ICB Regional LDA Care / Commissioning Manager

Job responsibilities

Provide expertise, knowledge, and skills to the Regional Team.

Gain and maintain intelligence relating to people who have complex needs and will require services and provisions commissioned by the ICS and Local Authorities.

Attend, lead and delivery at pace workstreams covering the 10 priorities of the Learning Disabilities and Autism Regional Plan.

Co-ordinate information and intelligence to effectively contribute to the strategy for commissioning care, support and accommodation for people who have Learning Disability, and Autism and complex needs. This involves collaborative working across public and independent sector.

Have a sound understanding of Transforming Care agenda and experience within hospital / community settings.

Have the knowledge and skills to challenge professionally and critically to ensure the best outcomes for people with Learning Disabilities and Autism and their families.

Have excellent communication and influencing skills, be flexible, adaptive and have a positive attitude.

To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached document.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in working with people with complex needs in a hospital and / or community setting.
• Evidence of resilience in a range of complex and demanding situations.
• Experience of developing comprehensive commissioning risk assessments and associated management plans.
• Knowledge of CTR / CPA process.
• Experience of working with multi-agencies.

Desirable

• Experience in research and audit.

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel independently to meet the needs of the post.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Masters level or demonstrable equivalent knowledge and experience equivalent to masters gained on the job.
• Evidence of recent professional development.

Desirable

• Registered Nurse/Social worker or Allied Health professional.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Works to a high professional standard.
• Ability to contribute to team work.
• Ability to negotiate.
• Able to prioritise workload.
• Effective communication skills at multi-disciplinary and multi-agency level.
• Ability to manage a case load.
• Ability to display a positive attitude to change.
• Ability to display a positive attitude to joint working.
• Self-motivated and able to evaluate own performance.
• Good understanding of CTR / CPA processes.
• Ability to challenge the status quo.
• knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation; including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Transforming care as well as other current policy requirements.
• Significant experience of a multi-agency approach.
• Evidence of experience in working with senior managers, clinicians and their staff in a commissioning environment.
• Evidence of holding strong public service values and being deeply motivated to improve services and make a real difference to the health status of patients, clients and the public.
• The ability to deal with stressful circumstances and situations at work.
• Evidence of IT literacy, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Some understanding of financial management of NHS / LA funding of financial accountability.