NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Vaccination & Immunisations Operations Manager - Band 7

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Job summary

Are you looking for your next challenge and want to make a real difference to people's health? Do you enjoy working with data and collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders? Are you proactive and able to respond to a variety of requirements in a calm and methodical manner?

If so, we'd love to hear from you! We're looking for someone to join the SNEE ICB Vaccination Team to inform delivery strategy and lead on its operational implementation including demand and capacity management, vaccine allocation, performance reporting and more.

The successful candidate will be a team player with a can do, solution-focussed attitude and be comfortable working in a high-paced, ever-changing environment.

If this sounds like the job for you or you'd like to know more, please contact lucy.archer@snee.nhs.uk for an informal chat.

Interviews will take place in person at Aspen House on 12th January.

Main duties of the job

1. Work closely with a broad and diverse range of stakeholders to develop strategy and tactical capacity plans to achieve outcomes set by NHS England/Improvement (NHSEI) and the SNEE C19 & FLU Vaccination Programme Board.

2. Lead the end-to-end vaccination allocation process, balancing factors such as population eligibility, provider capacity, and the national supply chain. This will include:

a. Identifying, gathering and manipulating multidimensional quantitative data sources to produce insightful analysis

b. Engaging with stakeholders to understand needs and constraints

c. Proactively identifying and mitigating risk, and managing issues in a calm and methodology manner

3. With a basic knowledge of data structures, manipulate multiple large datasets to present complex information (largely statistical) simply and intuitively to inform use of resource and direction of the programme.

4. Producing insightful and relevant reports (largely statistical) to monitor programme performance. Through techniques such as benchmarking, highlight exceptions to manage risk and continuously improve what we do and how we do it (e.g. to inform how the programme uses its resource to reduce health inequalities).

5. Be responsive and agile to requests for information in relation to capacity planning, vaccine allocation and performance.

About us

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB plan and buy healthcare services for over one million people. Working within a total budget of £1.5bn per year, we serve some of the poorest and wealthiest communities in the UK.

In addition to consolidating our own resources and expertise, we are also building powerful alliances with our partners in the local government, healthcare, community and voluntary sectors. Because we know that together, we can achieve the best possible health outcomes

We are committed to providing a supportive work environment where employees are able to work to the best their abilities. We value professional development and care about health and wellbeing of our staff with many initiatives in place to make us an employer of choice and an organisation that employees are proud to be part of.

Details

Date posted

07 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

D9710-ICB250

Job locations

West Suffolk House

Western Way

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

IP33 3YU


Endeavour House

8 Russell Road

Ipswich

IP1 2BX


Aspen House

Stephenson Road

Colchester

CO4 9QR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will work directly to the Head of the C19 & Flu Vaccination programme to inform the development and delivery of strategic and tactical plans to meet the outcomes defined by the NHSE/I programme and Suffolk and north east Essex (SNEE) Programme Board. The postholder will specifically lead on development of the programmes delivery strategy, development of tactical capacity and delivery plans, vaccination allocation and supply plans, and performance reporting.

The postholder will be able to manipulate, interpret and report multi-dimensional quantitative data to develop forecasts, strategies and plans that inform the direction of the programme. The post-holder will have a can do solution-focused attitude being comfortable working in a high-paced ever- changing environment. They will be adept and resilient in actively managing risk in a calm and methodology manner.

The postholder will be an effective collaborator experienced in working with a diverse range of stakeholders across organisational boundaries to achieve defined outcomes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will work directly to the Head of the C19 & Flu Vaccination programme to inform the development and delivery of strategic and tactical plans to meet the outcomes defined by the NHSE/I programme and Suffolk and north east Essex (SNEE) Programme Board. The postholder will specifically lead on development of the programmes delivery strategy, development of tactical capacity and delivery plans, vaccination allocation and supply plans, and performance reporting.

The postholder will be able to manipulate, interpret and report multi-dimensional quantitative data to develop forecasts, strategies and plans that inform the direction of the programme. The post-holder will have a can do solution-focused attitude being comfortable working in a high-paced ever- changing environment. They will be adept and resilient in actively managing risk in a calm and methodology manner.

The postholder will be an effective collaborator experienced in working with a diverse range of stakeholders across organisational boundaries to achieve defined outcomes.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Innovative and creative problem-solver.
  • Objective & pragmatic
  • Well organised, self-motivated and proactive.
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
  • Resilient - able to thrive under pressure.
  • Ability to value and respect other team members.
  • Intellectual curiosity.
  • High levels of personal integrity and loyalty.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Highly organised with the ability to flex and prioritise in a fast-paced and changing environment.
  • Highly effective inter-personal, influencing and communication skills.
  • Able to draw on skills, experience and knowledge to manipulate and evaluate multiple large scale data sets to present evidence-based options/recommendations.
  • An enabler and facilitator able to bring stakeholders together to work collaboratively in pursuit of a shared outcome.
  • Ability to see the bigger picture to inform the programmes forward plan.
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel routinely within the SNEE ICB area for the role.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional operational service delivery and business management knowledge to degree equivalent plus further management experience or training to post graduate diploma level or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Data, finance or business intelligence qualification or equivalent
  • Industry recognised programme or project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE II and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) qualification).

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in a high-paced, complex environment (ideally across organisational boundaries) to deliver strategic priorities.
  • Demonstrable experience of identifying information requirements (largely quantitative) and gathering and manipulating data using advanced techniques to produce insightful reports with recommendations.
Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Innovative and creative problem-solver.
  • Objective & pragmatic
  • Well organised, self-motivated and proactive.
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
  • Resilient - able to thrive under pressure.
  • Ability to value and respect other team members.
  • Intellectual curiosity.
  • High levels of personal integrity and loyalty.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Highly organised with the ability to flex and prioritise in a fast-paced and changing environment.
  • Highly effective inter-personal, influencing and communication skills.
  • Able to draw on skills, experience and knowledge to manipulate and evaluate multiple large scale data sets to present evidence-based options/recommendations.
  • An enabler and facilitator able to bring stakeholders together to work collaboratively in pursuit of a shared outcome.
  • Ability to see the bigger picture to inform the programmes forward plan.
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel routinely within the SNEE ICB area for the role.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional operational service delivery and business management knowledge to degree equivalent plus further management experience or training to post graduate diploma level or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Data, finance or business intelligence qualification or equivalent
  • Industry recognised programme or project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE II and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) qualification).

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in a high-paced, complex environment (ideally across organisational boundaries) to deliver strategic priorities.
  • Demonstrable experience of identifying information requirements (largely quantitative) and gathering and manipulating data using advanced techniques to produce insightful reports with recommendations.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Address

West Suffolk House

Western Way

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

IP33 3YU


Employer's website

https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Address

West Suffolk House

Western Way

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

IP33 3YU


Employer's website

https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

07 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

D9710-ICB250

Job locations

West Suffolk House

Western Way

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

IP33 3YU


Endeavour House

8 Russell Road

Ipswich

IP1 2BX


Aspen House

Stephenson Road

Colchester

CO4 9QR


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