Job summary
(Hybrid Working Available)
This is an exciting secondment opportunity within the ICB for a Band 8a, Primary Care Commissioning Manager within the Newcastle Gateshead Local Delivery Team. This secondment will finish in September 2026. The post is full time; however, we are willing to consider part time or other flexible arrangements.
Main duties of the job
The Primary Care Commissioning Manager will work within the Primary Care team, alongside other internal and external stakeholders to support the development and delivery of primary care services within Newcastle and Gateshead, with a particular focus on general practice.
About us
Our 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 £ 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will play an integral role in working in partnership with ICB colleagues to reduce variation in general practice and ensure contractors' compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements to mitigate patient safety risks and deliver value for money.
They will provide subject matter expertise to effectively commission primary care services, manage contractual changes, support quality improvement across the primary care provider landscape and the delivery of system wide transformation change.
Please see job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
1. Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in the primary care commissioning and transformation area
2. Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)
3. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
4. Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
5. Experience of managing and motivating a team/virtual team and reviewing performance of the individuals
6. Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy
Desirable
7. Experience of primary care estates, premises cost directions and capital funding
8. Member of relevant professional body