Band 8b - Commissioning Manager

Job description

Job 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.
• To support the identification and sharing of best practice in employee engagement.
• To 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.

Financial and Physical Resources

• Responsible for matching the available budget for each workstream to the appropriate staff resources and projects and for ensuring that the budget breaks even. Co-ordinate the budget, monitoring expenditure against target areas.
• Responsible for supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support project delivery.
• Provide financial reports to Directorate leads and the RFL Board as required.
• Provide advice and prepare strategic reports and briefings for directors and stakeholders.
• In depth analysis, interpretation and production of complex and multiple reports including financial returns.
• Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of this responsibility.
• Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of these budgets and to ensure that they operate in recurrent financial balance year on year.

Staff Management

• Responsible for the day to day range of staff management matters, which will include responsibility for supporting appraisals, development of staff, recruitment and where necessary processes such as grievance and disciplinary matters.
• Responsible for an individuals development on the job and job performance management. Work in conjunction with line managers and other job managers to assess and manage confidential information about an individuals performance and capability development.

Information Management.

• Develop the acquisition, organisation, provision and use of knowledge and information.
• Highlight exceptions and risks ensuring mitigating action can be taken to keep the programme on track.
• Drafting reports summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for the Directorate leads.
• Collate as required, qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis to develop robust business cases and contribute to project products.
• Analyse, interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.

Research and Development

• Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and information
• Deliver projects to comply with key performance indicators.
• Co-ordinating Research & Development initiatives, delegating as appropriate.

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning and Organisation:

• Ensure projectsand initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, adjusting plans as required.
• Determine the strategic planning of Directorate projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
• Determine the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes, in accordance with the RFL.
• Determine short, medium and long term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.

Policy and Service Development:

• To carry responsibility for developing policy and procedurein the area the job holder is currently working on at a point in time, including briefings, commissioning, business or resources.
• Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLAs) which may impact within the Directorate.
• Proposes changes to own project and making recommendations for other projects delivery.

The post holder will be required to communicate and provide highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Present highly complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.

Commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues.

Nurture key relationships and maintain networks internally and externally, including national networks.

Assist with public relations and marketing activities.

Assist with Freedom of Information requests, keep under review the framework and in accordance with the legislation.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Educated to master's level in public health or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in this specialist area
• Extensive knowledge of public health of vulnerable populations or complex specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in London and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the Strategic Health Authority and individual provider and commissioning organisations

Communication Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level

Analytical

Essential

• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
• Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution

Equality and Diversity

Essential

• Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda

Financial and Physical Resources

Essential

• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crowndale Centre

218 Eversholt Street

London

NW1 1BD

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)