Commissioning Officer (Service Development)
| Posting date: | 24 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £39,471 to £54,254 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2025 |
| Location: | Twickenham, Greater London, TW1 3BZ |
| Company: | Richmond and Wandsworth Councils |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | randw/TP/17402/7971 |
Summary
Commissioning Officer (Service Development)
PO2 – PO4
Permanent or 2 Year Secondment
Full Time
Hybrid
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing commissioning team as a Commissioning Officer (Service Development) within Adult Social Care at Richmond and Wandsworth Councils.You will support the commissioning of services that are aligned to the strategic direction of both Councils to help keep people as independent as possible in their own homes and communities.It will support the development of services, within the Learning Disability Portfolio, and contribute as required to the needs analysis, commissioning, market testing, and review of services.
You will form part of a high performing team that strives on the continuous improvement of services. Contributing towards the Joint Strategic Needs Analysis for the London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth.
Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion throughout along with implementing resident led opportunities of co-production within the Commissioning Cycle.Working closely with Quality Assurance teams and Operational Social Work colleagues to ensure the Councils’ Safeguarding principles are embedded throughout.
This role will be open to internal staff initially as a two-year secondment development opportunity with the potential to lead to a permanent position. Should you prefer to apply on a permanent basis please include in your supporting statement. This role will be published externally if sufficient applications are not received.The current role is a mix of hybrid working you will be required to attend the office at least once a week and when need dictates.
About the role
You will:
- Contribute to the commissioning of services to meet the local social care needs.
- Collate information and intelligence and act as a source of advice on specific areas, as agreed with the Commissioning Manager
- Work closely with strategic health and social care planning, quality assurance and contract monitoring, business intelligence and operational colleagues to develop plans for service improvement and development in specific areas, as agreed with the Commissioning Manager.
- Contribute to the engagement, consultation and co-production with service users, carers and providers to inform commissioning intentions.
- Keep thorough and accurate records, and provide support at meetings through preparing agendas, taking effective minutes, recording actions and liaising with various stakeholders as required.
- Contribute towards the reviewing of commissioned services, including writing reports and supporting with preparing documentation for governance.
Essential Qualifications:
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent and relevant experiences.
Essential Knowledge / Experience:
- An understanding of the roles and collaboration between the NHS, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector.
- Knowledge of national policy and legislation associated with Adult Social Care.
- Experience of writing well-structured and high quality reports.
- Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload, to enable you to work efficiently and effectively with competing priorities.
Closing Date: 11th May 2025
Shortlisting Date: 12th May 2025
Interview Date: 22nd 23rd May 2025
For an informal conversation please contact the recruitment team viarecruitment@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
The current working arrangement for the team is hybrid arrangement. With a minimum expectation of 1 day in the office, plus site visits as and when required.
We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
All internal applicants for this secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.
Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.