Urgent Care Mental Health Commissioning Lead

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced professional to lead strategy, planning, commissioning and performance management within urgent and emergency mental health care across Birmingham and Solihull.

The role involves collaborating with diverse stakeholders to deliver joint commissioning strategies, building capability for effective service delivery, and ensuring value for money across contracts.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and addressing key risks and areas of over/under performance in relation to mental health contracts.
• Ensuring that the value of joint commissioning is realised and understood by all key stakeholders.
• Leading and supporting the implementation of key elements of the joint commissioning strategies for mental health.
• Leading business planning and maintaining systems that enable the commissioning team to respond effectively to policy and contractual changes, including new provider models, GP commissioning and personal budgets.
• Undertaking specific scoping work within the commissioning team to inform future planning and commissioning.
• Driving transformation and value for money across planning, commissioning and service delivery.
• Building the subject-matter expertise and technical capability needed for effective service delivery.

Job description

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced professional to lead strategy, planning, commissioning and performance management within urgent and emergency mental health care across Birmingham and Solihull.

The role involves collaborating with diverse stakeholders to deliver joint commissioning strategies, building capability for effective service delivery, and ensuring value for money across contracts.