Head of Urgent

The Head of UEC provides leadership to the team working in their area. They will also work across a range of functions in Oldham Cares and the Strategic Commissioning Function to support performance, change and service management. The post holder has responsibility for delivering financial and operational performance of services within Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) including ownership of key performance standards and measures for the area.

Lead the development programme and delivery plan for the designated specialty areas on behalf Oldham locality and Delivery & Transformation function

Lead the development of the UEC and transformation programmes associated with the designated specialty areas

Develop and lead the programme of quality improvement across the designated specialty areas

Support Oldham locality and Delivery & Transformation function in taking forward the commissioning agenda and the development of the integrated care organisation

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.

This job description and person specification are only 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 on-going basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Oldham locality and Delivery & Transformation function

Service redesign, strategic commissioning, planning and development.

Effectively influence the strategic direction of health and care commissioning at a district, borough-wide and GMICS

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area efficiency. This will be delivered in neighbourhood, place, combinations of places and GM system.

Our NHS People Promise

Our NHS People Promise -the promise we must all make to each other, to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Like many other employers, NHS GM currently has evidence of Primary Care unwarranted inequalities in the workforce, most notably in relation to minoritised ethnic, female and\or disabled staff and their intersectionality. As a result, we will use positive action measures to bring benefits to our organisation, including a wider pool of talented, skilled and experienced people from which to recruit and a better understanding of the needs of a more diverse range of customers.

Support scoping work for health services and resilience and translate outcomes into plans.

As senior lead for commissioning working internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way.

To support the identification and sharing of best practice for the designated specialty areas.

Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across, Oldham locality and Delivery & Transformation function, Providers, GM ICS and other partners

Effectively influence the strategic direction of health and care commissioning at a district, borough-wide and GM level.

The post holder will be expected to lead, plan and organise long term projects and be responsible for the reporting and delivery of them.

Ensure that the programme area projects and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, adjusting plans as required.

To carry responsibility for developing policy and procedure in the area of Commissioning for the designated specialty areas including briefings, commissioning, business or resources.Responsible for proposing and drafting changes to, and implementation and interpretation of policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLA’s) which may impact within Oldham locality and Delivery & Transformation function