Specialist Commissioning Manager
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,583 to £63,690 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Aalary will be pro rata based on hours worked |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | BUC11370 |
Summary
Overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Commissioning Manager to join the team to support a dedicated review team for complex clients with learning disability. The post holder will work closely with social workers to provide commissioning support to a programme of targeted reviews for high cost clients. The reviews will aim to maximise the potential for independence for the individual and ensure value for money for the public purse.
The post will be managed by the Service Director for Integrated Commissioning and will work closely with both the review team in Adult Social Care and the All Age Disability Team in Integrated Commissioning
Salary: £60,583- £63,690 per annum (salary will be pro rata based on hours worked)
Contract: 1 year fixed term contract
Working hours: 22.5 hours per week
About us
The Integrated Commissioning Service commissions high quality and value for money health, social care, and prevention services to enable Buckinghamshire residents of all ages to access the right services, in the right place at the right time.
We do this by:
- Putting people at the centre of everything we do through actively listening,
engaging, and focusing on outcomes
- Developing open, honest, and collaborative relationships with providers,
residents, and stakeholders
- Acting as a catalyst for change and integration by encouraging innovation
- Following an ethical, evidence-based, and inclusive approach which seeks to
reduce inequalities and improve outcomes
- Supporting resilience and improvement and measuring impact
- Investing in our own staff by developing and sharing knowledge and skills,
and recruiting new talent
About the role
We are looking for motivated, ambitious, and inspiring person to join us. You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.
Specific activities of the role will include:
- Ensuring providers are clear about the Council’s expectations for them to
achieve specified outcomes from core support and additional hours
- Providing a robust challenge process with providers in regard to cost and the
use of additional hours
- Working with social workers on an holistic approach to the range of services
individual clients are receiving and the cost effectiveness of this
- Effective utilisation of the CareCubed costing tool to support dialogue around
cost and value for money (training will be available).
- Working with the review team to identify the gaps in provision to meet the
needs of disabled adults with complex needs in-county and working with the
All Age Disability Team to develop potential solutions.
About you
You will need to demonstrate the following confidently and effectively:
- Experience of working in a senior commissioning role in a complex
organisation with demonstrable leadership skills.
- Specific experience of commissioning services for clients with learning
disability and / or autism or very similar services.
- A strong understanding of residential learning disability services, including
different service models and the costs associated with running services.
- Previous experience of working in this or a similar sector would be an
advantage.
- An understanding of what good quality care looks like for individuals with
complex learning disability and or Autism.
- Excellent financial literacy, including the ability to understand financial
models, organisational financial statements, and annual accounts.
- Experience of designing, leading, and managing change, including previous
experience of delivering projects that improve outcomes for people and value
for money.
- Able to influence others, build and manage effective relationships up to
Director level across the health and social care economy. Comfortable and
confident engaging in complex or challenging negotiations.
- Able to use professional curiosity and creativity to develop new and
innovative solutions.
- Strong verbal, presentation, and written skills with confidence in delivering
complex information to senior stakeholders in a concise manner
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and a complex work programme in a
fast-paced environment
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
Please see job summary attached for full details.
Other information
Access to and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement.
Interview date: Thursday 30th May 2024
For further information, please contact Tracey Ironmonger, Service Director for Integrated Commissioning tracey.ironmonger@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Commissioning Manager to join the team to support a dedicated review team for complex clients with learning disability. The post holder will work closely with social workers to provide commissioning support to a programme of targeted reviews for high cost clients. The reviews will aim to maximise the potential for independence for the individual and ensure value for money for the public purse.
The post will be managed by the Service Director for Integrated Commissioning and will work closely with both the review team in Adult Social Care and the All Age Disability Team in Integrated Commissioning
Salary: £60,583- £63,690 per annum (salary will be pro rata based on hours worked)
Contract: 1 year fixed term contract
Working hours: 22.5 hours per week
About us
The Integrated Commissioning Service commissions high quality and value for money health, social care, and prevention services to enable Buckinghamshire residents of all ages to access the right services, in the right place at the right time.
We do this by:
- Putting people at the centre of everything we do through actively listening,
engaging, and focusing on outcomes
- Developing open, honest, and collaborative relationships with providers,
residents, and stakeholders
- Acting as a catalyst for change and integration by encouraging innovation
- Following an ethical, evidence-based, and inclusive approach which seeks to
reduce inequalities and improve outcomes
- Supporting resilience and improvement and measuring impact
- Investing in our own staff by developing and sharing knowledge and skills,
and recruiting new talent
About the role
We are looking for motivated, ambitious, and inspiring person to join us. You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.
Specific activities of the role will include:
- Ensuring providers are clear about the Council’s expectations for them to
achieve specified outcomes from core support and additional hours
- Providing a robust challenge process with providers in regard to cost and the
use of additional hours
- Working with social workers on an holistic approach to the range of services
individual clients are receiving and the cost effectiveness of this
- Effective utilisation of the CareCubed costing tool to support dialogue around
cost and value for money (training will be available).
- Working with the review team to identify the gaps in provision to meet the
needs of disabled adults with complex needs in-county and working with the
All Age Disability Team to develop potential solutions.
About you
You will need to demonstrate the following confidently and effectively:
- Experience of working in a senior commissioning role in a complex
organisation with demonstrable leadership skills.
- Specific experience of commissioning services for clients with learning
disability and / or autism or very similar services.
- A strong understanding of residential learning disability services, including
different service models and the costs associated with running services.
- Previous experience of working in this or a similar sector would be an
advantage.
- An understanding of what good quality care looks like for individuals with
complex learning disability and or Autism.
- Excellent financial literacy, including the ability to understand financial
models, organisational financial statements, and annual accounts.
- Experience of designing, leading, and managing change, including previous
experience of delivering projects that improve outcomes for people and value
for money.
- Able to influence others, build and manage effective relationships up to
Director level across the health and social care economy. Comfortable and
confident engaging in complex or challenging negotiations.
- Able to use professional curiosity and creativity to develop new and
innovative solutions.
- Strong verbal, presentation, and written skills with confidence in delivering
complex information to senior stakeholders in a concise manner
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and a complex work programme in a
fast-paced environment
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
Please see job summary attached for full details.
Other information
Access to and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement.
Interview date: Thursday 30th May 2024
For further information, please contact Tracey Ironmonger, Service Director for Integrated Commissioning tracey.ironmonger@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk.
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