Job summary
- Main area
- Commissioning
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 106-ICB-6498951
- Employer
- NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kirkham House
- Town
- Worcester
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/08/2024
Employer heading
Strategic & Integrated Commissioning Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Within the Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB, we are committed to providing an environment of inclusion and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marital status, religion or belief. Our goal is to be a diverse organisation that is representative, at all levels, of the communities we serve and we are especially keen to receive applications from our BAME communities and our LGBTQ+ communities. Applicants who identify as disabled who meet the minimum criteria for a post will be invited to interview.
The ICB strives to be a supportive, caring employer and expects all colleagues to behave in a professional, inclusive and respectful manner and to demonstrate the values which underpin our vision for the population of Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- People: We are inclusive, compassionate, and caring. We value, respect and appreciate each other
- Trust: We are honest, reliable and act with integrity at all times. We deliver on our promises
- Collaboration: We will work collaboratively are united in our commitment to improving lives in our community.
- Inspire: We are committed to learning and to improved ways of working. We will pursue new ideas and challenge the status quo.
- Excellence: We will deliver our best, strive for quality of care and excellence and celebrate outstanding performance
We believe that our people bring our values to life and therefore prospective employees will be expected to fully demonstrate their alignment with these values throughout the recruitment process.
Job overview
Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICS is committed to using strategic and outcomes based commissioning to transform service delivery built around the patient and neighbourhoods. Our approach to implementing the Fuller Stocktake locally is set out in the ICS Delivering Good Health & Well Being for Everyone Programme. This spans 3 years, encompassing co design and production with our two Places, population health management and new ways of commissioning and incentivising providers.
We are a new directorate within the ICB and ICS and cover interconnected portfolios such as Frailty, Care Homes, development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, Same Day Urgent Access, local GP commissioning, and this portfolio is expected to increase in 25\26. Our key functions encompass transformation, integration and strategic commissioning. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves to get stuck in and be brave in your approach to working in partnership to get the right outcome for our patients and citizens then please apply.
NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB recognises the value of serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business and would encourage people from the armed forces community to apply for our vacancies.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute towards the implementation of Delivering Good Health & Wellbeing programme. Lead areas will be agreed upon appointment. This includes supporting the redevelopment of commissioned services via outcome-based commissioning, to support the development of Integrated Neighbourhoods Teams, and improve access to health and care, and outcomes for residents.
We are looking for a motivated self-starter who is highly organised and passionate about improvement in health care, bringing with them a strong track record and experience of leading transformation, integration and improvement projects.
Experience of working in an agile and demanding environment, providing expert leadership in interpreting, communicating and implementing strategic priorities is key.
Working for our organisation
Within NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB we are responsible for a range of health services for our population of over 800,000 people who live within a mix of urban and rurally dispersed communities, spanning two of the largest counties in England. We are a dynamic, forward-looking organisation, offering a vibrant place to work.
We provide a supportive and collaborative environment where we work with our staff to provide opportunities for you to reach your full potential and to develop a rewarding career within an exciting and evolving environment. We aim to enable our employees to achieve a positive work-life balance through a blend of collaborative workplace attendance combined with regular home working. Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of attractive benefits including:
· Employee Assistance programmes and access to a wealth of on-line health and wellbeing support
· Competitive NHS Pension Scheme
· Comprehensive opportunities to learn new skills and to develop your career within a caring and inclusive environment
· Generous holiday entitlement, which increases in line with service. There is also the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
· Hybrid working arrangements combing a mix of office and home working expectations
· Flexible working patterns to support individuals work-life balance.
Please note we operate a 3-month probationary period for new appointments
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will support the development of effective and efficient integrated Primary & community services with a specific focus on the delivery of the 3 year Delivering Good Health & Well Being Programme. The key elements of the role are:
Lead & support the delivery of programmes, projects and workstreams associated with the Delivering Good Health and Wellbeing programme and associated priorities across the system, Place & Neighbourhoods. With a focus on the redesign of integrating services in priority areas, improving outcomes for patients and delivering improved productivity efficiencies.
Lead and support programmes and projects across the Directorate’s portfolio. These include but are not limited to, Integrated commissioning of services, transformation, delivery of the frailty strategy, Care Homes, Primary Care and workforce development and transformation.
Be the strategic commissioning & development lead for services which sit within the Directorate’ s portfolio: Interpret and apply legislation, guidance, local and national priorities to inform the development of plans and strategies and advise colleagues, partners and senior managers; make informed commissioning decisions that are good value for money, address local need and outcomes and deliver local priorities.
Provide support to the emerging Integrated Neighbourhood Accelerator Sites.
Delivery of required system wide best use of Resources Programme outputs; identify and develop plans to support system improvements that also reduces system cost where possible. Monitoring and evaluating projects, demonstrating benefits and impact.
To work collaboratively with partners and residents to develop outcome focused strategies and service specifications with clear priorities and targets for achievement that support strategic development.
Development and delivery of improvement action plans in relation to agreed priorities and commitments.
Identify areas of need or gaps in provision including health inequalities in our communities.
Develop effective relationships with the local authorities, provider organisations and member GP practices that support the delivery of effective health and care services.
Undertake engagement events and opportunities with patient representatives, patient groups and other stakeholders to ensure that lived experience and front-line practitioners’ experience inform the scope, delivery and decision-making of projects.
Lead as required to the coordination of training, development and recruitment activity across the Team.
See attached job description for Person Specification and further information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree-level qualification or equivalent professional qualification or management experience or knowledge acquired through experience or training
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience in healthcare commissioning
- QSIR / PRINCE 2 or similar project management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in a similar post, working in a transformational or improvement role.
- Leading successful service re-design projects in relation to healthcare
- Demonstratable positive leadership and management behaviours, and matrix working experience
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience in the redesign or development of pathways across Primary care, Community, or acute hospital services, including experience of quality improvement methodology
- Demonstrable experience of system leadership
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to adopt systems leadership behaviour and implement these values across a complex health and care systems to influence and effect system change
- Up to date professional and technical expertise in relation to planning, commissioning, procurement, evaluation, performance management and reporting. With the ability to relate this to designated areas
- Ability to communicate effectively and accurately at all levels, including ability to write reports, business cases, briefings, and present information clearly in meetings and events
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of population health management
- Knowledge and understanding of the local Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and care system, and local population
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Positive and flexible approach to work
- Demonstrates professional, calm, and respectful behaviours
- Evidence of building and sustaining high standards in all aspects of work.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Lammas
- Job title
- IPCC Project Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For an informal discussion with Lynda Dando, Director of Integrated Primary & Community Care, or Jo Hodgetts, Head of Integrated Primary & Community Care about this exciting opportunity, please contact [email protected] to organise.
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