Job summaryWe are seeking a dedicated and experienced Head of Commissioning to join ourNeighbourhood North team. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we arecommitted to providing high-quality care and support to our community.
The role covers the Northumberland, North Tyneside and North Cumbria areas, therefore you will be expected to travel around these areas.
Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).Main duties of the jobThe postholder will support the ICB's Commissioning group, working in the Neighbourhood North team.
The postholder will work as part of a multi-professional leadership team to drive forward the vision of the ICB through three identified groups, working closely with Nursing, Medical and Finance colleagues to support teams to work collaboratively and effectively towards shared goals.
The postholder will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership across a broad range of commissioning activities, ensuring that commissioned services are high quality, financially sustainable and deliver improved outcomes for local populations. Working closely with providers, clinical leaders, and system partners, you will lead programmes of service improvement and redesign as appropriate in line with the critical functions of an Integrated Care Board. About usOur Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.
The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.
With a 6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.
The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.
DetailsDate posted14 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8bSalary
66,582 to 77,368 a year
per annum
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working
Reference number134-8293565Job locationsStella HouseGoldcrest WayNewcastle Upon TyneNE15 8NYUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesWhat you will do: Maximise the opportunities provided by joint commissioning and co-production, including management of budgets to ensure the sustainability and transformation of services across primary and community services and the wider ICB. Relationship Management with key contract holders. Review and interpret national policy and contractual changes within the sector, seeking guidance from the Insights, Strategy and Policy group where required Working collaboratively with the Insights function, ensure there is appropriate and timely intelligence, including hard data but also soft intelligence from stakeholder engagement to inform the commissioning of services Ensure any development and transformation programmes demonstrate value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits
Job description
Job responsibilitiesWhat you will do: Maximise the opportunities provided by joint commissioning and co-production, including management of budgets to ensure the sustainability and transformation of services across primary and community services and the wider ICB. Relationship Management with key contract holders. Review and interpret national policy and contractual changes within the sector, seeking guidance from the Insights, Strategy and Policy group where required Working collaboratively with the Insights function, ensure there is appropriate and timely intelligence, including hard data but also soft intelligence from stakeholder engagement to inform the commissioning of services Ensure any development and transformation programmes demonstrate value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefitsPerson Specification
Qualifications
EssentialProfessional qualification at Masters' degree level or equivalent experience. Leading large scale transformation' accreditation or equivalent experience. DesirableFormal project management qualification. Formal management qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
EssentialSignificant experience of commissioning and delivering and leading change to deliver required outcomes at a senior level. Significant NHS experience in commissioning, procurement or contract management. Experience of developing and implementing national policy. Experience of managing a team of people. DesirableExperience of working across organisations and with other agencies / sectors
Physical Skills
EssentialAbility to meet travel and flexible working requirements of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialProfessional qualification at Masters' degree level or equivalent experience. Leading large scale transformation' accreditation or equivalent experience. DesirableFormal project management qualification. Formal management qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
EssentialSignificant experience of commissioning and delivering and leading change to deliver required outcomes at a senior level. Significant NHS experience in commissioning, procurement or contract management. Experience of developing and implementing national policy. Experience of managing a team of people. DesirableExperience of working across organisations and with other agencies / sectors
Physical Skills
EssentialAbility to meet travel and flexible working requirements of the role. Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Employer detailsEmployer nameNorth East & North Cumbria ICBAddressStella HouseGoldcrest WayNewcastle Upon TyneNE15 8NYUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNorth East & North Cumbria ICBAddressStella HouseGoldcrest WayNewcastle Upon TyneNE15 8NYUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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