Business Partner - Direct Care Estates

Are you a potential Business Partner with excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong and productive working relationships across the Council? How about joining the Quality and Compliance team in Adult Social Care and Health?

You will be managing a team of people who provide support to operational teams within direct care with the implementation of new products, services including property maintenance work. This includes the management of people providing support and specialist training to catering services across the direct care estate ensuring effective audits of hygiene standards and health and safety requirements.

Your role would be to collaborate with operational managers, our property services team and our experts in procurement and contracts management to ensure we are meeting the required standards.

We are looking for someone who has:

• an understanding of procurement and contract management
• excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with a focus on problem solving and continuous improvement
• an understanding of the regulatory framework within which our services operate
• experience of policy development and implementation
• the ability to prioritise well and to lead a team.

For a discussion about the role please contact Emma Benton, Group Manager at

[email protected] or 07816 589040

Provisional Interview Date - 30th September 2024

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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