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Senior Commercial Lead | NHS England
| Posting date: | 05 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,417 - £81,138 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2024 |
| Location: | London / Leeds, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6454180/990-S3-COR-1-N-2094-A |
Summary
We are recruiting for a Business Case Lead, working within the NHS England Commercial Governance, Policy & Improvement function. This is a high profile role, supporting the wider NHSE organisation, in the appraisal of commercial spend and award of 3rdparty contracts.
We are looking for an experienced and capable individual, who ideally has commercial experience in the public sector, and experience in leading teams. The role of the business case lead is to ensure that the justification of expenditure meets our internal requirements, and that high value activity meets the Green Book Five case model (Strategic, Economic, Commercial, Financial and Management cases) to drive better value, and delivery against the NHS long term plan.
This role forms a key part of the business case appraisal process, providing input to multiple, complex and/or high value business case’s and providing oversight and scrutiny of the commercial case, to ensure it meets government policy and standards.
This role will suit a highly motivated person with experience of influencing strategic decisions and driving successful commercial outcomes.
· To manage and develop an efficient process in approving all applicable non-clinical expenditure, and the award of 3rdparty contract awards.
· To ensure that all business case approvals meet internal and external governance.
· To provide oversight and scrutiny of the commercial case, to ensure it meets government policy and standards.
· Lead the preparation of information for key ministerial briefings to ensure clarity with stakeholders on business case objectives and outputs, enabling approvals.
· To oversee the smooth running of NHSE Commercial assurance boards.
· Collaborate with the systems team to develop and embed process changes and use insight to identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies in approvals.
· To provide guidance and best practice learning and training to support colleagues understanding on the process and approvals.
· Oversee the tracking of business case submissions, ensuring appropriate processes are in place to flag issues, risks and concerns with the relevant stakeholders.
· Working with Senior Commercial Managers and other key stakeholders to identify and deliver process improvements.
· Identifying, developing and embedding best practice in Business Case writing across the organisation.
· Leading a team of six people to support in achieving the above objectives building a collaborative working environment and an innovative culture.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
About the role
Some of the key skills and experience you'll bring to the role:
• Driven, highly motivated individual with experience in commercial lifecycle activities.
• Knowledge and experience of public procurement and a desire to lead and implement commercial policy reform.
• Experience in leading change.
• A thought leader and role model for innovation, driving a culture of performance and improvement.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to impart complex information effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders whilst ensuring the best commercial results.
• Develop innovative, creative solutions to business challenges – being able to analyse highly complex issues.
• Regular contact with internal and external stakeholders on sensitive, complex, contentious and confidential issues.
This is a high profile role, with the potential to influence a broad set of stakeholders across NHS England, the Department for Health and Social Care, and Cabinet Office.
This individual must have expertise in:
· Programme Management
· Commercial Policy
· Governance
· Assurance
· Commercial Best Practice
· Leadership
Why join us
People are central to what we do – both in terms of our patient-led care but just as importantly, our brilliant team. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and compassionate workforce supporting everyone to reach their full potential.
You’ll be joining a supportive and friendly team where you can truly be yourself. You’ll also have access to fantastic benefits such as our pension scheme, great annual leave entitlement and flexible working opportunities to give you the work/life balance that suits your lifestyle and caring responsibilities.
If you are passionate about commercial and procurement and want to make a tangible difference to people’s lives, join us on this exciting journey.
Please see job description and assignment brief for more information
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, especially disabled, female, and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024