Job summary
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POTENTIAL INTERVIEW DATE: 10 APRIL 2025
The post holder
will be required to have good organisation and communication skills, with a
working knowledge of Microsoft office applications, such as Word, Excel and
Msteams.
The ability to
plan and organise own workload is a must, as a minimum of 2 working days per
week will be office based.
Full training
will be given on the NHS Standard Contract.
Main duties of the job
Working in a
matrixed way, the post holder will provide administrative support to the
Programme Lead Contracting and Delivery, the Director of Financial
transformation (Barnsley) and the wider Contracting function across South
Yorkshire.
Supporting
Contract Review Board meetings by planning agendas, taking minutes and action
logs and circulating documents.
Planning
meetings around data submissions and conflicting priorities is a must
Updating contract registers for South Yorkshire ICB on a quarterly basis,
working with all 4 Places (Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield)
Populating Contract documentation for the Locally Commissioned Pharmacy
Services for South Yorkshire.
Monitoring and responding to enquiries and Freedom of Information
requests, collating responses on behalf of South Yorkshire Healthcare
Contracting.
Ensuring national and local deadlines are met and adhered to as per
protocols and processes.
About us
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health
and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the
strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local
communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in
population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience
and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS
support broader social and economic development.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader
health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South
Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the
Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South
Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care
services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP
practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working
across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000
voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work
alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE
partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider
determinants of health in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer
Job description
Job responsibilities
Utilising
a holistic approach and good knowledge of Health and care services, the ability
to inform and influence system changes is a must.
Support
the development of transformation and delivery programmes, the post holder will
be expected to review and analyse data to inform areas of future focus and
improvement.
The post holder will work
collaboratively withpartners and ensure effective and adaptative
contract mechanisms are in place in line with national requirements.
The
post holder is expected to communicate information, risks, issues and inter-
dependencies, including briefings to all relevant partners using negotiating
and persuading skills. Being able to analyse data specific to health
inequalities to inform service transformation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Utilising
a holistic approach and good knowledge of Health and care services, the ability
to inform and influence system changes is a must.
Support
the development of transformation and delivery programmes, the post holder will
be expected to review and analyse data to inform areas of future focus and
improvement.
The post holder will work
collaboratively withpartners and ensure effective and adaptative
contract mechanisms are in place in line with national requirements.
The
post holder is expected to communicate information, risks, issues and inter-
dependencies, including briefings to all relevant partners using negotiating
and persuading skills. Being able to analyse data specific to health
inequalities to inform service transformation.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services, including specialist knowledge of NHS Standard contract management and innovative contractual approaches
Desirable
- Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Skills for managing complex projects ensuring they meet financial targets.
Attributes
Essential
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
- Effective organiser
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing and challenging timescales
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from highly complex analysis
Desirable
- Skills for project management
- Previous experience in project management and planning, including being part of a programme management team
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services, including specialist knowledge of NHS Standard contract management and innovative contractual approaches
Desirable
- Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Skills for managing complex projects ensuring they meet financial targets.
Attributes
Essential
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
- Effective organiser
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing and challenging timescales
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from highly complex analysis
Desirable
- Skills for project management
- Previous experience in project management and planning, including being part of a programme management team
Additional information
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).