Job Description

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) are the lead provider, sub-contractor or Board member in several partnerships and provider collaboratives. To fulfil these roles and responsibilities, NLFT has established a delineated commissioning arm within its corporate division, known as the Commissioning Team. Commissioning Team staff members will be expected to deliver their role over one or more collaboratives as required by the service. The team is comprised of clinical and non-clinical roles working together to deliver one or more commissioning functions including:

• Strategy and planning
• Finance
• Quality and clinical oversight
• Information
• Contracting

The Commissioning Team deliver the Lead Provider function for integrated non-custodial services across north London, which encompass Liaison and Diversion (L&D) and Men's Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) services. The Commissioning Team also have overarching responsibility for all data reporting to NHS England across both North and South London.
NLFT hold a further contract with Waythrough, our chosen Community Partner who will deliver the Community Link Workers and Peer Mentor Services as part of the L&D and MHTR service for men.
Main duties of the job
.This post will support the integration of both L&D and Men's MHTR with south London and the pan-London Women's MHTR service.
The post holder will lead on mobilisation of the service, including establishing formal agreements on how both north and south London will collaborate to deliver a cohesive service.
The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions, and support the adoption of of best practice, and document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery.
The post holder will be responsible for the oversight of the lead provider contract and delivery of this. This will have oversight of contractual submissions, and will contribute to and attend both provider performance and contract review meetings.
They will be responsible for a team of data managers, who are responsible for the informatics function across the whole of the collaborative, and directly line manage a Band 8a Business Analyst.
The post holder be required to develop strong relationships with clinical and non-clinical teams in L&D and MHTR services pan London, and a range of partners.
The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team which provide the commissioning and lead provider functions for a number of contracts and will be required to work across varying contracts across NLFC .
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy: * We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Details
Date posted
07 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
72,921 to 83,362 a year Per annum including HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
455-NLFT-0323
Job locations
Spaces Mappin House
4 Winsley Street
London
W1W 8HF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Formal management qualification

Desirable

• PRINCE2/Project management qualifications

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable programme management experience involving partners and stakeholders the span multiple organisational boundaries
• Understanding of Liaison and Diversion and Mental Health Treatment Requirement services and how these work with the Criminal Justice System
• Experience of overseeing end to end development of data systems to support service delivery and reporting.

Desirable

• Experience of managing external IT contracts

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrates the ability to influence and persuade colleagues and stakeholders through effective interpersonal and communication skills, building collaborative relationships and consensus without relying on formal authority or seniority
• Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.
• Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences
• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Formal management qualification

Desirable

• PRINCE2/Project management qualifications

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable programme management experience involving partners and stakeholders the span multiple organisational boundaries
• Understanding of Liaison and Diversion and Mental Health Treatment Requirement services and how these work with the Criminal Justice System
• Experience of overseeing end to end development of data systems to support service delivery and reporting.

Desirable

• Experience of managing external IT contracts

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrates the ability to influence and persuade colleagues and stakeholders through effective interpersonal and communication skills, building collaborative relationships and consensus without relying on formal authority or seniority
• Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.
• Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences
• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.