Brokerage Manager / Contracts & Commissioning Officer
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
19/04/2024
Advert End Date:
19/05/2024 23:59
Salary:
£37,336 - £41,418
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth/ Agile working
Further Information
We are looking to recruit a high performer and highly motivated Brokerage Manager / Contracts & Commissioning Officer to join the busy Contracts and Commissioning team in Adult Social Care.
You will be responsible for sourcing care packages to meet assessed health and social care needs for adults across Northumberland ensuring they feel safe, healthy, happy, and independent. Along with arranging, monitoring, and reviewing the contracting arrangements for these care services in Northumberland.
You will use your experience and skills to organise, manage and develop the Brokerage Service within the Contracts and Commissioning Team. You will manage a range of Brokerage, data gathering/analysis and information systems which will help inform commissioning decisions and support the Brokerage and Contracting function. You will ensure that Brokerage and related tasks/procedures are followed at all times.
You will have experience in the field of brokerage, contracting and commissioning, quality monitoring and/or service reviews and be able to gather, analyse and present complex data and information from a range of sources. You will have an ability to prioritise your own work, taking into account both team and organisational requirements and be able to negotiate and resolve complex problems. In addition, the ability to manage change well is a necessity.
You will work with key partners, including Providers, Care Management, Safeguarding, Care Quality Commission, Health Commissioners and Healthwatch to promote good quality service provision and ensure quality compliance. The ability to build effective working relationships quickly is essential to this role.
We require a good team player who is enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable with a high level of communication skills (both written and verbal). 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.
This is a full time; fixed term position until March 2025 and we are offering a starting salary of £37,336 (Band 8). The office base is County Hall in Morpeth, and there are also opportunities to work agile.
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is “To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, in which you can access the activities you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive”.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
Further information
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications