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The postholder will directly oversee the management of the commissioning and contracting functions including GP, Community Pharmacy, Trusts, Independent Providers and ICBs for all routine vaccinations including seasonal vaccine programmes and the project management and logistical arrangements for all seasonal vaccination programmes. The postholder will be an integral part of the West Midlands Vaccination Team and its required commissioning functions.

The Vaccination Commissioning team is responsible for ensuring high quality vaccination services are commissioned to meet the health needs of the population.  The post holder will work primarily in the West of the Midlands Region, which covers six Integrated Care Board footprints.

We deliver a wide-ranging portfolio of work, including supporting vaccination programmes across NHS, private and community providers. In addition, we work in partnership with our Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and other national bodies such as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). 

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As a Senior Commissioning Manager the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering effective vaccine service provision and supporting managers and staff across the ICB footprints, in readiness for delegation of the national vaccine commissioning mandate and the transfer of these services.

Specifically, the post holder will support the commissioning of the routine vaccination programmes of work to achieve the objectives in the four functional areas to include without limitation:

Directly line manage the Public Health Contract Manager(s) who will undertake the contractual requirements for all routine vaccination programmes including seasonal programmes

The development and delivery of transformation programmes including project managing seasonal vaccination programmes and their specified requirements i.e. logistics.      

Effective programme management including reporting to monitor and measure the localities

progress and feedback accordingly to relevant vaccination governance boards and forums.

Providing expertise of best practice methodologies regulatory requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments and stakeholders knowledge.

Ensure effective vaccination commissioning across the population age groups in accordance with local & national strategies & priorities, management of all associated contracts whether directly held or through associate relationships.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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 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.

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.