Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

H J Senior Commissioning Manager

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Job summary

This post will work under the direction of the NHSE Health and Justice SE team. The SE Region Specialised Commissioning and Health & Justice team is responsible for managing a significant number of contracts, with a budget of £3.2 billion.

The team is also responsible for all Health & Justice functions in the South East which includes:

HM Prisons (Category B-D)

Young Offenders Institutions (prisons for 15-21 year olds)

Immigration Removal Centres (IRC) (Holding centres for foreign nationals awaiting decisions)

Secure Children's Homes (provide care and accommodation for young people who have been placed by local authorities)

Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) (one stop location where female and male victims of rape and serious sexual assault can receive medical care and counselling, assist the police investigation, including undergoing a forensic examination)

Liaison and Diversion (L&D)

CYP Agenda

NHSE will work in collaboration with the Home Office to deliver healthcare services at the Western Jetfoil and RAF Manston sites. The post is initially for one year but is expected to be extended to two years or permanently.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of this role will be:

Improving quality and outcomes

Ensure that the services that are commissioned demonstrate efficiency, productivity, sustainability and value for money continuously proving the quality of care.
Develop systems within the contracting process that clearly identify the level of expected performance against contracts, monitor and take appropriate action to address variation or poor performance.

Enabling clinical leadership

Ensure that clinical leadership is central to the delivery of all NHS England/NHS Improvement activities.
Work collaboratively across the NHS England and NHS
Improvement matrix, including integrating the National Director's portfolio with the Domain Leads.

Enabling patient and public involvement

Act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of NHS England.
Ensure all public and patient contact with the office is of the highest professional standard.
Embed patient and public involvement within NHS England at all levels of decision making.
Set up processes and systems to receive regular patient feedback to inform the commissioning process

About us

NHS England came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.
Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.
We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
The seven integrated regions of our joint enterprise will work with local systems to support and improve how care is provided to patients and communities. These regions will be supported by the corporate centre providing expertise and developing policy. The focus will be on guiding and managing the delivery of services through local integrated health systems, sustainability and transformation partnerships, and devolution areas.

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,455 to £76,896 a year pa inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7337577-KENT

Job locations

Western Jetfoil and RAF Manston

Ramsgate

CT12 5DF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

Key Functional Responsibilities

Operational

Support procurement of scoping work on health services and resilience and translate outcomes into plans.
As senior work stream lead working internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way.
Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
Support the portfolio of programmes in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
Deputise for the Head of Commissioning Health & Justice, if required.

Promoting equality and reducing inequalities

Uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality.

Create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action to ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

Key Functional Responsibilities

Operational

Support procurement of scoping work on health services and resilience and translate outcomes into plans.
As senior work stream lead working internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way.
Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
Support the portfolio of programmes in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
Deputise for the Head of Commissioning Health & Justice, if required.

Promoting equality and reducing inequalities

Uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality.

Create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action to ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a CCG or Regional level in specialist area.

Desirable

Project management qualification e.g. Prince2.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
Extensive knowledge of specialist areas (e.g. offender healthcare), acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to degree level equivalent.
Evidence of continuing professional development.
Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy as it relates to health and justice, and appreciate the implications.
Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

Experience and/or understanding of the (South East) Health Economy
Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
Developed written and verbal communication skills.
Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.

Desirable

Awareness of relevant public and private sector business management best practice in their specialist field.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a CCG or Regional level in specialist area.

Desirable

Project management qualification e.g. Prince2.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
Extensive knowledge of specialist areas (e.g. offender healthcare), acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to degree level equivalent.
Evidence of continuing professional development.
Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy as it relates to health and justice, and appreciate the implications.
Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

Experience and/or understanding of the (South East) Health Economy
Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
Developed written and verbal communication skills.
Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.

Desirable

Awareness of relevant public and private sector business management best practice in their specialist field.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Western Jetfoil and RAF Manston

Ramsgate

CT12 5DF

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Western Jetfoil and RAF Manston

Ramsgate

CT12 5DF

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)