Job summary
Do you want to be part of
significant changes and improvements to mental health services across West
Sussex? If so, we want to hear from you!
As a fixed term appointment
until March 2024, this would be a great development or secondment opportunity.
Please note:
This is a full-time post and is being offered as a fixed term contract until end March 2024. Opportunities for secondment would be considered.
We
are a friendly mental health commissioning team, responsible for commissioning
mental health services for adults in West Sussex. The team forms part of the Sussex-wide joint
commissioning unit with our local authority partners, and works closely with other
partner organisations, including the voluntary sector and primary care. We are recruiting two new posts, which will
focus on the development and implementation of the Community Transformation
Programme.
Watch
a short animation from NHS England which describes the community mental health
transformation programme: https://youtu.be/8x-WxYcSBo8
Main duties of the job
The
key focus of the role is to oversee this transformation programme to develop
multi-agency mental health services in Primary Care Networks (PCNs) ensuring
that the portfolio of projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively
through collaborative and cohesive working arrangements. The post holder will lead the monitoring and
implementation of the transformation programme as well as its evaluation by
providing high quality leadership including analysis of complex information and
stakeholder management.
The
Sussex Mental Health Collaborative Transformation Plan is our local blueprint
to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) requirements/deliverables
for mental health to deliver the most ambitious transformation of mental
health, at local level.
Your
work will be based primarily in West Sussex and will take responsibility for
delivery in that area, but as part of the Sussex wide mental health
commissioning team there will also be opportunities to work with colleagues pan-Sussex. Staff are working flexibly with a mix of home
and office bases to suit individuals and the requirements of the team.
About us
While experience of working in the NHS, community and voluntary services, adult social care, public health or local government would be beneficial, this is not essential. Most importantly you will be:
An experienced project manager
Have ability to operate at strategic level as well as an understanding of the practical applications of project work
Able to manage and plan programmes of work effectively
Have excellent written and oral communication skills, with ability to present complex ideas in a clear and comprehensible way
Have significant experience of partnership working and building and managing strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders from a number of different organisations and working across boundaries.
We are pleased to invite prospective applicants to have an informal chat with Stina Bormann, Acting Head of Mental Health Commissioning for West Sussex or Deputy Head, Phil Shackell, so that you can ask questions and find out more about the Mental Health Team and our work.
The sessions are virtual and are available as follows:
Friday 5 August – between 15.30 – 16.30
Thursday 11 August – between 16.00 – 17.00
Tuesday 16 August – between 11.00 - 12.00
If you would like to book time for a chat, please contact Janice Moth, Business Support Officer for Mental Health Commissioning - janice.moth4@nhs.net .
Job description
Job responsibilities
A
key role in the Mental Health Commissioning Team structure, this role will
support the Head of Commissioning and Assistant Head of Mental Health to
deliver against key priorities and programmes to achieve the Sussex STP 5 Year
Forward View and Long-Term Plan for mental health.
The
post holder will work with the team to ensure that their programme of work
streams is planned and managed effectively and take the lead in the development and implementation of a new multi-agency community-based
model of care for mental health. The key focus of the role is to oversee this transformation
programme to develop multi-agency mental health services in Primary Care Networks
(PCNs) ensuring that the portfolio of projects is planned, managed and
delivered effectively.
The
role will be responsible for working with the Team’s business support function,
including developing and managing the team’s business plan, progress and
reporting risk and issue management. The post holder will lead the monitoring and implementation
of the transformation programme as well as its evaluation by providing high
quality leadership including analysis of complex information and stakeholder
management.
It
is expected that the post holder will work in a matrix way across all domains
in the team; supporting the strategic commissioners to deliver system and
population wide change:
The
role will support and as required, deputise for the Assistant Head of Mental
Health.
Be
a team player, to support colleagues in a flexible way by sharing workloads and
offering challenge, advice and guidance as required.
Develop
good relationships across health and social care ensuring all parties input
into and deliver change.
Lead
on a group of contracts across health and social care ensuring monitoring and
budget management of these and embedding them in effective pathways.
Consistently
review these contracts for return on investment and change as appropriate.
The
role will provide services to children, young people and adults as per the
requirement of the specific CCG team.
The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise
and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
The
post holder will be required to:
Carry
out Project Management and contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead
for identified areas and a portfolio of services and contracts where agreed.
This includes the effective management, review of contract performance in
relation to national targets and value for money.
