Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Word processing and Excel qualifications (intermediate level), or equivalent experience.
- Qualifications
Further training / post-graduate or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
- Qualifications
Previous experience in similar role in public sector
- Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Communication and Relationship Skills
Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Planning and Organisational Skills
Previous experience in project management and planning
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Band 6 Commissioning Officer to join the Neighbourhood Health South team within the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.
As a Commissioning Officer, you will support the planning, commissioning, contracting and continuous improvement of services across women’s, children’s and young people’s health services, working closely with commissioners, providers and key stakeholders.
This vacancy is open to employees of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) and North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) only.
Main duties of the job
- Manage a portfolio of contracts, projects and commissioning workstreams relating to services for women, children and young people.
- Support the planning, development, commissioning and transformation of services, ensuring they reflect local needs, national priorities and the ICB’s strategic objectives.
- Develop and review service specifications, quality standards, outcomes and performance measures, supporting contract negotiation and management.
- Monitor and analyse provider performance, activity, quality, expenditure and delivery, investigating areas of variation and overseeing agreed improvement actions.
- Prepare clear reports, briefings and recommendations to support collaborative commissioning and informed decision-making.
- Build effective relationships with providers and system partners, including acute and community providers, local authorities and voluntary organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will manage an allocated portfolio of contracts and projects, supporting contract negotiation, performance monitoring, service evaluation and service redesign across Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland.
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This advert is for Commissioning Officer with North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 6 Officer (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Oct 2026.
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