H J Senior Commissioning Manager

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Ramsgate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Ramsgate is seeking a senior project lead to manage health services and strategic initiatives. The role requires significant experience in complex project management and a commitment to equality and inclusion. Candidates must possess a degree or equivalent experience and project management qualifications are preferred. This position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment focused on health and justice.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and delivering complex change in complex environments.
• Extensive knowledge in areas like offender healthcare.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to deliver health services and resilience.
• Support programme value tracking and management.
• Uphold equality and promote an inclusive workplace.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Project management qualification (e.g., Prince2)

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

Key Functional Responsibilities

Operational

• Support procurement of scoping work on health services and resilience and translate outcomes into plans.
• As senior work stream lead working internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way.
• Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
• Support the portfolio of programmes in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
• Deputise for the Head of Commissioning - Health & Justice, if required.

Promoting equality and reducing inequalities
• Uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality.
• Create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action to ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-o...

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a CCG or Regional level in specialist area.

Desirable criteria

• Project management qualification e.g. Prince2.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas (e.g. offender healthcare), acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to degree level equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy as it relates to health and justice, and appreciate the implications.
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Skills and Capabilities

Essential criteria

• Experience and/or understanding of the (South East) Health Economy
• Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
• Developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
• Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of relevant public and private sector business management best practice in their specialist field.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job description and Person Specification (PDF, 704.3KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)