A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
The East of England Provider Collaborative (EoE PC) is a collaboration of six NHS Trusts, set up to take on the commissioning role and care pathway management of specialised mental health services. It is the vehicle for greater integration of the patient care pathway, and to delivering better care, closer to home, and outside of hospital where possible.
The commissioning arrangements allow for effective population health management for specialised services. The structures put in place by the Collaborative enable consistent access thresholds, through a single point of access in each specialty, one aligned method for clinical delivery; and a united agreement for outcomes that creates benefits for the population across the whole region. The commissioning arrangements enable a sustainable and inclusive set of pathways to deliver equity of access, health equality and regional well-being.
The EoE PC has a delegated budget from NHSE circa £160m to fund the services detailed below through Lead Provider arrangements for the whole of the East of England geography. From April 2025, accountability will be delegated to the region’s six ICBs via a host arrangement provided by Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB. Additional delegated services may be included over time.
Interviews due to be held face to face on 28th February 2025 at Elizabeth House Fulbourn Hospital.
• To have responsibility for the strategic development and operational management of regional commissioning and contracting arrangements for the East of England Provider Collaborative.
• To maintain and improve contractual performance within the delegated NHSE budget of circa £160m for delivering all speciality services
• To be responsible for developing and implementing policies to underpin the Collaborative’s commissioning and transformation objectives
• To have a visible, positive and influential presence in the EoE mental health landscape, participating actively in regional collaborative forums, shaping policy and sharing learning and experience.
• Establish processes and practice for:
- Needs analysis, strategic planning and service development
- Contractual, financial and informational oversight
• To lead on developing collaborative working with colleagues across the system, including other Provider Collaboratives, local, national and regional commissioners and NHS Improvement teams to improve services and manage pressures across the whole system
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
Commissioning:
• Developing and embedding commissioning strategies, functions, structures, processes, and behaviours that support policy development, strategic planning, service delivery, and transformation.
• Leading the development of collaborative commissioning relationships with Lead Providers, NHSE, and other functions within the Collaborative.
• Ensuring that patient, care, and staff voices are heard and influential in setting commissioning objectives and shaping service pathways.
• Working closely with clinical and political leaders within the Collaborative member Trusts to ensure that commissioning options and decisions are well-informed and appropriately clinically and politically led.
• Leading the staff within the single commissioning function to develop the technical and behavioural skills and capabilities to enact the “shift” in commissioning approach.
• Ensuring that NICE guidance, as well as statutory functions, duties, and responsibilities within the scope of the post, are effectively fulfilled and accounted for.
Contracting:
• Lead on developing and implementing policies and processes for the management of contracts, procuring external legal advice as appropriate, to ensure EoE PC interests are fully reflected, documented, and achieved through robust contract management, utilising all contractual levers to maximise value for money and performance.
• Ensure the Collaborative has in place appropriate sub-contracts with all service providers for the population, using the NHS Standard Contract, and has robust mechanisms to manage them.
• Lead and implement effective performance management arrangements for all contracts and business activities, producing regular reports for the Collaborative Board.
• Ensure that all procurement and contracting activities are carried out in accordance with legislation, health policies and procedures, and principles of good practice, including ethics and probity.
• Develop and embed an effective Performance Outcomes Framework. Develop, implement, and monitor governance arrangements for the effective management and review of contracts.
• Support Lead Providers by providing assurance on the financial sign-off of contractual documentation and relevant project initiation documentation.
• Jointly responsible with Lead Providers for providing contract financial information (year-to-date and forecast) as part of the regular reporting to NHSE, the Collaborative Board, and senior finance colleagues.
• Develop and embed processes that ensure:
- Clinical outcomes are captured, measured, and Lead Providers are supported to make improvements.
- Contract surveillance is robust, and any incidents are reported and managed in line with the Serious Incident Framework (SIF).
- The performance of contracted services is regularly monitored and reviewed to ensure services are effective, meet statutory requirements, and deliver desired outcomes.
- Any performance issues are addressed promptly and in accordance with the contractual processes.
- Effective contract documentation is prepared, updated (and version controlled), and is appropriately accessible for operational and corporate directorates.
• Liaison with, and participation in, national contracting and commissioning forums to ensure best practices and robust contractual arrangements are in place.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025