Assistant Planned Care Commissioning Manager - Band 7

• Contribute to the management of the planned care commissioning team, including participating in regular appraisals, staff development and performance management
• Support an effective needs assessment of planned care services, supported by integrated data and intelligence
• Support implementation of business planning for planned care
• Support oversight and management of the planned care budgets for Essex ICB
• Support the development of the ICBs strategic delivery plan for planned care services
• Support delivery of planned care projects to support effective commissioning and transformation of planned care services, including elective, diagnostics and cancer services across Essex
• Support implementation of new care and service models that support the three shifts and enable delivering of high quality efficient care that draw on evidence based best practice, innovations and the national modern service frameworks
• Work in partnership with the Neighbourhood Commissioning teams to support the development of Neighbourhood Health Services and the implementation of models of care that facilitate prevention, personalisation and the left shift to care closer to home
• Ensure commissioning priorities and service delivery plans are co-produced with people with lived experience, carers and clinicians
• Support effective contract and performance management of planned care contracts for the ICB, working with teams across the ICB to hold providers to account for performance, quality, workforce and financial delivery through effective contract management
• Ensure that decisions relating planned care commissioned services follow the ICBs agreed governance, including completing integrated impact assessments
• Use the ICBs agreed evaluation framework to evaluate the impact of diagnostic service and other planned care projects, tracking impact and outcomes and taking decommissioning or disinvestment decisions as required
• Support high quality reporting on progress and impact

• From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning.
• From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health.
• From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement.

• Implement policy and / or service developments related to planned care, drawing on requirements from NHS strategies, including the ICB strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan
• Ensure compliance with relevant ICB policies
• Use research, innovation and audits to inform service improvements or performance management

• Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to planned care
• Turns analysis into useful insights and reports that can be used to inform decision making and delivery
• Present complex data, information and insights, including qualitative and quantitative data, through clear and simple written and verbal briefings
• Use of data and insight to contribute to reporting, including performance management, financial and quality reporting against agreed contractual or project deliverables
• Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services

• Develop and deliver project plans relating to planned care, ensuring appropriate governance, risk management, escalations and reporting
• Managing competing priorities, prioritizing own and team resources to effectively deliver on short, medium and longer term priorities
• Ensure accurate reporting and records management
• Support delivery and monitoring of business plan for planned care

• Work collaboratively, modelling inclusive, respectful and compassionate leadership
• Able to take account of a broad range of perspectives, including staff, patients and the public, to inform decision making
• Comfortable presenting information and training to internal and external stakeholder groups
• Build strong, trust-based relationships across the ICB, with NHS providers, local government, VCFSE partners and communities as needed
• Effective engagement with patients and the public as required
• Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to enable the collective ownership and delivery of projects that are seeking to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver a sustainable health and care system
• Share complex and challenging information which may relate to service performance or staffing
• Able to manage conflict, find compromise and persuade based on evidence as needed

• Supports delivery of budget for planned care, including effective budget reporting as required
• Supports procurement of relevant services

• Support the management of the planned care team, including recruitment, onboarding, development and performance management of team members
• Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through those not directly line managing
• Support staff through ICB transition, including the development of teams to deliver on new ICB portfolios as agreed through transition
• Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint
• Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements
• Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition
• Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team

• Use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
• Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
• Expected to be physically on site at least 2 days a week (From April 2026), this may be in the ICB officer, or in a partner location as required
• Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel), analytical tools to support analysis and population health management and project management tools

• ICB senior leadership-Information Governance team
• Information Governance team
• Local Authority partners
• NHS Providers
• NHSEI regional partners
• Other system partners, such as VCFSE

Essential

• A good understanding of current health and social care national aims and policy, and other determinants that impact on healthcare provision
• Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex problems, ability to recognise policy implications and how to manage potential competing priorities / interests in developing strategies
• Good data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, including an understanding of analytical methods and how to use data to support Population Health Management
• Able to translate complex information into clear communications for a range of audiences, including to deliver effective reports to senior leadership
• Experience scoping and delivering effective evaluations of projects and interventions, including understanding relevant data and evaluation tools and methods for formal and informal evaluations
• Experience using proven programme service development and project management methodologies to ensure delivery

Essential

• Line management experience, including supporting individual development and addressing under-performance, when necessary
• Acts as a positive, compassionate and inclusive manager, demonstrating commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity
• A commitment to continuous improvement, organisation learning and achieving positive outcomes for all staff, patients, service users and carers working in line with the NHS People Promise

Essential

• Experience working across organisational boundaries in the development and delivery of projects
• Able to represent the organisation credibly and positively
• Able to effective influencing and challenge within areas of responsibility, escalating appropriately where necessary

Essential

• Experience delivering projects that require collective decision-making and how to negotiate success in those situations
• A good understanding of effective corporate governance and the route for decision making within the ICB
• Documentation in relation to decision making, actions, risks and issues in order to inform reports and Boards.

Essential

• Personal commitment to the values of the NHS 10-year Plan, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles, to championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the ICB and the wider health system
• Demonstrates professionalism, self-awareness and emotional intelligence, with an understanding of own strengths and limitations
• Takes personal responsibility and works with a high level of integrity
• Able to work as part of a team and independently
• Self-motivated, confident and positive attitude, able to adapt to complex and constantly changing environments and prioritise workload within that context

Essential

• Experience of working in a relevant healthcare environment (NHS or other)
• Experience managing projects in relevant commissioning functions as outlined in the ICB model blueprint
• Experience of delivering complex and contentious change and transformation projects