Job summary
The post holder will work with the Health and Justice team to oversee the contractual delivery of services commissioned from providers of health and justice Sexual Abuse Referral Centre (SARC) services across the health (physical, mental and substance misuse) sector, including the NHS and the independent and voluntary sector and will be responsible for working proactively with these Providers to ensure a high standard of healthcare service delivery.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Develop effective commissioning relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that those services commissioned are effective and meet Health and Justice indicators, quality standards, KPIs and governance requirements to ensure safe and effective services are delivered
Contribute to the development of service specifications, quality schedules and contribute to the development and redesign of care pathways to ensure services commissioned provide quality and value for money.
Manage delivery of contracts taking actions as appropriate where contract performance is not being delivered
Develop and implement a contract management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, Directorate and the wider NHS organisation.
Provide subject matter expertise on Health and Justice Performance systems and measures.
Collect, manage and analyse
Liaise with appropriate functions within the regions, organisation and the
Manage all corporate business returns, including planning and workforce
Lead on contractual and performance
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support project delivery, acting in accordance with Standing Financial Instruction. Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of budgets, and to ensure that they operate in recurrent financial balance year on year.
Salary Progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 7 with a full-time starting salary of £43,742, with pay step increases after 2 years service and 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the NHSE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review. You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support project delivery, acting in accordance with Standing Financial Instruction. Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of budgets, and to ensure that they operate in recurrent financial balance year on year.
Salary Progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 7 with a full-time starting salary of £43,742, with pay step increases after 2 years service and 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the NHSE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review. You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant e.g Management Studies subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge of commissioning services, contractual mechanisms, performance management and use of contractual levers
- Experience of managing a team.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Health and Justice services
Skills
Essential
- Contract negotiation, management and commissioning expertise
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
- Able to travel across various SARC sites in the East Midlands as required to deliver the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant e.g Management Studies subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge of commissioning services, contractual mechanisms, performance management and use of contractual levers
- Experience of managing a team.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Health and Justice services
Skills
Essential
- Contract negotiation, management and commissioning expertise
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
- Able to travel across various SARC sites in the East Midlands as required to deliver the role
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).
