About the role
West Northamptonshire Council are seeking to recruit a dynamic, experienced, skilled and innovative Older Persons Commissioning Service Manager to deliver the vision for Adult Social Care Older Peoples Services. It is an exciting time to be joining West Northamptonshire, as 2 new models of care for Older Peoples care services will be going live in 2023. The West Northamptonshire Commissioning and Performance Service delivers innovative and effective commissioning service provision across the spectrum of care needs. To ensure that our Commissioning Managers are able to deliver to our ambitions and vision, a new Service Manager is required to deliver the very best services across the Independent Care Sector. The postholder will also have responsibility for our Brokerage Service, who arrange packages of care with the Independent Care Sector across all service and client types.
The postholder will need to have substantial experience in commissioning care services, procurement rules and protocols, a strong understanding of care budget management and strong evidence of leadership skills and ability to influence. We would also like the postholder to be able to demonstrate their ability to market manage and shape.
We will be looking to interview week commencing 6th March 2023.
What will you be doing?
You will be leading and managing the Older Person Commissioning and Brokerage Services. Your key responsibilities will be:
- Provide advice and support to all staff, and manage them through periods of change
- Set the strategic direction for commissioned care services and new models of care
- Work with local Health partners to align services, and integrate service delivery wherever possible
- Take the lead on projects designed to improve the lives of vulnerable adults
About you
You'll need to have substantial experience in commissioning care services, procurement rules and protocols, a sound understanding of care budget management and strong evidence of leadership skills along with the ability to influence. You'll also be able to demonstrate your ability to market manage and shape.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be forward thinking, innovative and self driven
- Be able to lead staff through periods of change
- Be experienced in older persons care services, and the commissioning of these services
- Have experience of market management and shaping
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 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.
- 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.
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Car Lease scheme
- 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.
The council is in the process of implementing a new pay structure and terms and conditions which will be applicable to this role. The outcome could result in a future variation to the advertised salary, and this will be discussed at interview.
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.
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.
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