Portfolio Manager Mental Health

at  NHS Staffordshire Stoke On Trent Integrated Care Board

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB operates a matrix working approach within the Transformation Team. The role will be flexible and adaptable to reflect the matrix working approach and will both lead on major areas of transformational activity as well as complex, time limited programmes and projects. Working closely with ICS system partners, the postholder will be responsible for the strategic, operational and project management of major areas of Mental Health transformation in line with range of national and system agreed priorities. The post-holder will at all times support the organisational processes for monitoring delivery of transformational schemes and support all staff to do the same.
They will support the interpretation of government and organisational policy, proposing policy or service changes that will determine both day to day work and actions and longer term strategic priorities in their own and other programmes areas of responsibility. They will be responsible for compiling ICB business plans and determining services to be commissioned, ensuring their effective implementation, that performance targets and strategic objectives are met and that the required contributions to corporate policies and strategy are made. They will be responsible for the development of skills, knowledge and capacity within the ICB to achieve core commissioning competencies. The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide, information and analytical advice and expertise.
They will develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data and present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to share best practice. The post holder will be required to manage projects and carry out functional responsibilities including: To provide support to the ICB Clinical Leaders and Transformation Team in developing and executing the ICBs transformation plan, delivery of QIPP and management of contracts Lead on key service reviews developing appropriate commissioning solutions across the ICB footprint and wider health economy Be a first point of contact for all commissioning enquiries for member practices, ICB staff, external stakeholders and members of the public Contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of individual and workstream success Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas where agreed. Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio of projects/function Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions. Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation processes The post holder will be expected to manage financial areas of the commissioning function by providing regular reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their implementation from a value for money perspective and providing oversight and monitoring of all aspects of Team budgets.
There will also be a requirement to evaluate projects and services within the Mental Health portfolio for delivery against financial recovery/savings plans through providing sophisticated, high quality project analysi

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