This senior manager post leads the Unplanned Care Commissioning Team at NHS Essex Integrated Care Board, which plans and funds services for around two million people across Essex. The core of the work is leading commissioning, transformation and procurement across urgent and emergency care, system flow and winter planning. It combines line management of the team and oversight of delegated budgets with work across NHS, local authority and voluntary partners, on a hybrid pattern of two office-based days. No visa sponsorship is available.
What the job involves
- Lead the Unplanned Care Commissioning Team, including line management, appraisal and performance management
- Lead complex commissioning, transformation and procurement programmes across urgent and emergency care
- Lead assessment of population need and service gaps using population health management approaches
- Lead annual commissioning, business and investment planning and oversee delegated Unplanned Care budgets
- Lead winter planning across Essex and provide assurance to the ICB Board and NHS England
- Lead whole-system flow improvement, including ambulance handovers, discharge pathways and intermediate care
- Lead contract management, provider assurance and recovery planning for unplanned care services
- Commission urgent care services including NHS 111, Urgent Treatment Centres, ambulance and non-emergency patient transport
- Develop innovative service models that support prevention, neighbourhood care and care closer to home
- Lead the evaluation of commissioned services and transformation programmes, informing future investment decisions
- Ensure commissioning decisions meet statutory duties and governance, including integrated impact assessments
- Prepare and present reports and recommendations to senior leaders, the ICB Board and NHS England
What’s required
Qualifications
- Masters level in a relevant focus, or equivalent managerial experience
- Evidence of sustained continuing professional development
Experience
- Strategic leadership in relevant commissioning functions as set out in the ICB Model Blueprint
- Senior working in a healthcare provider environment, NHS or other
- Leading complex and contentious change and transformation programmes
- Leading projects that need collective decision-making and negotiating agreement
- Setting and managing budgets within health and care financial frameworks
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape, legislation and social determinants of health
- Strong analysis and interpretation of highly complex data, including population health management
- Translating complex information into clear communications and reports for senior audiences
- Project and programme management methodologies that ensure delivery
- Working across organisational boundaries and whole-system working
- Influencing, negotiation and escalation where necessary
Other
- Personal commitment to NHS values, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles and equality, diversity and inclusion
- Understanding of corporate governance and the ICB decision-making route
- Building high-functioning teams, recognising talent and dealing with under-performance
What’s offered
- Hybrid working with two office-based days
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