Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Head of Commissioning role within the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Provider Collaborative. The successful applicant will lead the established Mental Health Commissioning Team that are responsible for the commissioning of inpatient and community services across the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System.
The post holder will be expected to lead the commissioning team and work at a local and regional level to develop and deliver key work programmes that will support improvement across the mental health care system. The successful applicant will lead the commissioning of services that demonstrate innovation, efficiency, sustainability, and value for money; continuously proving the quality of care.
A key element of the role will be to actively engage with a wide range of partners within the Provider Collaborative and across the wider health, social care system and local communities including service users and carers.
Main duties of the job
- Manage the team's business support function, including developing and managing the team's annual business plan, progress and dashboard reporting and risk and issue management.
- Oversight and management of all aspects of the Mental Health Provider Collaborative budgets.
- Operationally manage and oversee the commissioning team to ensure delivery of strategic programmes of work.
- Manage all corporate business returns, including planning and delivery returns.
- Provide the strategic interface with the NHSE MH programme and translation into commissioning activities.
- To lead and oversee the commissioning function to ensure high quality and effective mental health services across the MH Provider Collaborative.
- Lead and oversee the development and delivery of commissioning transformation plans.
- Develop commissioning models that ensure value for money and promote excellence.
- Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of these budgets to ensure that they operate in recurrent financial balance year on year and support ICBs in delivery of the mental health investment statement thus ensuring parity of esteem.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level within Mental Health and/or commissioning.
- Experience of leading commissioning activities as described in the commissioning cycle.
- Significant experience of preparing reports for to SMT and Governing Body members on delivery, performance, and KPIs.
- Experience of leading major service redesign programmes.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development within Mental Health.
Communication skills
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
Management skills
Essential
- Skills for delivering results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
- Skills for direct line management and job management.
Freedom to act
Essential
- Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
Financial and physical resources
Essential
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
Mobility
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites as required.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level within Mental Health and/or commissioning.
- Experience of leading commissioning activities as described in the commissioning cycle.
- Significant experience of preparing reports for to SMT and Governing Body members on delivery, performance, and KPIs.
- Experience of leading major service redesign programmes.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development within Mental Health.
Communication skills
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
Management skills
Essential
- Skills for delivering results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
- Skills for direct line management and job management.
Freedom to act
Essential
- Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
Financial and physical resources
Essential
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
Mobility
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites as required.
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.
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
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.
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
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Remote Working/Uffculme Centre
52 Queensbridge Road
Birmingham
B13 8QY
Employer's website
https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
