Head of Primary Care Commissioning and Shared Services (POD) in Wolverhampton

The three West Midlands ICB clusters seek a strategic Primary Care Commissioner. Employed by the Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull cluster, the post will work across the region to reduce health inequalities, improve outcomes and sustain services. Supporting each clusters Director of Primary Care, the postholder will discharge delegated responsibilities for general medical, community pharmacy, optometry and dental services and deliver commissioning and transformation plans. They will lead regional commissioning and shared services covering secondary care dentistry, GP estates, GMAST, pharmacy, the Pharmacy Services Regulations Committee, optometry, clinical advisers and central PMO support. The postholder will agree priorities with each cluster, provide assurance through local and joint governance, attend relevant committees and remain accountable for hosted services. They will lead compliant, high-quality procurement and contract management aligned with organisational activity and the Chief Strategy Officers commissioning agenda. They will deputise for senior primary care leaders and report regularly to each clusters Primary Care Director. The role requires hybrid working and regular attendance at Alpha Tower, Wolverhampton Civic Centre and partner sites, with at least four office-based days per week.,

• Senior leadership and oversight for the provision of an efficient, effective, high quality, professional and well-coordinated contract management, commissioning and performance function for primary care, that meets all statutory and regulatory requirements and ensures that national priorities are delivered, and corporate objectives of all West Midlands ICBs met
• Senior leadership and line/operational management support for the Primary Care Commissioning POD/GMAST Team, in line with organisational policies and procedures and ensuring that work programmes are planned and carried out effectively for all functions, providing resilience where necessary
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure a whole system approach to effective surveillance of POD delivery, including identifying concerns with performance and quality of patient services, identifying improvement opportunities, providing support as required in conjunction with ICB colleagues and overseeing and managing where there are concerns with the performance and quality of services delivered
• Subject matter expertise in POD commissioning and contracting, including on emerging contract vehicles and requirements, acting as a point of contact expert for providers, colleagues, patients and other stakeholders
• Responsible for supporting the ICBs in their delivery of commissioning and contracting functions for primary care, interfacing with colleagues and governance arrangements in all ICB clustersBirmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) brings together the NHS, local councils and voluntary sector partners to support 2.7 million people. Our vision is to make the area the healthiest place to live and work by improving life chances and reducing inequalities.