Commissioning Manager

Do you have commissioning experience, adaptability and a 'can do' attitude? Are you looking for that next challenge in your career that will enable you to consistently deliver business as usual contract management across multiple NHS providers whilst helping to develop, design and implement strategic commissioning requirements? Then this is the job for you!

Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has a rare opportunity for the right person with healthcare commissioning experience to join a small, dedicated and proactive commissioning team in providing commissioning and contractual management for the benefit of the Powys population. You will build strong working relationships with other directorates within PTHB and with external contractual and commissioning representatives.

The successful post holder will play a key support role in the on-going organisational transformational period of change in developing and implementing how services are delivered as part of the Better Together programme of work.

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and experience in supporting/managing healthcare contracts, understand the wider role of the commissioner within healthcare, the ability to deliver against tight and competing timescales and have a willingness to learn, to question and become an integral member of the commissioning team.

The successful applicant will be required to work on site (Bronllys) at least two days a week. Previous applicants do not need to reapply.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Lead on contract development, monitoring and performance acting as the key point of liaison for a specified portfolio of contracts (Long Term Agreements).
• Operationalise the planning and Integrated Quality and Performance Framework (IQPF) within designated Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) commissioned provider contracts.
• Support the management of integrated performance through the implementation of the IQPF from a wider commissioning perspective and directly via PTHB commissioned provider contracts.
• Provide oversight and direct challenge with commissioned providers where performance is deteriorating, specifically in relation to waiting lists and referral activity and be responsible for escalation within PTHB in alignment with IQPF.
• Provide oversight of Service Level Agreements that sit within the designated portfolio of commissioned provider contracts working with PTHB colleagues to support escalation and development as required.
• Provide expert commissioning advice and support in line with the PTHB Strategic Commissioning Framework including:
  • Strategic Priorities
  • Needs Assessment
  • Transformational Work Programmes
• Provider leadership and support to the wider commissioning team and the Planning, Performance and Commissioning Directorate

• Understanding of the public sector in a health or social care environment
• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area
• Knowledge or experience in commissioning or contracting in a health or social care environment
• Co‑ordinating projects/activities in complex and challenging environments across a range of stakeholders and internal/external groups/teams
• Drafting briefing papers and correspondence for delivery at senior level
• Taking comprehensive minutes or using systems to support verbatim record keeping
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Numerate and able to understand financial issues combined with advanced analytical and interpretation skills
• Prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools e.g. MSP, Prince 2, Agile
• Good understanding of the Individual Patient Funding request, EEA, INNU, Cross Border policy and legislative Framework
• Knowledge of financial systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement

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.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.