PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
The Associate Director of Women and Childrens Commissioning will work closely with other associate directors, directors, and senior managers for each area to provide strategic leadership and drive joined-up responsibilities. They will lead in the areas of:
Setting the strategy for Women and Childrens commissioning that delivers the outcomes required for the people of Somerset when accessing care.
Working with providers to transform pathways of care for Women and Children.
The post holder will lead the commissioning, service re-design, and transformation in all areas of Women and Childrens services, working collaboratively with system partners. They will also be responsible for implementing agreed joint commissioning arrangements and processes for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and Autism, ensuring robust processes and governance arrangements are in place. The Associate Director will be assigned to a locality area to forge relationships within that locality so that commissioning can also take place at a defined neighborhood level.
The Associate Director will support collaborative working across organisational boundaries by building strong and trusting relationships with key system partners to generate buy-in to a collective vision for integrated care and population health management; transforming the health and care system across Somerset to enable change at system and partnership level.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE: Provide leadership to the designated locality that enables localities to focus on the development of models of care, working in partnership with the quality and primary care teams within the ICB to ensure models and pathways adopt best practice. Consider where appropriate developing and implementing joint commissioning and co-commissioning in relevant area of responsibility or locality area to deliver the greatest benefit to the people of Somerset. Ensure commissioning plans are produced in line with national and local timescales and are monitored regularly and appropriately. Engage with wider stakeholders and the Somerset population on how programmes of work are co-designed and co-produced, working closely with the Communications and Engagement team. Lead and undertake the actions outlined in the strategic commissioning framework to ensure the needs of the local population are considered in service redesign. Be accountable for defining and delivering the agreed commissioning and locality priorities. Lead and provide expertise in designated area of commissioning responsibility and lead the development of the team, encouraging the adoption of an inclusive and supportive working environment. Work with a range of stakeholders including patients and providers, clinicians, and colleagues both within the organisation and externally, and across various levels of seniority. Develop, lead and maintain highly collaborative relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders to secure full engagement at all stages of the programme of work. Work with staff and clinicians across the system to ensure that policy is embedded throughout the organisation and that the impact on other functions is identified and addressed in a developmental and integrated way. Use effective communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to enable effective change management with stakeholders at all levels who may hold differing and contentious views. Identify areas of opportunity for efficiency and productivity gains that contribute to the overall financial plan within the system. Work with system partners to prioritise and develop system transformation to ensure the sustainability of services reflecting best practice and national policy. Develop, monitor, implement and evaluate programme project plans and produce comprehensive reports. Responsible for leading policy development for area of commissioning responsibility. Hold the relevant budget for area of commissioning responsibility. Line manage the Women and Childrens commissioning team. Matrix work with other Locality and Transformation teams and relevant teams/individuals across the ICB and the system. Deal with, or advise on, highly confidential information and explain highly complex, highly sensitive, and potentially unwelcome information to a wide range of audiences while overcoming significant barriers to resistance. Deputise where necessary for the Director of Localities and Strategic Commissioning or Deputy Director of Strategic Commissioning. The portfolio will be regularly reviewed by the Director of Localities and Strategic Commissioning and the focus, priorities, and portfolio will be adapted to meet organisational and service needs. As a senior role, the incumbent will be required to take part in ICB on-call arrangements.
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The post holder will lead the commissioning, service re-design, and transformation in all areas of Women and Childrens services, working collaboratively with system partners. They will also be responsible for implementing agreed joint commissioning arrangements and processes for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and Autism, ensuring robust processes and governance arrangements are in place. The Associate Director will be assigned to a locality area to forge relationships within that locality so that commissioning can also take place at a defined neighborhood level.
The Associate Director will support collaborative working across organisational boundaries by building strong and trusting relationships with key system partners to generate buy-in to a collective vision for integrated care and population health management; transforming the health and care system across Somerset to enable change at system and partnership level.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE: Provide leadership to the designated locality that enables localities to focus on the development of models of care, working in partnership with the quality and primary care teams within the ICB to ensure models and pathways adopt best practice. Consider where appropriate developing and implementing joint commissioning and co-commissioning in relevant area of responsibility or locality area to deliver the greatest benefit to the people of Somerset. Ensure commissioning plans are produced in line with national and local timescales and are monitored regularly and appropriately. Engage with wider stakeholders and the Somerset population on how programmes of work are co-designed and co-produced, working closely with the Communications and Engagement team. Lead and undertake the actions outlined in the strategic commissioning framework to ensure the needs of the local population are considered in service redesign. Be accountable for defining and delivering the agreed commissioning and locality priorities. Lead and provide expertise in designated area of commissioning responsibility and lead the development of the team, encouraging the adoption of an inclusive and supportive working environment. Work with a range of stakeholders including patients and providers, clinicians, and colleagues both within the organisation and externally, and across various levels of seniority. Develop, lead and maintain highly collaborative relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders to secure full engagement at all stages of the programme of work. Work with staff and clinicians across the system to ensure that policy is embedded throughout the organisation and that the impact on other functions is identified and addressed in a developmental and integrated way. Use effective communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to enable effective change management with stakeholders at all levels who may hold differing and contentious views. Identify areas of opportunity for efficiency and productivity gains that contribute to the overall financial plan within the system. Work with system partners to prioritise and develop system transformation to ensure the sustainability of services reflecting best practice and national policy. Develop, monitor, implement and evaluate programme project plans and produce comprehensive reports. Responsible for leading policy development for area of commissioning responsibility. Hold the relevant budget for area of commissioning responsibility. Line manage the Women and Childrens commissioning team. Matrix work with other Locality and Transformation teams and relevant teams/individuals across the ICB and the system. Deal with, or advise on, highly confidential information and explain highly complex, highly sensitive, and potentially unwelcome information to a wide range of audiences while overcoming significant barriers to resistance. Deputise where necessary for the Director of Localities and Strategic Commissioning or Deputy Director of Strategic Commissioning. The portfolio will be regularly reviewed by the Director of Localities and Strategic Commissioning and the focus, priorities, and portfolio will be adapted to meet organisational and service needs. As a senior role, the incumbent will be required to take part in ICB on-call arrangements.
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