3 Month Contract With A Local Authority

Job Purpose

• Strategic commissioning covers commissioning strategies, data, demand forecasting, recommissioning, relationship management, market development and sustainability, the voluntary sector and transformation.
  
• Operational commissioning covers quality assurance, contract management, performance management, risk management and safeguarding.
  
• Commercial covers the brokerage service, including the use of bench marking tools such as CareCubed or similar, and cost negotiation, annual inflationary uplifts, hospital flow, escalations, oversight of matching people and oversight of issues contract agreements such as CoSA/ToSA.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Undertake operational management of a specialist service, area and/or workstream which has impact across the Council – managing day to day performance in conjunction with the relevant head of service.
  
• Service expert with responsibility for leading the identification, development and delivery of effective commissioning strategies for improving service delivery.
  
• Service lead on the continuous development of performance management systems to improve quality and delivery within the strategic, operational and commercial elements of commissioning. Analysing performance data across the service and providers to inform the strategic direction and evidenced based decision making. Performance will be monitored through POG’s and POB’s and the postholder will have responsibility for providing and presenting this data, providing recommendations on actions to improve performance.
  
• Ensuring the performance of Team Managers delivery of front line services within their teams is effective and efficient, driving a high performance culture.
  
• Support and drive innovation and change across the service and wider partnership.
  
• Service lead for the recruitment and retention internally and with our providers, providing support to over 7000 people, developing strategies and initiatives to support and build service capacity.
  
• Supporting the Head of Service to ensure that services are CQC inspection ready, working with the inspection leads to understand, prepare for and develop action plans related to inspections.
  
• Develop and deliver co-production and other initiatives with partners such as health to ensure the highest levels of public satisfaction for the service, to continue to transform the service to meet the aspirations of customers and in accordance with the requirements of the law and external regulation.
  
• Provide leadership across the partnership (including both internal and external partners), demonstrating a breadth of knowledge and skills and willingness to step outside of specialisms.
  
• Engage with customers, carers, the wider community, with staff in the service, the council and with other organisations to promote the provision of high quality opportunities and services which will promote well-being and independence
  

Essential Experience Required

• Significant experience of Adults Commissioning and experience in working with CQC and other relevant regulatory bodies.
  
• Experience of managing staff through change and forming high-quality working relationships at all levels including as an interface with elected members.
  
• Experience of leading effective partnership working across health, social care and the voluntary sector.
  
• Experience of managing and resolving conflict, effectively handling challenging and complex situations.
  

Essential Qualifications Required

• Degree in a relevant subject or/and extensive experience of evidenced based commissioning and managing staff in a large and diverse organisation.
  
• Level 7 in leadership and management or significant management experience.
  

Additional Information To Note

• Working hours: 37 hours per week.
  

This Role Closes on 28/08/2025