Regional Head of Primary Care Commissioning

Black Country Integrated Care Board; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Country Integrated Care Board seeks a strategic Primary Care Commissioner to support the Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull cluster. The post will work across the region to reduce health inequalities, improve outcomes and sustain services.

They will discharge delegated responsibilities for general medical, community pharmacy, optometry and dental services and deliver commissioning and transformation plans.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership and oversight for contract management, commissioning and performance in primary care.
• Experience in governance, quality and assurance across multi-site regions.
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities and manage performance concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for POD commissioning and contracting.
• Lead regional commissioning and shared services across clusters.
• Ensure whole-system surveillance of POD delivery and performance.
• Interact with providers, colleagues and stakeholders as subject-matter expert.
• Support delivery of commissioning and contracting functions for primary care across ICB clusters.

Skills

Senior leadership

Contract management

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Healthcare management degree

Tools

GMAST

Procurement systems

Job description

Black Country Integrated Care Board seeks a strategic Primary Care Commissioner to support the Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull cluster. The post will work across the region to reduce health inequalities, improve outcomes and sustain services.

They will discharge delegated responsibilities for general medical, community pharmacy, optometry and dental services and deliver commissioning and transformation plans.