[Hiring] Senior Commissioning Manager @Central East Integrated Care Board

Role Description

The Senior Commissioning Manager (Cancer) will be part of the wider Planned Care Commissioning Team, providing senior commissioning leadership across the Central East ICB Cancer Programme and supporting the Head of Planned Care Cancer in delivering strategic and operational priorities.

• Lead key cancer commissioning programmes and workstreams, ensuring agreed objectives, milestones and outcomes are delivered.
• Lead cancer pathway redesign and service improvement, focusing on prevention, screening, early diagnosis and reducing unwarranted variation.
• Develop commissioning approaches, service standards, outcome measures and specifications for sustainable cancer services.
• Monitor programme and pathway performance, using data and intelligence to identify priorities and inform commissioning decisions.
• Oversee programme governance, including delivery, risks, issues, dependencies, actions and assurance.
• Work with providers, primary care, the Cancer Alliance and system partners to coordinate cancer priorities across Central East ICB.
• Build effective relationships with clinical, operational and commissioning stakeholders.
• Support the Head of Planned Care Cancer in developing and delivering ICB cancer priorities and improvement programmes.
• Support financial planning and effective use of cancer resources and funding.
• Prepare reports, business cases and assurance updates for governance and decision-making forums.
• Ensure health inequalities, equitable access, patient experience and outcomes inform commissioning decisions.
• Contribute to wider Planned Care priorities and provide commissioning expertise across the portfolio.
• Provide leadership and line management to relevant team members.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior commissioning leadership.
• Strong understanding of cancer commissioning and service improvement.
• Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in using data to inform decisions.

Requirements

• Experience in leading cancer pathway redesign and service improvement programmes.
• Knowledge of NHS providers and primary care systems.
• Ability to develop and monitor service standards and outcome measures.
• Strong governance and assurance skills.
• Commitment to addressing health inequalities and improving patient outcomes.

Benefits

• Commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.
• Supportive and inclusive working environment for Carers.
• Flexible working options available.
• Disability Confident Employer status, ensuring suitable applicants are shortlisted.