Job overview

NHS Devon’s Pharmacy, Optometry and Dental (POD) Commissioning Team is working to deliver some of the most high profile and challenging healthcare initiatives for Devon’s patient population, in partnership with service providers, local authorities and neighbouring healthcare systems. As part of a newly formed team, this role will contribute to a broad, interesting and crucial portfolio of work, with the opportunity to achieve important and tangible improvements to services for our patients. 

You will be a member of a small, tight-knit part of NHS Devon’s wider Primary Care Team, contributing to improving services in key areas such as:

·       Implementation of the national Pharmacy First service – key to the sustainability of community pharmacy and creating capacity in Primary Care

·       Improving access to dental care – through a focus on expanding provision of urgent dental care, and commissioning of parallel services to ensure that those who most need to see a dentist, can see a dentist.

·       Supporting a suite of specialist dental offers – these will include prevention and oral health initiatives for children and young people and dental service provision to vulnerable populations in Devon

·       Understand opportunities and issues for primary care optometry providers and support pathway development

Main duties of the job

You will be key in organising and monitoring the team’s delivery against its priorities and workplan, working with a wide selection of interested stakeholders, including patients, members of parliament, local authorities and healthcare partners. You will analyse and interpret data, create and maintain workplans and feed into regular reports, papers and responses to patient, MP and media enquiries.

The volume of work is large, and the pace is fast. Priorities often shift and there will be a need to adapt and regularly reprioritise. However, you will be part of an exciting, supportive and conscientious wider team with a collaborative and enthusiastic approach to work and our objectives.      

Working for our organisation

NHS Devon Integrated Care System

As an Integrated Care System (ICS), we recognise now more than ever that we can only provide the care that people really need by working together. Together for Devon therefore represents a partnership where health and care services work together with local communities to improve peoples health, wellbeing and care. It aims to transform health and care services so they are clinically, socially and financially sustainable.

Our vision is simple: equal chances for everyone in Devon to lead long, happy and healthy lives. To achieve this, we have set out six ambitions for the next five years that will help us transform services including: Effective and efficient care, embedding the Integrated Care Model, the Devon deal (a citizen-led approach to health and care), Children and young people, Digital Devon and ensuring Equality.

About NHS Devon

As part of the Devon ICS, NHS Devon Integrated Care Board is responsible for the majority of county's NHS budget, and develops a plan to improve peoples health, deliver high-quality care and better value for money. The organisation is led by a diverse board, with an aim to improve peoples lives in Devon wherever they live, to reduce health inequalities and make sure we can deliver these services for the long term.

For more information, visit our website www.onedevon.org.uk

Vacancies may close early if a high volume of applications are received.