Do you have commissioning experience and like the challenge of working with a range of stakeholders to commission services for a population withhigh levelsof health inequalities? If the answer is yes,we may have the role for you.
TheWestMidlandsHealth and Justice teamare responsible forcommissioning healthcareservices across a range of custodial and non-custodial settings, including prisons, secure children’s facilities, courts, police custody suites and Sexual Assault Referral Centres.
We have a Band 8acommissioning manager vacancy within thenon-custodialpart of theteam,with responsibilitiesto commission Liaison and Diversion, Primary Mental Health Treatment requirementsand Reconnect serviceswithin theWestMidlands region.This is a dynamic role where there is often a range of developing opportunities to lead on nationally fundedpilot/pathway projects. The health and justice team also havea number ofcross cutting pathway projects including those with a focus on neurodiversity, women’spathwayand substance misuse. The postholder will take a lead in implementing key recommendations into existing and future non-custodial services.
Working with a range of independent sector and NHS providers the post holder will provideoperationalleadership to a smallcommissioningteamresponsible forall aspects of commissioning,contract quality assurance and performancemonitoring, in the non-custodial portfolio.Non-custodialservices have an interface witharangeof stakeholders within the wider systemand the post holder will be expected to work alongside the SeniorCommissioningManager to develop strong robust relationships withthem.
TheWestMidlandsHealth andJustice team also hasCustodial,SARCand CYPcommissioningresponsibilitieswithin itsportfolioandthe post holder willbe requiredto develop a good understanding of these services and the potential links and interfaces.
Experience of healthcare commissioningwill beessential for the successful applicant, specific knowledge of the Health and Justice workstream ishighlydesirable.
The postholder will berequiredto undertake hybrid working and the team’s office base isSpringfieldHealth and Wellbeing Centrein Rugeleywhereseveral of our meetings are held.Regular travel will berequiredacross theWestMidlandsregionto attend face to face meetings within prisons andas a resultbasic DBS clearance will berequiredto enable securityclearancesto be obtained.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
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Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
As a Commissioning Manager for Health & Justice services the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team, delivering effective commissioning thereby ensuring community equivalence in healthcare delivery and experience for patients.
The post holder will be responsible for contractually performance managing healthcare providers to ensure high quality safe, appropriate and best value services including robust action planning and escalation where appropriate.
The post holder will work with providers of health and justice services across the health (physical, mental and substance misuse) sector, including the NHS and the independent and voluntary sector, as well working with senior managers within the courts, probation, prison and police services and other stakeholders to ensure that the NHS England’s responsibilities for commissioning and contract management of healthcare services are supported and implemented.
The post holder will be expected to further develop partnership working and support the joint planning and commissioning processes that are developing within the local health and justice health economy.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
The post holder will champion equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and be proactive as a member of the team and as a line manager (if applicable) in the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion to ensure that EDI is embedded into their working culture, behaviour, values and practice.
Key Accountabilities
The post-holder will
• Work as part of a team to ensure that the regional vision and delivery of Health and Justice services continues to reflect the needs of the client group (and in particular CYP) as well as ensuring community equivalence in healthcare delivery and experience for those patients in touch with the criminal justice system.
• Develop and contract outcome-based service specifications for all commissioned services and ensure robust contract and performance management processes are in place for these service areas
• Ensure robust contract, performance and quality management processes are in place for the oversight of healthcare service delivery and that any areas of underperformance are identified and addressed
• Identify and drive opportunities for the development of services in line with Government guidance, and national and local priorities
• Working to the Senior Commissioning Manager, take specific responsibility for the commissioning and contract management of high quality, cost effective services
• Chair and direct key meetings including Provider contract quality and performance meetings
• Manage and resolve complex problems whilst also recognising when information may need to be shared and escalated
Please see attached job description for further details
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024