Strategic Commissioning Support Officer

On 1 July 2022, NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) was established. The ICB is part of North Central London Integrated Care System (ICS). The ICS is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our five boroughs: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of ICSs:

• to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
• tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access
• enhance productivity and value for money
• help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
North Central London's population is incredibly diverse, and continues to grow and change. This brings pressure and challenges for the local health and care services that NCL ICB commissions - or buys - on behalf of residents. NCL ICB works closely with Councils, providers, general practices, voluntary, community organisations, and unions, to achieve our shared aims. NCL ICB values our staff, our partners and their expertise to deliver the best health and care possible for the patients and residents of North Central London. We are committed to recruiting a workforce which is reflective of our diverse population, where individual contributions are encouraged and valued. We welcome and encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, sex or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, caring status or neurodiversity., In April 2025, the North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB), along with the other ICBs in London and in other regions across England will take on responsibilities for a wide range of Specialised Services. This follows on from the successful delegation of Dental, Optometry and Community Pharmacy Services and the fact that some other regions have already taken on delegation from April 2024. Delegation represents a significant increase in the responsibilities for the ICB and an exciting challenge to join up pathways, improve outcomes and coordinate the management of demand driven by our system clinical strategy for specialised services which is aligned to our overall Population Health & Integrated Care Strategy., The postholder will work flexibly across the Strategic & Delegated Commissioning team and will work collaboratively with providers, and other partners, departments and organisations as required. The postholder will support the production of high quality reports, work with NHS England and ICB colleagues to arrange meetings, support those high level meetings by producing papers and taking minutes and actions, support the management of the portfolio of contracts and services in scope for the role and provide administrative input to relevant procurements, strategic service developments and other high level programmes of work as required., Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances please ensure you quote your application reference number. Please ensure you check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. Invitations for interview are sent by email only, so it is important that you monitor your emails once you have submitted an application online. If you have not heard from us within a month of the closing date you should presume that you have not been shortlisted. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and other secure, internal NHS workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within the organisation. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Depending on the role a Criminal Records check may be required, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Working for our organisation NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in our five boroughs: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington. As an ICB, we're focused on:
• improving outcomes in population health and healthcare
• tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
• enhancing productivity and value for money
• helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
It is an exciting time to be joining NCL ICB - we have commenced an organisational change programme to redesign the structure of the organisation and the way that we work to better meet the needs of our population, our people, our system, and our partners. As part of the organisational change programme, we want to re-launch and re-energise the organisation, embed new ways of working and building the capabilities we need to create a thriving organisational culture.