Job summary
We are looking for two enthusiastic and resilient Commissioning Officers to work with us on an fixed term basis within the Integrated Commissioning Service.
The role involves supporting the Integrated Commissioning Service to deliver a high-quality care sourcing and purchasing function. The post holder will be responsible for purchasing individual packages of care at home or care home beds to support adults leaving hospital on behalf of the council and the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire ICB formally known as the Clinical Commissioning Group. This will ensure residents with care and support needs have access to appropriate, high quality care which will also provide value for money for the Council and ICB.
In your role you will work in partnership with other areas of Integrated Commissioning, social work and health teams, Finance and representatives from the Care Quality Commission to improve Quality in the care market. You will also be involved in recommissioning activities.
We are looking for someone committed to helping us achieve improved resident and service user outcomes and value for money. You will need to have a positive outlook and enjoy working in a fast-paced, sometimes pressured but friendly environment.
Thisrole will include weekend working when required
Contract: Fixed term contract/secondment until 30th April 2024
Main duties of the job
- The main purpose of this role is to manage care providers and support them to deliver cost-effective, Quality care and support to meet the needs of a range of customers.
- Services will be required to meet the needs of each adult(right support)
- Services improvements will be managed in a timely way (right time)
- Services will be cost effective and within the available budget (right price)
About us
Here's what some of the team had to say:
"I enjoy working in the commissioning team as even though it is fast paced, and challenging at times it is extremely rewarding and makes you feel like you have made a difference in someones life be it the service user or their family for the better
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The role will include:
- Using knowledge of the market and supplier relationships to improve quality standards of a designated group of care and support providers required to meet the needs of clients funded by social care and health.
- Communicating and negotiating with the supplier market to implement new contracts where there is an identified need and to ensure high quality care is provided at the best possible price for the Council and ICB.
- Working in partnership with the key professionals who are involved in the care and support of the vulnerable service users.
- Reporting and managing any issues relating to suppliers, including any quality concerns.
- Responding to written and telephone enquiries from a range of stakeholders in relation to care providers, including, social care and Health professionals (e.g. Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Continuing Health Care Nurses, discharge teams, hospital clinicians), other internal colleagues including commissioning staff, legal, finance and procurement.
- Maintaining accurate and succinct records throughout, including inputting provider information into the councils Contracts database.
- Following and implementing the Councils Provider Concerns and Suspensions Policy
- Responding to complaints regarding care and support providers
- Undertaking Quality Monitoring visits to providers and managing oversight of improvement plans
- Compiling detailed reports and responding to requests for information from senior managers within set deadlines
- Analysing data
- Leading on resolving financial queries relating to providers
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The role will include:
- Using knowledge of the market and supplier relationships to improve quality standards of a designated group of care and support providers required to meet the needs of clients funded by social care and health.
- Communicating and negotiating with the supplier market to implement new contracts where there is an identified need and to ensure high quality care is provided at the best possible price for the Council and ICB.
- Working in partnership with the key professionals who are involved in the care and support of the vulnerable service users.
- Reporting and managing any issues relating to suppliers, including any quality concerns.
- Responding to written and telephone enquiries from a range of stakeholders in relation to care providers, including, social care and Health professionals (e.g. Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Continuing Health Care Nurses, discharge teams, hospital clinicians), other internal colleagues including commissioning staff, legal, finance and procurement.
- Maintaining accurate and succinct records throughout, including inputting provider information into the councils Contracts database.
- Following and implementing the Councils Provider Concerns and Suspensions Policy
- Responding to complaints regarding care and support providers
- Undertaking Quality Monitoring visits to providers and managing oversight of improvement plans
- Compiling detailed reports and responding to requests for information from senior managers within set deadlines
- Analysing data
- Leading on resolving financial queries relating to providers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level and/or equivalent qualification and/or relevant
- commissioning or operational experience.
- Evidence of continued professional, managerial and personal development.
- Ability to travel to meetings and meet providers across Buckinghamshire
- This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Due to the sensitive nature of the duties the post holder will be expected to undertake a criminal record check as part of the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level and/or equivalent qualification and/or relevant
- commissioning or operational experience.
- Evidence of continued professional, managerial and personal development.
- Ability to travel to meetings and meet providers across Buckinghamshire
- This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Due to the sensitive nature of the duties the post holder will be expected to undertake a criminal record check as part of the recruitment process.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
