Assistant Director for Primary Care Contracting and Oversight

NHS England

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Job summary

Are you an experienced programme management professional with extensive expertise in primary care? We're seeking a dynamic leader to join our team as the Assistant Director for Primary Care Contracting and Oversight.

In this key role, you will lead the assurance function for primary care commissioning activities, including those delegated to ICBs, oversee the daily management of the PMO function, and design and deliver the Integrated Data Strategy for the Southeast region. By enhancing internal and external reporting capabilities, you will ensure data is utilised to drive effective decision-making, and track programme and project delivery and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

PMO Maturity Development
Data Strategy Development
Primary Care Commissioning Assurance
Team Development and Relationship Management
Financial Management

Main duties of the job

Duties

PMO maturity development:

Responsible for the daily management of an effective PMO function.
Establish and build strong relationships with Regional Finance and the Regional Delivery Unit.
Define reporting processes to reduce reporting burden. Be responsible for the completion of wider national reports.

Data strategy development:

Lead the development of the INP data strategy to improve regional and ICB oversight on project delivery and outcomes.
Work with national and ICB counterparts.
Seek the support of wider partners and third-party organisations. Create proof of concepts to 'test & learn' ideas with senior stakeholders.

Primary Care commissioning assurance:

Lead the assurance function for Primary Care commissioning activities, both retained and delegated.
Build effective relationships with stakeholders and provide the right-level of information to the Portfolio Director.

Team development and relationship management:

Encourage others and listen to other points of view. Establish a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
Act as a role model for other members of the workstream and team as a whole, demonstrating the core values of the organisation and benefits of matrix working.
Contribute to the development of the business of NHS Employers and business development opportunities as they arise.

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.

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£88,168 to £101,677 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S3-SE1498-B

Job locations

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

o The post holder will have Senior Management experience and can demonstrate evidence of leadership of large and complex programme management offices.
o The post holder will have both undertaken and led the assurance of delegated and retained commissioning services ideally within primary care and will have significant experience in applying national contracting requirements to adapt the assurance approach.
o In depth knowledge of GMS/PMS and DES contracting arrangements and can evidence how this knowledge has been used to support the resolution of complex issues.
o The post holder will expertise in financial contractual management and they will also be experience following and achieving a culture of compliance through the use strong budgetary control processes experience of working with finance professionals.
o The post holder will have the ability to use data for effective decision making and experience of developing and executing the necessary data strategies to support the assurance and contracting processes and strategies.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

o The post holder will have Senior Management experience and can demonstrate evidence of leadership of large and complex programme management offices.
o The post holder will have both undertaken and led the assurance of delegated and retained commissioning services ideally within primary care and will have significant experience in applying national contracting requirements to adapt the assurance approach.
o In depth knowledge of GMS/PMS and DES contracting arrangements and can evidence how this knowledge has been used to support the resolution of complex issues.
o The post holder will expertise in financial contractual management and they will also be experience following and achieving a culture of compliance through the use strong budgetary control processes experience of working with finance professionals.
o The post holder will have the ability to use data for effective decision making and experience of developing and executing the necessary data strategies to support the assurance and contracting processes and strategies.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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