Job summary Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Head of Commissioning to lead the Trust's Commissioning Team. This team play a key role in building and maintaining relationships with our commissioners of NHS patient services. As one of the country's largest acute teaching hospitals we have c£1.3bn (annually) of services and activity under contract. The range of services we offered combined with our geographic reach mean we must build and maintain effective relationships with a large number of NHS and LA commissioners. This team and its members form the key interface between Trust services and staff and those commissioners, leading on relationship and contract management, negotiation, the provision of commissioning information and supporting service development. We are looking for a talented and dedicated individual to provide leadership and sound management in this exiting and challenging field. Main duties of the job The commissioning function within the Trust exists to manage the commissioner/provider interface to the benefit of the organisation. It performs the following key functions: o Commissioner relationship managemento NHS patient care procurement responseo Contract negotiationo Contract management The Head of Commissioning will provide a key role within the Trust as the lead manager of this function. The post holder will:o Manage the commissioning cycle, function and team for the Trust to ensure that effective management arrangements are in place for the Trust's patient care activity.o Co-ordinate the development, negotiation and management of our NHS patient care contracts.o Serve as the Trust's lead in relation to specific identified commissioners and support the commissioning team in their own lead roles with commissioners.o Have a key role in the development and management of the Trust's response to current NHS contracting and payment framework, providing appropriate support and advice to the Trust's departments.o Act as a key link between Commissioning, Finance and Operations (including divisions).o Provide line management for the Clinical Coding function and senior team. About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel. Date posted 22 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 321-SW1-6698433-B8b-PUB Job locations OUH Cowley, Unipart House Unipart House Oxford OX4 2PG Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will: Manage the commissioning cycle, function and team for the Trust to ensure that effective management arrangements are in place for the Trusts patient care activity. Co-ordinate the development, negotiation and management of our NHS patient care contracts. Serve as the Trust's lead in relation to specific identified commissioners and support the commissioning team in their own lead roles with commissioners. Have a key role in the development and management of the Trust's response to current NHS contracting and payment framework, providing appropriate support and advice to the Trusts departments. Act as a key link between Commissioning, Finance and Operations (including divisions). Provide line management for the Clinical Coding function and senior team. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will: Manage the commissioning cycle, function and team for the Trust to ensure that effective management arrangements are in place for the Trusts patient care activity. Co-ordinate the development, negotiation and management of our NHS patient care contracts. Serve as the Trust's lead in relation to specific identified commissioners and support the commissioning team in their own lead roles with commissioners. Have a key role in the development and management of the Trust's response to current NHS contracting and payment framework, providing appropriate support and advice to the Trusts departments. Act as a key link between Commissioning, Finance and Operations (including divisions). Provide line management for the Clinical Coding function and senior team. Person Specification Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience Essential Educated to Degree level or equivalent relevant experience Person Specification Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience Essential Educated to Degree level or equivalent relevant experience Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address OUH Cowley, Unipart House Unipart House Oxford OX4 2PG Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)