Senior Commissioning Manager

Job summary

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NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is seeking a Senior Commissioning Manager for Acute and Specialised Care to join our team and lead strategic commissioning, redesign and change programmes. Working across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight the role is responsible for leading commissioning, redesign, transformation and associated change and improvement activities to improve the quality of, and access to, services for our population..


If you bring recent experience of designing, commissioning, and procuring services, analysing complex data and effectively managing contracts, this is an outstanding opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people across our region.

Main duties of the job

You will analyse data and intelligence to inform commissioning projects and ensure services represent the best value and outcomes within the available resources, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes and experience, and deliver efficiencies. You will also have responsibility for developing and delivering commissioning activities throughout the whole commissioning cycle, including leading on procurement, market and contract management, service development and redesign.Along with recent experience leading service redesign, commissioning and contract management, you will have highly developed analytical, planning and organisational skills, and excellent communication skills.

About us

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) is one of the largest Integrated Care Boards in England, serving a population of over 2 million people. Working alongside our NHS providers, local authorities, voluntary sector organisations and wider partners, we are committed to improving health outcomes, tackling inequalities and delivering sustainable, high-quality health and care services. We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We offer competitive benefits, flexible working and a positive team atmosphere.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for more details. If you think this role is for you, please contact Emma Lewis, Deputy Director of Acute and Specialised Care on View email address on energyjobsearch.com or Dan Parr, Associate Director of Acute Care on View email address on energyjobsearch.com. We are looking to recruit and interview in week commencing 21 September 2026.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for more details. If you think this role is for you, please contact Emma Lewis, Deputy Director of Acute and Specialised Care on View email address on energyjobsearch.com or Dan Parr, Associate Director of Acute Care on View email address on energyjobsearch.com. We are looking to recruit and interview in week commencing 21 September 2026.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Educated to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Programme/ project management qualification and/or management qualification, or equivalent level of experience.
• Experience of working in a similar role with the NHS.
• Experience of leading service development, redesign and change across organisations.
• Experiencing of researching best practice and making recommendations to deliver optimal outcomes for all stakeholders.
• Experience of managing and monitoring budgets, and working knowledge of financial processes.
• Experience of designing, commissioning and procuring services, and of managing contracts.
• Experience of planning and organising a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans and strategies if required.
• Experience of producing strategies and/or policies and/or plans.
• Experience of line management and providing indirect management/ leadership of project teams, working groups or similar.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to make judgements on a range of complex issue where there are conflicting views or incomplete information and/or a number of courses of action, using experience to make inferences and inform decision making
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to contribute to the development of short-, medium-, and long-term plans which deliver organisational objectives.
• Ability to undertake equality and quality impact assessments, and deliver equality and diversity improvements.
• Ability to determine, prioritise and manage work to deliver priorities within timescales.
• Ability to work with, engage and motivate staff, colleagues and stakeholders in planning and implementation of change.
• Ability to work without supervision, working to tight and often changing timescales, in a busy environment.
• Flexibility and resilience, ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, reliable under pressure and able to concentrate whilst dealing with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to interpret complex national strategies and policies and apply them to own area of work, proposing policy or other changes.
• Ability to provide training, advice and support.
• Ability to devise, maintain and improve information systems.

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experience of working collaboratively with key stakeholders.
• Experience of presenting internally and externally to a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
• Ability to give formal presentations at senior level.
• Ability to write clear, concise and balanced reports for consideration.
• Ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to sensitively impart unwelcome news to stakeholders on occasion.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.

Desirable

• Experience working with clinicians and clinical leads

Analytical and problem solving skills

Essential

• Good analytical skills with ability to analyse, interpret, challenge and present a range of complex information and data, and to develop a range of options.
• Ability to draw qualitative and quantitative information from a range of services and present it in a clear and concise way.
• Ability to effectively plan, analyse and resolve problems.
• Ability to seek out, identify and implement opportunities for service improvement, to anticipate problems before they arise and offer appropriate solutions.
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to respond positively to sudden unexpected demands or changes.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Educated to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Programme/ project management qualification and/or management qualification, or equivalent level of experience.
• Experience of working in a similar role with the NHS.
• Experience of leading service development, redesign and change across organisations.
• Experiencing of researching best practice and making recommendations to deliver optimal outcomes for all stakeholders.
• Experience of managing and monitoring budgets, and working knowledge of financial processes.
• Experience of designing, commissioning and procuring services, and of managing contracts.
• Experience of planning and organising a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans and strategies if required.
• Experience of producing strategies and/or policies and/or plans.
• Experience of line management and providing indirect management/ leadership of project teams, working groups or similar.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to make judgements on a range of complex issue where there are conflicting views or incomplete information and/or a number of courses of action, using experience to make inferences and inform decision making
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to contribute to the development of short-, medium-, and long-term plans which deliver organisational objectives.
• Ability to undertake equality and quality impact assessments, and deliver equality and diversity improvements.
• Ability to determine, prioritise and manage work to deliver priorities within timescales.
• Ability to work with, engage and motivate staff, colleagues and stakeholders in planning and implementation of change.
• Ability to work without supervision, working to tight and often changing timescales, in a busy environment.
• Flexibility and resilience, ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, reliable under pressure and able to concentrate whilst dealing with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to interpret complex national strategies and policies and apply them to own area of work, proposing policy or other changes.
• Ability to provide training, advice and support.
• Ability to devise, maintain and improve information systems.

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experience of working collaboratively with key stakeholders.
• Experience of presenting internally and externally to a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
• Ability to give formal presentations at senior level.
• Ability to write clear, concise and balanced reports for consideration.
• Ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to sensitively impart unwelcome news to stakeholders on occasion.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.

Desirable

• Experience working with clinicians and clinical leads

Analytical and problem solving skills

Essential

• Good analytical skills with ability to analyse, interpret, challenge and present a range of complex information and data, and to develop a range of options.
• Ability to draw qualitative and quantitative information from a range of services and present it in a clear and concise way.
• Ability to effectively plan, analyse and resolve problems.
• Ability to seek out, identify and implement opportunities for service improvement, to anticipate problems before they arise and offer appropriate solutions.
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to respond positively to sudden unexpected demands or changes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB (104)

Address

Omega House


112 Southampton Road


Eastleigh

SO50 5PB


United Kingdom



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