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Commissioning Team Leader CHIS/IMMS

NHS England
London
6 months ago
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Job summary

Providing strong leadership and relationship management to and collaborating withpartners, commissioners and stakeholders across agencies at national, regional and local levels to deliver excellent public health outcomesthrough the Immunisation services Subject matter and programme management expertise to develop strong service delivery and transformation & leadership to support the strategic direction of s7A immunisation programmes, in immunisation programmes and deputising for the HoPCHC who has responsibility for CHIS Commissioning Public Health immunisation services - working with providers of services to support and develop their delivery of services, taking into account both programme needs and local population needs, especially with regard to health inequalities, taking action to work with partners to address unwarranted variation or poor performance Delivering on specific programmes or projects such as pathway reviews, service improvement initiatives, procurement, mobilisation/implementation, evaluation of services. In particular, leading developments in the data processes that support the imms catch up objectives - working in particular with imms providers, ICBs, local authorities and data analyst teams

Main duties of the job

Working within governance frameworks both across and within organisations, including risk management, financial budgetary management, effective stakeholder management, briefing of senior colleagues, resolution of conflict, escalation processes. Contribute to directorate business planning for imms. Monitoring of delivery against the plan, with the ability to re-focus and reprioritise at pace

About us

The 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 a great 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.

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Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Essential criteria

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge and experience

Essential

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. Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent. Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations. Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio. Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery. Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution. Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time. Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales. Interpreting national policy for implementation. Demonstrable experience developing, managing and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
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