Senior Unplanned Care Commissioning Manager – Band 8b

Overview

You will lead strategic commissioning and transformation for urgent and emergency care across Essex, shaping system flow and reducing inequalities. You’ll work with senior partners to implement population health approaches and innovative care models, aligning with the NHS 10-year plan and three strategic shifts. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, sustainable services and driving improvements through complex programmes. This is a chance to influence major redesign and improve health outcomes at population scale.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Unplanned Care Commissioning Team
• Lead assessment of population need and identify gaps using population health management
• Oversee commissioning, transformation and procurement across urgent and emergency care
• Support Essex Population Health Improvement Plan and annual planning cycle
• Develop innovative care models to support prevention and care closer to home
• Collaborate with providers to improve ambulance handovers, discharge pathways and system flow
• Lead winter planning and provide assurance to the ICB Board and NHS England
• Manage procurement, contracts and performance management for unplanned care
• Ensure governance, finance and operational objectives are met
• Co-produce commissioning priorities with lived experience and wider partners
• Prepare high-quality reports and briefings for senior leaders and forums
• Support market development and future commissioning models

Key requirements

• Experience of strategic leadership in commissioning functions
• Senior-level experience in health care delivery environment
• Proven ability to lead complex change and transformation programmes
• Knowledge of health, care and local government landscape; social determinants of health
• Budget setting and management within health and care financial frameworks
• Masters level education or equivalent managerial experience
• Commitment to NHS values and equality, diversity and inclusion
• Experience with data analysis and population health management
• Experience in cross-organisational collaboration and influencing stakeholders
• Experience building high-functioning teams and compassionate leadership

• leadership
• communication
• collaboration
• Population Health Management
• data analysis and interpretation
• programme service development and project management methodologies

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