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Brokerage & Payments Team Manager

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About the role

Brokerage & Payments Team Manager

Commissioning & Performance Team – Fixed Term contract 12 months

Are you an ambitious and inspirational individual with the capability to lead the delivery of Adult Social Care sourcing priorities?

If so, we want to hear from you!

West Northants Council is looking for a Brokerage & Payments Manager for Adults placements. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an established high performing commissioning division with an outstanding reputation for leading the way in Commissioning.

This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in joining the Brokerage and Payments team to learn if they wish to further their career with West Northants Council. This fixed term post is due to the permanent post holder taking up an internal secondment.

This post is responsible for the integrated Brokerage Teams and the Payments Team which works across multiple systems, supporting external and internal organisations and service areas. The role will be expected to continue the development of both functions working with the team to ensure timely sourcing of packages and payment to external partners is completed successfully.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that efficient, accurate and timely end to end processes are in place, including the use of appropriate technologies to streamline and automate the process.

The Brokerage and Payments team are pivotal to us in delivering the right outcomes for people.

You will lead the teams whose primary function is to source care and support for people, residing either in the community or being discharged from a health setting, for support in their home, their community or in commissioned bedded service; ensuring a seamless transition that is person focussed and best-value irrespective of funding stream.

Your instinct for collaboration and commitment to high quality care and support services for our residents will ensure that we achieve positive outcomes for individuals.

What will you be doing?

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate will:

Be line managed by the Service Manager for Provider support and Integrated Health Teams

Be part of a creative forward-thinking management team

Have lead responsibility for all elements of brokerage and payments, line managing four Team Leader supporting a team of 24 in total.

Work closely with Adult Social Care, Health, and Contract management colleagues

Lead on all associated business plans and manage delivery

Relish the opportunity to join a recognised high functioning, accountable and dynamic team.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Sarah Moreton (Service Manager) on Sarah.Moreton@westnorthants.gov.uk

About you

About you, the successful candidate will:

Be a highly motivated and innovative broker and payments experience with a proven track record of delivery.

Have a pro-active approach.

Have proven ability to manage a diverse team and drive performance through people

Have the ability to ensure the best quality and range of services are brokered to meet the diverse needs of our adults population.

Have strong commercial awareness and ability to manage and deliver change within a fast-moving environment.

Be able to demonstrate drive and determination to ensure our vision, aims and business objectives are comprehensively delivered on time, to budget, offering value for money services that do not compromise on quality or achievement of identified outcomes.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Car Lease scheme
Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

Should you require the Job Description in another format or language, please contact: Careers@westnorthants.gov.uk