Commissioning OfficerNHS

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic team player to join the Central Neighbourhood team as a Commissioning Officer. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.

Please note that applications are only being accepted from current staff members of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date once the required number of suitable applications has been received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the Central Neighbourhood team, working with colleagues across the NENC ICB to ensure deadlines are met while managing a constantly changing workload. The role covers Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham.

Job description

Please see attached person Specification for more details

Please note that applications are only being accepted from current staff members of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).

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.