SLP Contracts and Commissioning Manager

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP) as a Contracts and Commissioning Manager. The post holder will work as part of the SLP Commissioning and Contracting team in delivering an effective service supporting the South London Partnership (SLP) to commission high quality mental health services. The post holder will manage a portfolio of contracts and will manage the interface with providers, ICBs/ICSs with regards to all aspects of contract and performance management and act as the interface for the provider in all aspects of supplier relationship management. The post holder will report to the SLP Head of Contracts and Commissioning.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage a portfolio of contracts across the Provider Collaboratives (Adult Secure, CAMHS, Perinatal and Eating Disorders) and the Complex Care Programme and will manage the interface with providers, ICBs/ICSs/Local Authorities with regards to all aspects of contract and performance management and act as the interface for the provider in all aspects of supplier relationship management.

The post holder will work with stakeholders across the SLP to support the on-going development and evaluation of Provider Collaboratives and the Complex Care Programme.

The post holder will also review compliance with standards in service specifications, CQUINs, quality dashboards, risk indicators and expected outcomes to monitor effective delivery of care based on these standards across a portfolio of services.

The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.

Working for our organisation

The South London Mental Health and Community Partnership:

The South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP) is a collaboration between Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, (Oxleas) South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, (SLaM), and South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) between them delivering mental health services to a population of more than three million people. The partnership brings together clinical expertise, experience, and innovation, aiming to improve quality, use resources most effectively, and deliver best practice consistently to all patients. Since its inception, the SLP has been a resilient and effective partnership that has improved patient experience, introduced innovation, and developed new services across the 12 boroughs of south London.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main roles and responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the South London Partnership, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations including Local Authorities
• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.

Desirable criteria

• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
• Member of relevant professional body

Skills and Capabilities

Essential criteria

• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups

Analytical skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate problems before they arise
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly

Planning skills/ Management

Essential criteria

• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies

Desirable criteria

• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

Autonomy/ Freedom to Act

Essential criteria

• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

Desirable criteria

• Experience of researching best practice interpreting its relevance and processes/practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation).

Values and Behaviours/EDI

Essential criteria

• Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
• Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
• Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
• Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
• Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
• Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
• Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same
• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
• Used to working in a busy environment

Financial and Physical Resources Management Experience

Essential criteria

• Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do

Other

Essential criteria

• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
• Professional calm and efficient manner
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
• Completer/Finisher

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• SLP Contracts and Commissioning Manager_JDPS (PDF, 427.2KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)