Provide
coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working
groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested.
To
manage workload and time management effectively to ensure the smooth running of
the team plans and objectives.
Provide
relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio of
projects/function and work across the STP lead areas to support the wider
directorate work as required.
Work
with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from
target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions. To
investigate findings and lessons learnt to improve team working.
Manage
risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation
processes.
Provide
regular reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their
implementation from a value for money perspective.
Evaluate
projects/function within identified portfolio for delivery against financial
recovery/savings plans through providing sophisticated, high quality project
analysis.
Manage
staff, undertaking appraisals, recruitment, including progressing any
disciplinary or capability issues, as necessary.
Devise
and provide improvements to current management information, analysing,
reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
Ensure
timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to management on agreed
areas of work.
Contribute
to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment
of individual and work stream success.
Delegate
aspects of Research and Development activities, collating information,
analysing and reporting findings.
Contribute
to the strategic planning of Team projects, identifying interdependencies
across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource
requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
Contribute
to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development
and implementation of improvement programmes, in accordance with the CCG.
Contribute
to short, medium and long-term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.
Contribute
to the review and development of existing information management systems and
contribute to the development of an integrated approach to, service or
initiative management.
Develop
policies and procedures in own work function with an impact on the wider
organisation, as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A
key role in the Mental Health Commissioning Team structure, this role will
support the Head of Commissioning and Assistant Head of Mental Health to
deliver against key priorities and programmes to achieve the Sussex STP 5 Year
Forward View and Long-Term Plan for mental health.
The
post holder will work with the team to ensure that their programme of work
streams is planned and managed effectively and take the lead in the development and implementation of a new multi-agency community-based
model of care for mental health. The key focus of the role is to oversee this transformation
programme to develop multi-agency mental health services in Primary Care Networks
(PCNs) ensuring that the portfolio of projects is planned, managed and
delivered effectively.
The
role will be responsible for working with the Team’s business support function,
including developing and managing the team’s business plan, progress and
reporting risk and issue management. The post holder will lead the monitoring and implementation
of the transformation programme as well as its evaluation by providing high
quality leadership including analysis of complex information and stakeholder
management.
It
is expected that the post holder will work in a matrix way across all domains
in the team; supporting the strategic commissioners to deliver system and
population wide change:
The
role will support and as required, deputise for the Assistant Head of Mental
Health.
Be
a team player, to support colleagues in a flexible way by sharing workloads and
offering challenge, advice and guidance as required.
Develop
good relationships across health and social care ensuring all parties input
into and deliver change.
Lead
on a group of contracts across health and social care ensuring monitoring and
budget management of these and embedding them in effective pathways.
Consistently
review these contracts for return on investment and change as appropriate.
The
role will provide services to children, young people and adults as per the
requirement of the specific CCG team.
The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise
and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
The
post holder will be required to:
Carry
out Project Management and contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead
for identified areas and a portfolio of services and contracts where agreed.
This includes the effective management, review of contract performance in
relation to national targets and value for money.
Provide
coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working
groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested.
To
manage workload and time management effectively to ensure the smooth running of
the team plans and objectives.
Provide
relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio of
projects/function and work across the STP lead areas to support the wider
directorate work as required.
Work
with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from
target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions. To
investigate findings and lessons learnt to improve team working.
Manage
risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation
processes.
Provide
regular reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their
implementation from a value for money perspective.
Evaluate
projects/function within identified portfolio for delivery against financial
recovery/savings plans through providing sophisticated, high quality project
analysis.
Manage
staff, undertaking appraisals, recruitment, including progressing any
disciplinary or capability issues, as necessary.
Devise
and provide improvements to current management information, analysing,
reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
Ensure
timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to management on agreed
areas of work.
Contribute
to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment
of individual and work stream success.
Delegate
aspects of Research and Development activities, collating information,
analysing and reporting findings.
Contribute
to the strategic planning of Team projects, identifying interdependencies
across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource
requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
Contribute
to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development
and implementation of improvement programmes, in accordance with the CCG.
Contribute
to short, medium and long-term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.
Contribute
to the review and development of existing information management systems and
contribute to the development of an integrated approach to, service or
initiative management.
Develop
policies and procedures in own work function with an impact on the wider
organisation, as required.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Understanding Public Sector
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the NHS England, provider and commissioning organisations.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Understanding Public Sector
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the NHS England, provider and commissioning organisations.
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.
