Job vacancy: Commissioning Manager, Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, EASTLEIGH

Job summary

Main area: Administration
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 104-ICB-6490HB

Employer: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
Employer type: NHS
Site: Omega House
Town: EASTLEIGH
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/11/2026 23:59

Commissioning Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

If you think this role is for you, please contact Ted Mollart Associate Director of Acute Care: [email protected]

or Dan Parr, Associate Director of Acute Care: [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications and/ or experience

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Experience of leading service development and change
Experience of managing and coordinating projects and initiatives, and delivering measurable outcomes in complex and challenging environments
Experience of commissioning, procuring and monitoring services
Experience of producing strategies and/or policies and/or plans
Experience of managing risks and reporting
Experience of line management and/or providing indirect management and leadership of project teams, working groups or similar
Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
Experience of setting up and implementing processes and procedures

Desirable criteria

Programme/ project management qualification and/or management qualification, or equivalent level of experience

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

Demonstrated capability to manage and organise a large and varied work programme
Ability to make judgements were there are conflicting views or incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and inform decision making
Ability to plan over short-, medium- and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements as required
Ability to develop equality and quality impact assessments
Ability to develop detailed plans and business cases
Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations
Ability to work to tight deadlines, and be flexible and adaptable in order to deliver competing priorities
Ability to work without supervision, and to provide specialist advice to colleagues/ the organisation
Professional, calm and efficient manner, reliable under pressure, and able to cope with uncertainty and change

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge and understanding of health service management and frameworks, policies and priorities
Understanding of financial and contractual processes, e.g. budget management, procurement, contract management
Understanding of NHS planning and financial cycles
Understanding of issues affecting diversity, inclusion and health inequalities

Communication and interpersonal skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
Experience of creating and giving impactful presentations to a varied groups of internal and external stakeholders
Ability to engage and negotiate with a range of stakeholders
Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to a broad range of stakeholders
Experience of writing briefing papers, Board papers, reports, other documentation and formal correspondence
Ability to provide, receive and present complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information, to maintain confidentiality and trust
Ability to sensitively impart unwelcome news to stakeholders on occasion

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Essential criteria

Ability to analyse very complex issues, including where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
Ability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decisions
Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues
Ability to carry out analysis to support intelligence-led decision making
Ability to identify and investigate any unexpected variances in delivery, performance or outcomes, and actively contribute to development and delivery of improvement plans
Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.

Please note the following before applying:

1. We reserve the right to amend the closing date based on the volume of applications received. Vacancies attracting a high volume of applications may therefore close earlier than advertised.

2. In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

3. As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. As an ICB, we value diversity and are committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

4. If you are successful and are joining from a non-NHS background, there will be an expectation that you will be engaged from the bottom of the pay band. If you would like to review the Agenda for Change pay scales in more detail and to view other benefits of working in the NHS, please visit the Agenda for Change website for further details.

5. New employees to the ICB will be subject to a probationary period of six months (some exemptions apply, please refer to the ICBs policy for full details).

We recognise that some candidates for accessibility reasons may use software to support their application. At our Organisation, our selection process ensures we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We monitor applications and remain alert to misuse that misrepresents abilities including the inappropriate use of AI.