About this role
Job summary
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed by the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Southeast Integrated Care Boards; and current at-risk employees within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts.
We are seeking an experienced Deputy Director - Commissioning PMO to provide senior leadership for the development and delivery of the commissioning cycle across Kent and Medway ICB.
The post holder will establish and strengthen programme management, governance, assurance and delivery arrangements across the ICB's commissioning priorities. Working closely with multidisciplinary commissioning teams, finance colleagues and system partners, the role will support delivery of organisational priorities, including the cost improvement programme.
The successful candidate will ensure robust oversight of risk, performance, benefits realisation and financial delivery, providing clear reporting and assurance to senior forums. They will play a key role in improving commissioning capability, supporting effective decision-making and embedding strong governance across the commissioning function.
This role requires a confident senior leader with strong political awareness, excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across complex health and care systems.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the development and delivery of the commissioning PMO function, ensuring effective programme management, governance, assurance and delivery across the ICB's commissioning priorities.
o Provide strategic leadership for the commissioning cycle and ensures robust systems are in place for commissioning decision making and MDT operation
o Supports the process of developing and agreeing the CIP plan for the organisation working across commissioning and finance to embed in commissioning plans and ensure delivery.
o Establish and oversee robust governance, programme controls, risk management and benefit realisation frameworks across all commissioning programmes.
o Identify, manage and resolve critical strategic interdependencies, ensuring system level grip on delivery, risk and performance.
o Provide Executive, Committee and Board level assurance through high quality reporting, insight and analysis on programme progress, risks and outcomes.
o Support the programme of commissioning capability development to strengthen organisational capability and drive continuous improvement.
o Build and maintain strong relationships with Integrated Care Partnerships, system partners, NHS England and external agencies to support delivery and manage dependencies.
About us
We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.
Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That's why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.
We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.
We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and experience Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience, with significant senior experience leading complex commissioning, transformation or programme management functions within a health, care or public sector environment.
Desirable
Programme or project management qualification, or evidence of continuing professional development in commissioning, transformation, governance or assurance.
Leadership and stakeholder management Essential
Proven ability to lead teams and influence senior stakeholders across complex systems, including working collaboratively with finance, commissioning teams, system partners and external agencies.
Desirable
Experience working with Integrated Care Partnerships, NHS England or other system-level partners to deliver strategic commissioning priorities
Governance, assurance and delivery Essential
Strong experience of establishing governance, programme controls, risk management, benefits realisation and reporting arrangements to support delivery of complex organisational priorities.
Desirable
Experience supporting Board, Committee or Executive-level reporting and assurance within an NHS or public sector environment.
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.
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Employer details Employer name NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Address Gail House
Maidstone
ME15 6NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)