Commissioning Support Officer
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
20/10/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 03/11/2020 23:59
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
County Hall, Morpeth
Further Information
COMMISSIONING SUPPORT OFFICER, WELLBEING AND COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMISSIONING TEAM
HOURS: FULL TIME - 37 HOURS PER WEEK
The post holder will support the process of developing commissioning solutions to meet identified needs. Whilst the focus will be children’s services the post will fall under the broader remit of the Wellbeing and Community Health Group.
The role will include collecting and analysing data, writing service specifications, involvement in service reshaping and/or tendering and other procurement processes while managing and monitoring contracts and Service Level Agreements.
The monitoring aspect of the role is significant and will include visiting the sites of external providers as well as undertaking Regulation 44 visits for the Council’s internally operated children’s homes. It follows that the Post Holder will be required to work with internal and external service providers on both a stand alone or collaborative basis.
The post holder will be commercially aware and able to understand the relationship between cost, quality, customer care and corporate performance assessments.
This is an extremely supportive, collaborative team where effective communication is essential, commitment to providing a quality service is expected and new ideas for improvements are welcomed.
The salary for this position is £28672 - 32234
The closing date is the 3 November 2020 at midnight
https://www.northumberland.gov.uk//getmedia/7c914f05-1e77-43fb-adad-f4a488fdaacd/2896-Commissioning-Support-Officer-doc.aspx
For an informal discussion regarding the above role, please contact Judith Keepin on 01670 623675 or judith.keepin@northumberland.gov.uk
Northumberland County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We recognise the difficulties that transgender applicants in particular may face during a recruitment process; any concerns regarding the process can be discussed with Rebecca Harding (Trans HR Support Officer) on 01670 623 130 or email Rebecca.harding@northumberland.gov.uk . We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. All applications to work on a part-time will be considered in line with the requirements of the post and the needs of the service.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend interview please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.