About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Commissioning Manager to join our
Neighbourhood North team. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are
committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.
The role covers the Northumberland, North Tyneside and North Cumbria areas, therefore you will be expected to travel around these areas.
Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).
Main duties of the job
The postholder will support the ICB's Commissioning group, working in the Neighbourhood North team.
The postholder will work as part of a multi-professional team to drive forward the vision of the ICB through the three identified groups, working closely with Nursing, Medical and Finance colleagues to support teams to work collaboratively and effectively towards shared goals.
The role will be critical in ensuring that the ICB effectively commissions and contracts all services it is responsible for, ensuring ongoing service evaluation and re-design as appropriate in line with the critical functions of an Integrated Care Board.
About us
Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.
The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.
With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.
The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.
Job description Job responsibilities
What you will do:
To support senior members of the team in the delivery of the range of ICB commissioned services and contracts
Work with colleagues across the ICB, to ensure local intelligence and sight is fed into the contracting cycle to ensure strategies, plans and performance are coherent and deliver commissioning intentions
Maintain contract documentation, communication tools and associated plans ensuring they are available and used to their maximum value in a timely manner
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in commissioning Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)
Knowlwdge and Skills Essential
Evidence continuing professional development. Managing NHS contracts with a range of providers Experience of project principles techniques and tools.
Working Conditions Essential
Able to travel across various sites where applicable
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.
Employer details Employer name North East & North Cumbria ICB
Address Stella House
Goldcrest Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)