Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Southampton primary care commissioning team as a primary care contracting manager with a specific lead for public health. This is a joint post between the Integrated Care Board (Southampton place) and the Southampton City Council public health department. The post is fixed term up to 31 March 2025 (there may be an option to extend) and could be a potential secondment opportunity for the right candidate.
Individuals must have either commissioning or public health experience. Prior knowledge and understanding of the primary care market and public health priorities will be a distinct advantage. You should also have good data analysis and presentation skills, excellent budget management skills, as well as strong communication and team working ability.
It will be a particular opportunity for anyone interested in developing their operational and strategic skills and experience in public health and primary care.
For more information and to discuss this role please contact either:
Josie Teather-Lovejoy - Deputy Director, Primary Care, Email - Josie.Teather-Lovejoy@nhs.net, Mobile - 07392272175
Donna Chapman - Deputy Director, Integrated Commissioning, d.chapman1@nhs.net, Mobile 07879898227
Robin Poole, Consultant in Public Health, Consultant in Public Health, robin.poole@southampton.gov.uk, Mobile 07969 879925
Main duties of the job
The post will involve working with general practice and community pharmacies at both an operational and more strategic level to manage existing public health funded contracts and identify new opportunities in primary care for further promoting public health outcomes. Core subject areas will include smoking cessation, contraceptive and sexual health services, substance misuse and NHS health checks. Operational duties will include data analysis, utilising systems to manage and coordinate payments and reporting, budget and contract management and day to day relationship management with GP practices and pharmacies as well as responding as necessary to requests for information/data. More strategic responsibilities could include reviewing services and working collaboratively with primary care, public health and other stakeholders to redesign and develop services to best meet the needs of the local population.
Individuals must have either commissioning or public health experience. Prior knowledge and understanding of the primary care market and public health priorities will be a distinct advantage. You should also have good data analysis and presentation skills, excellent budget management skills, as well as strong communication and team working ability.
About us
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
- 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
- NHS pension scheme
- Sick pay policy
- Occupational health services including staff counselling services
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
- Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be a key member of the ICBs Primary Care Commissioning Team and will act as link worker for a number of GP practices leading on relationship management, supporting sustainability and ensuring the quality and performance of the services. Managing the primary care commissioning capacity will be critical in our ability to deliver public health services through GP practices and pharmacies across Southampton City.
The post holder will assist in the development of a clear integrated approach to commissioning with specific responsibility for service re-design and performance in identified areas of service. This will help ensure delivery of the best possible health outcomes within the resources available, taking account of national and local priorities..
The post holder will work as part of a the wider Commissioning System Delivery team.. The post holder will significantly contribute to the ongoing transformation of health services and outcomes in Southampton, contributing to the redesign and commissioning of local health services.
The post holder will have discrete contracts to manage as well as be expected to provide support to commissioners and other service development professionals working on other projects and programmes of work being undertaken within the team.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Directorate and the ICB.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be a key member of the ICBs Primary Care Commissioning Team and will act as link worker for a number of GP practices leading on relationship management, supporting sustainability and ensuring the quality and performance of the services. Managing the primary care commissioning capacity will be critical in our ability to deliver public health services through GP practices and pharmacies across Southampton City.
The post holder will assist in the development of a clear integrated approach to commissioning with specific responsibility for service re-design and performance in identified areas of service. This will help ensure delivery of the best possible health outcomes within the resources available, taking account of national and local priorities..
The post holder will work as part of a the wider Commissioning System Delivery team.. The post holder will significantly contribute to the ongoing transformation of health services and outcomes in Southampton, contributing to the redesign and commissioning of local health services.
The post holder will have discrete contracts to manage as well as be expected to provide support to commissioners and other service development professionals working on other projects and programmes of work being undertaken within the team.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Directorate and the ICB.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development. Degree or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification Public health or related qualification or equivalent experience.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing projects and achieving outcomes in timescales and complex settings. Experience of leading service development and change. Experience of producing strategies and/or policies. Experience of working in a constantly changing and politically sensitive environment. Experience of managing risks and reporting. Knowledge of Health & Social Care framework, policies. Understanding of Health & Social care system including Primary Care.
Desirable
- Understanding of decision making processes. Understanding of financial and contractual processes. Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools. Knowledge of public health issues related to primary care.
Skills and attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to engage and negotiate with a range of stakeholders. Ability to write clearly and concisely, producing reports for internal and external audiences, Ability to work in a complex environment across a variety of stakeholders. Excellent presentation skills. Project Management Skills. IT literate. Good analytical skills, ability to analyse complex issues where materials conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Ability to work to tight deadlines and be flexible and adaptable in order to deliver competing priorities. Ability to work as part of a close knit team and also independently. Self motivated, self starter, able to organise a large and varied work programme.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Committed to continuing professional development, including public health sufficient to meet the needs of the post.
Information and Communication Technology
Essential
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
Working Conditions
Essential
- Ability to travel daily for meetings across a range of sites in Southampton/Hampshire area and nationally.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development. Degree or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification Public health or related qualification or equivalent experience.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing projects and achieving outcomes in timescales and complex settings. Experience of leading service development and change. Experience of producing strategies and/or policies. Experience of working in a constantly changing and politically sensitive environment. Experience of managing risks and reporting. Knowledge of Health & Social Care framework, policies. Understanding of Health & Social care system including Primary Care.
Desirable
- Understanding of decision making processes. Understanding of financial and contractual processes. Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools. Knowledge of public health issues related to primary care.
Skills and attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to engage and negotiate with a range of stakeholders. Ability to write clearly and concisely, producing reports for internal and external audiences, Ability to work in a complex environment across a variety of stakeholders. Excellent presentation skills. Project Management Skills. IT literate. Good analytical skills, ability to analyse complex issues where materials conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Ability to work to tight deadlines and be flexible and adaptable in order to deliver competing priorities. Ability to work as part of a close knit team and also independently. Self motivated, self starter, able to organise a large and varied work programme.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Committed to continuing professional development, including public health sufficient to meet the needs of the post.
Information and Communication Technology
Essential
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
Working Conditions
Essential
- Ability to travel daily for meetings across a range of sites in Southampton/Hampshire area and nationally.
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.