Commissioning Officer (Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Grade 12 £42,498 -£46,344 per annum

Working Hours: Full time

Contract Type: 1x fixed term for 12 months & 1x permanent

Closing Date: 15th January 2025

Introduction

Would you like to join us as a commissioning officer and help to shape the way our Adults and Communities services are developed? If you want to be an integral part of a great team developing high-quality, innovative, and cost-effective services across Leicestershire this could be the opportunity for you.

About the Role

We are looking for two commissioning officers for adult social care and integrated commissioning to help us to deliver our Adults and Communities Strategy. The successful candidate will work alongside the Adults and Communities Lead Commissioners and colleagues from the Care Pathway, Transformation, Quality and Contracts, Finance and Business intelligence to deliver high quality social care services which are cost-effective and able to meet the needs of people across Leicestershire.

1. Vacancy 1 - this is a permanent post, which has the opportunity for involvement in a range of areas of adult social care commissioning, which may include home care and mental health services for Leicestershire, as well as aspects of carer development work. This will include engagement and co-production with relevant stakeholders, analysis of complex data, report writing, qualitative research and drawing conclusions from the evidence gathered.
2. Vacancy 2 - this is a 12 month fixed term post, focussed on Supported Living. It will entail analysis of our operational commissioning processes and research into the use of alternative pricing tools. There will also be development work to consider the broader use of a brokerage in accommodation based commissioning.

About You

• A relevant degree or professional qualification or an equivalent level of relevant experience
• Experience of social care, commissioning and service development
• Developed innovative approaches in your work
• Experience of engaging with adult social care providers
• Aware of key issues facing local authorities and provider markets, as well as knowledge of the Care Act
• Organised and a good time manager
• A good communicator, partnership worker, and able to be flexible to meet changing demands

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

The closing date is Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 6.00pm.

Interviews are planned for the afternoons of Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 January

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Dave Pruden, Lead Commissioner

Email: [email protected]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.

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