Adults Integrated Senior Commissioning Manager

Description

This role has a starting salary of £66,774 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.

This is a 12 month Fixed Term contract/ secondment opportunity.

The team support remote / agile working, however, your primary base will be Fairmount House, Bull Hill, Leatherhead, KT22 7AH. Regular travel during the week is required. For this reason, you must hold a valid driving licence 

Applicants must hold a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and have access to a car.

We are excited to be hiring an Integrated Senior Commissioning Manager to join an experienced and friendly team who keep residents at the heart of their focus in all they do. With a proven track record of delivering exceptional outcomes and services the right candidate will be supported to develop their own career within commissioning.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

Older People's Commissioning sits within the broader Adult Social Care directorate. Working closely with all locality teams, care providers, health colleagues and partners across Surrey our purpose is to improve the life opportunities of older people in Surrey. Ensuring no one is left behind and everyone has the chance to thrive at home or in care we want to ensure equity of access and opportunity and empower thriving communities.

About the Role 

With integration remaining a key priority for Surrey County Council and Heartlands and Frimley ICS we are seeking an innovative, experienced and transformational Senior Commissioning Manager to oversee implementation of some of our key work programmes and services.

The role will be recruited to Surrey County Council, Adult Social Care, and be based within the Older People's commissioning team however the role will be aligned to the Mind and Body Programme. The role will focus on bridging the gap between working age adult services and older people services, in particular prevention and hospital discharge.

Key areas of focus for the post holder:

• Deliver our 'Reablement Fit for the Future' ambitions, focusing reablement on more equitable community referrals and hospital discharges through working with intermediate and primary care colleagues and social work teams across Surrey
• Through discharge to assess (D2A) look to re-imagine our offer for residents with disabilities, mental health and older people for more effective long term care planning and support from new models of service delivery offering rehabilitation and reablement
• Work with ASC transformation, commissioning and place leads to improve opportunities and outcomes for residents with more specialist and complex needs – from assessment to placement and beyond, work to improve mental health pathways, complex needs support (non-weight baring patients and delirium) and frailty pathways recognising what is already happening in the system and where improvements can be achieved through practice or new capacity conversations with care providers.
• Improve the accommodation with care and support offer to have small scale specialist dementia residential and nursing care available to meet a range of needs
• Support the 'whole system' approach that enables community mental health support to wrap around care home residents, with training for staff and support from community teams for residents that have behaviours that challenge

A key part of this role will be to identify areas for collaboration and integration, using existing work and governance to agree changes to processes and planning and where possible identify opportunities for new ways of paying for and delivering services seamlessly between health and social care.

This is an exciting time to join Surrey and shape the future of health and social care. We need you to share our vision and ensure all residents can aspire, achieve and live as independently as they wish, ensuring no resident is left behind.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Relevant experience from previous leadership role(s) in health and/or social care
• Experience of commissioning in health and/or social care
• Experience of managing [complex] change and transformational programmes
• Demonstrable understanding of current challenges in Health and Social Care

Our Values

Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council. 

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where: 

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application 
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form 

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. 

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. 

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dan Stoneman, Head of Commissioning Older People on 07794 497607 or email. Dan.stoneman@surreycc.gov.uk. 

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 25th February 2024 with interviews planned for week commencing 4th March 2024.

For internal candidates interested in a Secondment opportunity, please discuss with your Line Manager before submitting your application.

We look forward to receiving your application and personal statement, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

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