Head of NHS Commercial Interventions

at  NHS England

As Head of NHS Commercial Interventions, the post holder will within the NHS England Central Commercial Function (CCF), and as a key part of the NHS Commercial Interventions Team.
Our Team’s remit is the development and oversight of commercial activities, solutions and projects that meet the need of various problems and challenges across the NHS Trust, Foundation Trust and ICS/ICB buying landscapes.
The core current Team activity is providing NHSE oversight and expertise across the Framework’s Workstream of the Commercial Efficiencies Optimisation Programme (CEOP), and this is a great opportunity to step into this workstream, as it concludes the first phase of the Framework Host Organisation Accreditation scheme, and moves into prioritising the next set of Framework Category specific activities, across the range of NHS third party spend.
The Head of Commercial Innovations will have the following responsibilities and require the following capabilities to undertake their role:
1) Providing policy and strategic direction or intervention across the ICS/ICB and trust procurement landscape nationally, enabling and facilitating collaborative groups and activities that create change and resolution and deliver value for money and improved patient care;
2) Support the Associate Director of NHS Commercial Interventions in the development and socialisation of prioritisation methodology matrix that supports the ambition of point 1 above, and ensures that the prioritisation is understood by all stakeholders;
3) Support the Associate Director in the creation and realisation of commissioned resourcing proposals and associated business funding cases, to ensure that delivery of prioritised activities can be enabled and facilitated through the most appropriate specialised teams from within the wider NHS commercial family;
4) Support the Associate Director in the development and management of a governance model that ensures delivery and realisation of the above ambitions, and holds assigned or commissioned partner teams to account for delivery of these.
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 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.
Please see job description for more information but for an informal discussion please contact;
Liz Capp-Gray – Associate Director of NHS Commercial Interventions - liz.capp-gray@nhs.net
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, especially disabled, female, and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under-represented at this level within our workforce.
Application Form Supporting Statement Guidelines

To help us build a better picture of how you can help us meet our ambitions, we would like you to respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:

• What values, behaviours and leadership expertise will you bring to our team and how will this help us in achieving our goals?
• How your commercial acumen and leadership experience at a strategic level delivers optimal outcomes across the breadth of NHS spend categories?
• What experience you have in developing and delivering commercial and procurement solutions across multiple NHS stakeholders that meet varying and competing demands from the buying audience?
• An in-depth expert knowledge of the procurement challenges facing the NHS ICS/ICB and trust buying landscape(s) and how you have helped to build effective strategies that are sensitive to these, whilst still achieving optimal outcomes for the buyers
• What expertise do you have in working with senior, diverse stakeholder groups to effect positive change and influence decision making?
• What sets you apart from the other candidates?

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
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