Since October 2020 the responsibility for the commissioning of Adult Secure Care mental health, learning disability and autism services has transferred from NHS England (NHSE) Specialised Commissioning to Provider Collaboratives (PCs).
Fifteen PC's nationally coordinate and deliver care for adult patients requiring low and medium secure care.
The East Midlands area Provider Collaborative is called IMPACT.
IMPACT is a partnership of 9 NHS and independent sector providers and is led by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS FT as the Lead Provider.
The other organisations in the collaborative are:
Cygnet Healthcare
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS FT
Elysium Healthcare
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Lincolnshire Partnerships NHS FT
Northamptonshire NHS FT
Priory Healthcare
St Andrews Healthcare
In order to preserve integrity and avoid conflicts of interest, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust as the Lead Provider developed an arms-length commissioning and clinical oversight function (the IMPACT commissioning hub).
IMPACT’s commissioning hub’s role involves understanding the local population and empowering local clinicians and Experts by Experience to design improved pathways of care. Through the Lead Provider arrangements IMPACT also sub-contracts other providers e.g. to support discharges from secure care, assure the quality of services and lead the necessary reporting regionally and nationally to NHS England.
Provision of a high level efficient, comprehensive and confidential administrative service to the department will be required from this post holder.
There will be an expectation that the postholder will provide support as required across the team’s administrative functions during periods of absence or high demand, so a level of flexibility is required.
This is a hybrid working post, hours to be worked at home and at the IMPACT base at Westminster House in Mapperley, Nottingham. This will be discussed on appointment to the post.
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Responsible for all aspects of administrative and secretarial support, working to optimum in terms of efficiency and organisation
To undertake administrative and secretarial work as required by the service / department
Produce minutes of meetings as required ensuring actions resulting from all meetings and other working parties are time lined and individual team members prompted prior to deadlines
To deal efficiently with all correspondence, emails, monitoring telephone enquiries and providing information as appropriate
To upload key information on Connect keeping this up to date and professionally presented
To type and compose letters, memoranda and other documentation as required
Run routine reports as necessary (from relevant departmental systems)
Responsible for booking accommodation and making travel arrangements
To convene, administer and attend regular meetings as required, producing agendas and accurate minutes, making all necessary arrangements, including the collation of papers and agenda items
To maintain an accurate appointments schedule and manage the time of the service function, this may include booking and organising meetings and booking rooms
To maintain an efficient filing system including brought forward items to ensure that deadlines for responses are met
To deal with enquiries/visitors including senior staff members, Trust Board members and other visiting professionals
Responsible for stock control and ordering supplies on the e-procurement system
Systems operate smoothly, objectives are achieved
Please note that we are expanding our team to establish a dedicated response function to support the delivery of urgent, high-priority service change across our Collaborative. This role will offer an opportunity to join a focused “team within a team,” working directly with senior leads in a fast-paced, reactive environment.
The post holder will deliver clearly defined tasks at pace, with a strong emphasis on daily and weekly outputs. The role requires a highly responsive, proactive approach, with the ability to prioritise rapidly changing demands and act on direction quickly and effectively.
While working within a supportive and collaborative team, this is a delivery-focused role with clear expectations around performance, accountability, and timely completion of work. This expansion reflects increased operational demand rather than turnover, and the successful candidate will play a key role in helping the team respond to system priorities.
As with all IMPACT roles this post will be offered as a hybrid working arrangement (part home and part office working).
Potential TUPE process.
IMPACT commissioning support hub may potentially be moving through a ‘TUPE’ process to Northamptonshire Healthcare Advanced Foundation Trust in the near future. There is strong support for a single hub model within the East Midlands, aimed at delivering financial efficiencies, streamlining governance, and reducing variation. The merger approach will strengthen collaboration and alignment. The merger will not affect fixed term contracts or any changes to required job descriptions advertised.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay or skill level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary / skill level is below the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
