understanding and agreement or cooperationrequired, such as contract negotiations.
To persuade Governing Body,Commissioning Committee and senior managers of the importance of theinitiative/programme, to negotiate with and motivate on project delivery,including linking in with other initiatives, very sensitive information aboutperformance and change; Make formal presentations to large groupsTo promote the development ofintegrated services.To develop systems and processesto ensure the engagement of a wide variety of stakeholders in the developmentof a wide variety of commissioning strategies and identifying future priorities.To work with local communities todevelop their capacity and enable them to participate in the formulation ofcommissioning plans and setting of priorities.To work with local communitygroups to establish patterns of need for the different communities and ensureservices reflect these needs.To work in close collaborationwith colleagues with direct responsibility for acute, mental health andspecialised services.To develop commissioning policyfor the ICB that relates to patient services and engages with Providers andother stakeholders and addresses key national policy requirements.
Respondingto requests, queries and questions from regional and national tiers of NHSE.
To develop mechanisms to developlocal service strategy and policy and share and implement good practice locallyand nationally.To keep up with and disseminatebest practice.
To lead and facilitate thedevelopment and implementation of QIPP initiatives.
Working effectively with all stakeholders -negotiating / influencing to secure delivery of changes.To rapidly identify the trainingrequirements of new models of care to be commissioned that assist in the upskilling of professionals, working with the appropriate providers in theimplementation of training requirements.To co-ordinate commissioningmeetings and activities with appropriate programme board and any othersub-groups.To undertake and commissionrelevant research to promote evidence-based commissioning, including theundertaking of complex audits and surveys relevant to the programme.
Person Specification Skills and Knowledge Essential Relevant knowledge of NHS policy direction including NHS five year forward view and Care Act and NHS Constitution Good understanding of demand management policies and procedures including waiting list management Robust understanding of Healthcare Commissioning Demonstrable capability to plan and deliver over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly Good understanding of the impact of health inequalities on commissioning Ability to work within and lead cross functional working and project groups Awareness of the broad strategic direction of the organisation Highly developed understanding of the public sector Excellent writing skills, including the ability to summarise information and key issues for senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources Demonstrable capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues Knowledge of Financial Systems monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Able to interpret national guidelines on behalf of the ICB and translate these into workable commissioning action plans Able to demonstrate the capability to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales Experience Essential Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment Experience of reducing health inequalities Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating highly complex projects in challenging environments Experience of working with clinicians in primary and secondary care settings to bring care closer to home Demonstrable experience in a Healthcare environment preferably in a commissioning service Demonstrable experience in change management Experience of managing and mitigating risk Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior level Experience of successfully monitoring and working within budgets and business planning processes Desirable Experience of working within a clinical environment Qualifications Essential First degree or equivalent experience, plus additional experience in commissioning, plus further specialist knowledge in management to Masters level or equivalent Evidence of continued professional development Desirable Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project