Job summary
- Main area
- Capital Projects
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Temporary cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-VG133
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 N/A
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/08/2025
Employer heading
Commissioning Manager - CDC
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our Capital Projects team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 Commissioning Manager on a Fixed Term 6 month contract.
This is a pivotal role within the commissioning team, responsible for supporting the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of high-quality and cost-effective services that meet the needs of our local population.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of strategic and operational commissioning priorities, working in partnership with clinical, operational, and system partners across health and social care. You will provide commissioning expertise across a portfolio of services, supporting service redesign, procurement, contract management, and performance improvement.
You will have a strong understanding of commissioning principles, excellent analytical and project management skills, and the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will also ensure that commissioned services align with national policy, local priorities, and evidence-based practice, while maintaining a clear focus on improving outcomes and reducing health inequalities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in commissioning, service improvement, or health and social care management who is ready to take the next step in their career within a dynamic and supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
- To lead on the commissioning and equipping for the CDC and other large value capital projects.
- To successfully build and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders involved in all allocated projects.
- To manage commissioning programmes for all allocated projects to ensure all milestones and deadlines are met throughout the project lifecycle.
- To manage and be responsible for the commissioning budgets for all allocated projects, providing updates and reports as required.
- To ensure that completed projects are ready for client occupation on time and within budget.
- The post holder will be expected to work across site.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Some of the core tasks of the role include:
- To work closely with end users to understand how they will use their department to inform decisions on the equipment, furniture, storage, and wayfinding that would be best placed for their needs.
- To work with contractors and project managers to ensure any build requirements needed for any choice of equipment and furniture are incorporated e.g. presence of power and data, wall pattressing etc.
- Review drawings with users, ensuring that they understand what it shows and explain them where necessary.
- Ensure specifications of equipment, furniture and storage are agreed.
Have full responsibility for developing and controlling the equipment and commissioning budget. - Work closely with the procurement capital buyer to order and manage the delivery and installation of the equipment and furniture for all capital projects. Dependent on the value of the order, this may include managing a tender or working with NHS Supply Chain to utilise their national frameworks.
- Where necessary, review items with other departments including, but not limited to, infection control, housekeeping and health and safety before ordering.
- Ensure all items are correctly positioned and installed ready for use in line with the handover programme.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level, or equivalent, in a relevant subject (e.g. healthcare, finance, construction), or significant experience of working at a similar level in a relevant specialist area.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Estates legislation and procurement legislation
- Project management qualification
- Nursing qualifications / experience
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE e.g. communication, problem solving, leadership
Essential criteria
- Sound computer literacy skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Advanced numeracy and literacy skills.
- Good communication skills– able to express complex issues effectively for a range of audiences.
- Consistent, logical and methodical approach to work.
- Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- A good team player with ‘Can Do’ attitude.
- Proactive.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Continued professional development.
PROFESSIONAL / SPECIALIST FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Able to maintain financial control and manage budgets effectively
- Experience of change management.
- Experience of building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with a wide range of people at all levels.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Able to organise own workload to meet specific deadlines.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working on build projects.
- Experience of managing the delivery of IT solutions.
- Experience of working in a nursing / clinical environment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Roseanna Hyder
- Job title
- Technical Project Manager - Capital Projects
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07557545412
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