Job summary
Are you looking for an interesting and exciting role whereyou can utilise your fantastic commissioning and transformation skills to supportour SNEE mental health programme.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic andmotivated transformation project officer to join our team supporting our programme ofAdult Mental Health Transformation- working across mental health providersincluding health, social care and the Voluntary, Community, Faith and SocialEnterprise sector.
We need:
An individual with the ability to think creatively and workin a varied and fast paced environment.
Someone with strong communication skills and experience ofworking with a diverse range of people, teams and services.
Someone with the ability to listen, be agile and share ourpassion for amplifying the voice of lived experience in shaping services.
You Will:
Work as a critical member of the SNEE Mental HealthTransformation Team to provide project officer support to our overall programmeof work.
Build and develop relationships with SNEE ICB teams andother statutory stakeholders and partners within the SNEE footprint (including Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) andEssex Partnership University Trust (EPUT).
Be responsible for a portfolio of project work areas relatingto the commitments made in the SNEE ICB Joint Forward Plan (JFP).
Be driven and committed to co-production and the continuous involvementof patient experience in mental health services.
Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Transformation Project Officer role ispivotal in supporting the development and delivery of transformation,modernisation, and design within Mental Health services across Suffolk and NorthEast Essex.
Within the role the post holder will:
Support andmanage the redesign and commissioning of a designated portfolio of serviceswithin mental health.
Support theMental Health Transformation Leads on designated projects.
Work withcontract management colleagues to ensure appropriate steps are taken to keepperformance of services on course and to identify where performance areassuggest new areas for service change or re-commissioning of contracts.
Represent theorganisation in multi-agency, multi-professional meetings as required,escalating where specific action and investment (in principle) requires moresenior input
Work withclinicians, ICB Clinical Leads and providers to support development of ideasfor service change that will bring better quality of care for patients and/ormore efficient, cost-effective services. In many cases this will involve developing newpathways that support a shift of services away from secondary care into thecommunity or from tertiary to secondary care.
Provide projectsupport for a range of schemes that are to be developed into full businesscases.
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function iscommonly referred to as commissioning. To do this, we work within a budget of around£ billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with localgovernment and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by howwell our local health and care system as a whole is working, including thehealth outcomes of our communities. The ICB has delegated some authority to the threehealth and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex toact on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas areaddressed. The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, includingthose it has delegated. Local residents have a big role to play in theoperation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of ourcommunities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will work as part of the SNEE MentalHealth Transformation team spanning the Integrated Care System geographicfootprint of North East Essex, Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk. Thepost will also provide a key level of project support to the Mental HealthTransformation team.
The role will support local projects both acrossthe SNEE footprint and in delivering the key requirements of the NHS Long TermPlan for Mental Health (and any successor NHSE strategy and policy). The role will support transformation aswell as securing value for money in planning, commissioning, and servicequality.
The job description and person specification arean outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required bytheir line manager.
The job description and person specification maybe reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of theDepartment and the Organisation.
Person Specification
Communication Skills
Essential
1. Ability to engage and build strong and trusted relationships.
2. Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
3. Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Other
Essential
4. An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
5. Good time keeping
6. Flexible approach to work
Autonomy
Essential
7. Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions (with support when required)
8. Ability to work with autonomy (whilst requesting support when required)
Desirable
9. Supporting identification of and interpretation of national policy
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
10. Knowledge and experience of project management supported by project management qualification.
11. Educated to degree level or equivalent of experience of working at a senior level.
12. Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and ICB Joint Forward Plan priorities.
Desirable
13. Knowledge of health services commissioning and/or provision acquired through work experience.
14. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development