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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead and co-ordinate the ICB approach to integrated working and joint commissioning with both Staffordshire and Stoke City Local Authorities and our system Portfolios. Working closely with ICB and Local Authority colleagues, Providers, GPs and other primary care contractors, the postholder will be responsible for the co-ordinating the management of the Better Care Fund (BCF) and Discharge fund including, planning, review and co-ordination. In addition the postholder will provide strategic, operational and project management of a major area(s) of ICB activity in line with local strategies and plans, particularly the integration and joint commissioning of services with both Local Authorities in our system, Operational Plans, QIPP and system transformation. The post-holder will at all times support the organisational processes for monitoring delivery of transformational schemes and support all staff to do the same

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for a major area of the ICB’s commissioning, integration and joint commissioning, service redesign and planning  activity,  working  closely  with  the  Local Authorities clinical  Directors/Associates, Directors, Deputy Directors and Chief Financial Officer to commission services to meet the healthcare needs of the ICB’s population.

This will include the development and implementation of a major area of the ICB’s strategic commissioning activity including the management and co-ordination of the BCF and review of all services in collaboration with Local Authority partners and key stakeholders and the development and delivery of service transformation plans, delivery plans, business plans, policy and strategy for this area of commissioned activity.

The postholder will be responsible for the achievement and maintenance of performance targets within a major area of commissioning activity and managing budgets in a major area of commissioning activity, working with finance managers to set baseline budgets and to monitor and account for the financial performance of commissioned activity.

Working for our organisation

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.

 Location          Home based/hybrid working (most of posts).  

Travel on occasions to a Hub location with at least 1 days notice

New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if based at home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations

Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.

Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.

 Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person

We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The ICB embrace the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender re-assignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation.  It’s important that our workforce reflects the diversity of communities as much as possible.

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