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Deputy Director, Highly Specialised Commissioning Team | NHS England

Job details
Posting date: 28 October 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £105,385 - £121,271 (exclusive of London Weighting)
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 December 2024
Location: London, SE1 8UG
Company: NHS England
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6729971/990-CFO-6729971-E

Summary


The Deputy Director, Highly Specialised Services leads on multiple projects and programmes relating to highly specialised services. These are often complex streams of work without pre-determined outcomes, involving the development of matrix teams to support the work and relationships with stakeholders within the national specialised commissioning team, other parts of NHS England including regional teams, ICBs, providers, clinicians, networks and patient representatives.

The specific responsibilities include:

· Leading on the commissioning of 80 highly specialised services and on implementing innovative treatments

· Leading the Highly Specialised Commissioning Team including setting and ensuring the delivery of the annual work programme for the Highly Specialised Commissioning Team.

· Leading on NHS England’s delivery of the England Rare Diseases Action Plan

· Mobilising services to deliver highly specialised services treatments recommended by NICE, including those accepted on the Innovative Medicines Fund, and through NHS England clinical commissioning policies.

· With Regional colleagues, implementing the new operating model for retained highly specialised services

· In partnership with NHSBT and DHSC, implementing the recommendations of the Organ Utilisation Group report

· Undertaking provider selection exercises to select or reselect expert providers.

· Overseeing the commissioning of services to deliver ATMPs, whether these are in highly specialised services or not

· Providing commissioning leadership to the development of service specifications and the setting of national standards; working with the clinical advisory structure to ensure appropriate clinical input.

· Coordinating the formulation of proposals and submitting applications for national funding.

The 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 visit https://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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.

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Accountableforthemanagementanddeliveryofhighlycomplexprogrammes,integratingtheoutcomesofmultipleprogrammes.

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Accountableforensuringthatprogrammes ofworkarefullyintegratedwith one another and that conflictsin the delivery and outcomes are managedappropriately.

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This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024