Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Commissioning Manager to join our

Neighbourhood North team. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are

committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.

The role covers the Northumberland, North Tyneside and North Cumbria areas, therefore you will be expected to travel around these areas.

Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)

Main duties of the job

The postholder will support the ICB's Commissioning group, working in the Neighbourhood North team.

The postholder will work as part of a multi-professional team to drive forward the vision of the ICB through the three identified groups, working closely with Nursing, Medical and Finance colleagues to support teams to work collaboratively and effectively towards shared goals.

The role will be critical in ensuring that the ICB effectively commissions and contracts all services it is responsible for, ensuring ongoing service evaluation and re-design as appropriate in line with the critical functions of an Integrated Care Board.

About us

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.