Commissioning Officer

Northumbria Group.; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and pension scheme

Professional development and training

Supportive team environment

Flexible and hybrid working

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking a Commissioning Officer to join the Central Neighbourhood team. The role covers Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham, and offers hybrid working between offices and home in a supportive environment.

You will contribute to the smooth running of the team, manage changing workloads, and work with colleagues across the region to meet deadlines. Candidates should have strong Word and Excel skills and experience in project management or

Qualifications

• Word processing and Excel qualifications (intermediate to advanced) or equivalent experience.
• Experience in project management and/or change management processes.
• Experience in evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
• Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
• NHS contracting, commissioning and performance management experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the Central Neighbourhood team.
• Work with colleagues across the NENC ICB to ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage a changing workload across Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham.

Skills

Word processing

Excel

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a role that offers flexibility and growth? At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we value work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working. Enjoy a supportive team environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development.

Flexible Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including part-time and job share. We encourage applicants to discuss their preferred working patterns during the interview process.

Hybrid Working: This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, allowing you to split your time between our ICB offices and home. We aim to provide a supportive and adaptable working environment that meets the needs of our staff, service delivery and the patients within our Region.

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Supportive team environment
• Enhanced work-life balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Employee Benefits - Salary Sacrifice Schemes such as Lease Cars, Home Electronics, Cycle to Work

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic team player to join the Central Neighbourhood team as a Commissioning Officer. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date once the required number of suitable applications has been received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the Central Neighbourhood team, working with colleagues across the NENC ICB to ensure deadlines are met while managing a constantly changing workload. The role covers Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham.

Working for our organisation

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached person Specification for more details

KNOWLEDGE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Word processing and Excel qualifications (intermediate level), or equivalent experience.
• Word processing and Excel qualifications (advanced level), or equivalent experience
• Further training / post-graduate or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
• Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
• Experience in communications and stakeholder management
• NHS contracting, commissioning and performance management experience.
• Experience of service change/redesign and success at delivering programmes of change
• Experience in contract management, including performance management and quality assurance
• Previous experience in similar role in public sector
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

• Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management

PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

• Previous experience in project management and planning

PHYSICAL SKILLS

• Advanced keyboard skills
• Ability to travel independently

The use of Artificial Intelligence: Whilst the ICB are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a riskto the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

UKVI Sponsorship: Please note that North East and North Cumbria ICB do nothold a UKVI sponsorship license. Therefore, we are unable to proceed with applications that require sponsorship.

Reasonable Adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Fit & Proper Person Regulations: Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.