Commissioning Manager - Frailty and Palliative, End of Life Care

The complete job description and person specification can be found in the attached document.

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 through developing key

commissioning approaches to the area of planned care.

In carrying out the role, at least one of the agreed strategic anchors

should be at the core of everything you do:

Commissioning for Value and

Pace

Making the Best Use of Digital Solutions in

our Pathways

Integrated Partnership

You will be

Support the

development of neighbourhood health strategic commissioning frameworks across

designated portfolio areas.

Engage with

provider collaboratives, NHS Trusts, primary care and the independent sector as

appropriate,

oversight and accountability of lead provider arrangements to ensure delivery against

the neighbourhood health strategic commissioning frameworks.

Apply commissioning skills and knowledge to national

policy to ensure application to the local population health intelligence to

drive the ICBs neighbourhood health strategic

commissioning approach and reduce health inequalities.

Work with other ICB clusters across the

Midlands to identify and realise opportunities for Joint Commissioning.

Develop skills and competencies required for

strategic and tactical commissioning functions including PHM, analytical and

contractual/legal.

The postholder will deputise, as appropriate,

for the Head of Programme Frailty

and EoL and will oversee line management arrangements for

staff across the Directorate.

Key Relationships

1.

2. ICB Chief Officers and Senior Leaders

3. Senior team representatives from all

ICS partners - NHS Providers, Local Authorities and Community Interest Company

(CICs)

6.

Community providers and place-based

partnerships

7. All staff supporting the work of the

ICS and working within the ICS footprint - more specifically Senior

Commissioning managers in health and local government, Population Health

Management teams, Strategy teams, Finance and Contracting teams.

8.

VCSE delivery Partners

9.

Programme and Transformation Leads

across the ICB

Communication

1.

effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with

ICB and system colleagues working across the planned care portfolios

2.

Work effectively

with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and

programmes within other NHS directorates as required

3.

Provide and

receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting

information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting

4.

Can deal with

resulting potentially aggressive/antagonistic situations

5.

Committed to

working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on

a range of business sensitive issues

6.

Nurture key

relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including local,

regional and national networks.

7.

Close liaison

with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing

activities

8.

Link with managers and members of

other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment

9.

Apply a

structured change management approach and methodology for the impact of any

change.

10. Deputise for the Head of Programme Frailty and

EoL as required, expanding on knowledge, skills and experience within personal

professional development

11. Engage and liaise with key stakeholder, in

and projects

range of business initiatives and projects

practice

environment

demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing

and delivering agreed benefits

Integrated Care Board (ICB) brings together the NHS, local councils and

voluntary sector partners to support 2.7 million people. Our vision is to make the area the

healthiest place to live and work by improving life chances and reducing

inequalities.

As an employee, you will demonstrate our system

values, champion inclusion and help address health inequalities

so everyone can thrive. In return, the ICB offers a

supportive, ambitious and inclusive workplace, with opportunities to develop and work with partners to

deliver meaningful change.

The ICB is committed to a workforce that reflects

the population of Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull. We promote

equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone who meets the role criteria, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or

sexual orientation.

The ICB is a registered Disability Confident

Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will shortlist suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Employees formally notified that they are at risk

of redundancy within the organisation will receive priority consideration for

this vacancy if they meet the roles

essential requirements. This supports redeployment and helps

minimise compulsory redundancies.

Qualifications

Mobility

Essential: - Car driver / owner or reasonable alternative

Experience

Desirable: - Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential: - Awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles; - Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act

Personal qualities

Autonomy

Essential: - Able to use initiative to make recommendations in line with strategic direction.; - Work to tight and challenging timescales.

Skills and abilities