Job summary
- Main area
- Contracting, Finance, Commissioning and Performance function
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 284-24-6456362-MHSCC
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Womens and Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Director of Performance
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) are the Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC). - bringing together integrated provision of specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability and autism services, for young people aged 13-18.
The West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative [WMCPC] Commissioning Hub hosted by Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust are looking for an Associate Director of Performance to join our experienced team and help shape the future strategy for CYPMH. This is an outstanding opportunity for an innovative and exceptional leader to deliver against a substantial Commissioning and [Re] Investment plan.
You will provide the strategic oversight and leadership for the WMCPC Contracting and Data, Finance, Commissioning and Performance function of the team supporting the Director of the WMCPC to ensure that there is a transparent and effective, prioritised work programme delivered to agreed timelines, to support the WMCPC transformation and improvement agenda. The role will use the commissioning cycle and data to develop a robust approach to all stages for both existing and any new services and maintain the rigorous technical management of the current contracting and finance arrangements.
Main duties of the job
The role will drive the strategic performance of the contracting, finance and commissioning function, having the most senior responsibility for working in partnership with all IC systems to ensure we shape together the successful delivery of the WMCPC
WMCPC’s Associate Director of Performance is a key leadership role, carrying organisational and functional responsibility for leading and driving forward the implementation of the transformation programme on behalf for the WMCPC partnership.
This is a very exciting opportunity to work across the West Midlands with respected and inspirational partners to make changes that deliver outstanding services and improved outcomes for children and young people.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Education to Master’s degree level or equivalent by experience
- Evidence of senior management experience either in a finance function or contracting and income management function within the NHS
- Formal management qualification and/or proven significant leadership experience
Desirable criteria
- Recognised project/programme management qualification
Knowledge and Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive specialist knowledge of NHS Finance & Commissioning processes and/or experience of operating within a finance and commissioning environment
- Experience of working within a Lead Provider organisation or significant knowledge and understanding of how Lead provider organisations operate.
- Able to cope positively and resiliently with uncertainty, challenge and critical scrutiny.
- Sound understanding of the key drivers of financial and non-financial performance of NHS commissioners and provider organisations and the financial regime for provider organisations
- Excellent understanding of the Provider Collaborative and wider NHS performance agenda
- Expertise in delivering and sustaining performance improvement within an NHS organisation
- Excellent understanding of the power of information and data in driving service change and improvement
- Understanding of organisational risk management and mitigation
- Sound understanding of NHS Contracting processes and frameworks
- Experience of implementing performance dashboards in large complex organisations and across systems
- Extensive experience of supporting and developing staff members, some of whom will be professionals in their field in the approaches and implementation of strategic and operational performance management
- Detailed knowledge of managing portfolios, programmes and projects.
- Experience of strategic planning, decision making and implementing change (including organisational and service change)
Desirable criteria
- Expertise of working in or with a Provider Collaborative
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to interpret complex data and information to inform decision making at Board leve
- Able to take difficult and challenging decisions that support strategic aims and long-term vision
- Able to create / shape innovative strategic vision and plans for the best possible long-term benefit of patients, the organisation and health and care systems
- Ability to use IT in all aspects of the role
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Highly specialist knowledge of a range of intervention strategies and improvement topics.
- Able to lead a team successfully
- Ability to motivate people to transform health outcomes
- Strong interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills
- Experience of building staff capacity and capability
- Able to influence at a senior level within agencies external to the Trust, specifically with national organisations, commissioners and key partners
Personal Skills / Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise, delegate and meet challenging deadlines
- Ability to maintain personal resilience and exhibit high levels of emotional intelligence
- Exhibit energy, enthusiasm and resilience to drive through change and required outcomes and improvements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elaine Kirwan
- Job title
- Director of Nursing/Director for WMCPC
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8513
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