Commissioning Manager - LTC

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to shape Long Term Conditions (LTC) management in the Neighbourhood Health and Care Integration team. As Commissioning Manager, you will work across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country to commission services and improve outcomes.

Working in a complex and evolving Integrated Care System, you will lead and support service redesign and transformation across the LTC portfolio, improving quality, safety and patient experience while reducing health inequalities and unwarranted variation.

You will collaborate with primary, community and secondary care providers, voluntary and third sector organisations, clinicians, contractors and system partners to develop integrated models of care and identify opportunities for joint commissioning and better value.

Using data, insight and stakeholder engagement, you will deliver strategic priorities, drive continuous improvement and monitor progress so commissioning plans achieve measurable benefits for the cluster population.

Why join us?

This varied and rewarding role suits someone who thrives on partnership working, problem-solving and transformation. You will contribute to neighbourhood health, digital innovation, productivity and integrated working while helping to reduce inequalities and improve outcomes.

You will provide portfolio leadership, deputise for the Head of Programme, support wider team priorities and contribute to staff development through line management.

Main duties of the job

Communication and stakeholder engagement

You will communicate sensitive information, working with senior managers, providers, commissioners, clinicians and system partners to support decisions, improvement and change.

Planning, delivery and improvement

You will support short, medium and long-term planning, using project management principles to organise workstreams and deliver agreed outcomes. You will analyse information, respond to issues, develop options and anticipate risks.

Service development, assurance and resources

You will help lead policy and service development with ICS partners, maintain programme information, support data collection and reporting, provide performance assurance and promote efficient use of budgets and resources.

Leadership, governance and professional standards

You will support project boards and programme governance, report progress, contribute to training and guide junior colleagues. Working autonomously where appropriate, you will maintain professional development and uphold organisational standards, including equality, anti-racism, information governance, safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, flexible working and reasonable adjustments.

About you

You will be adaptable, organised and confident in a changing environment, with a calm, professional manner, strong influencing and networking skills, good Microsoft Office skills and a commitment to improving performance, reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion.

About us

Birmingham, 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.

As an employee, you will demonstrate our system values, champion inclusion and help address health inequalities so everyone can thrive. In return, the ICB offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive workplace, with opportunities to develop and work with partners to deliver meaningful change.

The ICB is committed to a workforce that reflects the population of Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone who meets the role criteria, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

The ICB is a registered Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will shortlist suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Employees formally notified that they are at risk of redundancy within the organisation will receive priority consideration for this vacancy if they meet the roles essential requirements. This supports redeployment and helps minimise compulsory redundancies.

Job responsibilities

You will be accountable for:

• Support the development of strategic commissioning frameworks across designated portfolio areas.
• Engage with provider collaboratives, NHS Trusts, primary care and the independent sector as appropriate,
• Maintain oversight and accountability of lead provider arrangements to ensure delivery against the strategic commissioning frameworks.
• Apply commissioning skills and knowledge to national policy to ensure application to the local population health intelligence to drive the ICBs strategic commissioning approach and reduce health inequalities.
• Work with other ICB clusters across the Midlands to identify and realise opportunities for Joint Commissioning.
• Develop skills and competencies required for strategic and tactical commissioning functions including PHM, analytical and contractual/legal.
• The postholder will deputise, as appropriate, for the Head of Programme Long Term Conditions and will oversee line management arrangements for staff across the Directorate.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others
• Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Used to working in a busy environment
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
• Professional calm and efficient manner
• Effective organizer, influencer and networker
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
• Completer/Finisher

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy
• Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the Strategic Health Authority and individual provider and the commissioning organisations
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices

Desirable

• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles
• Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Member of relevant professional body

Autonomy

Essential

• Able to use initiative to make recommendations in line with strategic direction.
• Work to tight and challenging timescales.