Professional Commissioning Advisor- Optometry

NHS Jobs; Preston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking a Professional Commissioning Advisor- Optometry to provide specialty clinical knowledge in commissioning and transformation activities.

The role focuses on leading clinical transformation and offering expert advice into commissioning and assurance processes across system and place, working with providers and various partners to meet population health needs.

Qualifications

• Clinical knowledge in pharmacy, eye health or dentistry matters.
• Ability to contribute to commissioning and transformation activities.
• Experience providing professional advice within healthcare systems.

Responsibilities

• Leading clinical transformation and service redesign within ICB priorities.
• Providing professional advice on commissioning, contracting and assurance processes.
• Coordinating responses to population health needs across system and place.
• Building relationships with providers, primary care, local authorities and partners.

Job description

Professional Commissioning Advisor- Optometry

The following are the key requirements identified for this role and the approaches needed for them. Providing specialty expert clinical knowledge and advice for pharmacy, eye health or dentistry matters and represent the professional voice in commissioning and transformation activity. Leading the clinical transformation and service re-design within the ICB strategic priorities for your professional group. Providing clinical advice into commissioning, contracting and assurance processes. Leading the coordination of responses to population health needs at system and place level, working in a matrix with other ICB teams. Providing professional advice within the system such as contributing to individual funding request panels. MP enquiries and clinical and contracting concerns from the public pertaining to your professional group. Provide support to and clinical oversight of acute interface matters, clinical complaints and investigations when they pertain to pharmacy, optometry or dentistry Work collaboratively with providers, primary care, local authorities and VCFSE partners. Build effective relationships with a range of individuals including other care professionals, clinicians, programme leads and patients/service users across system, population footprints and neighbourhood levels

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board