Commissioning Officer

As a Commissioning Officer within the Older People and Physical Disabilities Team, you will play a key role, within the Care Commissioning Team, in ensuring that we continue to deliver the Council's priorities, and enable vulnerable people to be as independent as possible within the community.

The role combines strategic and project work and will give the successful candidate the opportunity and experience to develop a wide range of skills.

You will be working as part of a wider commissioning team and also with a range of external professionals across the Health and Care Sector.

This exciting position has arisen following the internal promotion of the current post holder to a more senior role within Health and Care.

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for leading on specific projects within the agreed change and transformation programmes, Care in The Home and Accommodation Based Care.
• Supporting other commissioning leads across the team on a range of projects.
• Taking a specific lead for dementia and working with the Lead Commissioner to develop a strategic approach.
• Providing specialist advice and support in all elements of commissioning, needs assessment and service design to achieve better outcomes.
• Work across a wide variety of stakeholder and partners.
• Develop positive and constructive relationships with care providers.
• Work collaboratively with people who receive care and support, and their families, and have a commitment to engagement and co production.

• Understand Adult Social Care and the challenges faced by local authorities.
• Take a lead to deliver specific commissioning projects and schemes.
• Work independently and be able to deliver to agreed deadlines.
• Be able to deliver agreed objectives to a high standard.
• Be able to work with a range of partners and stakeholders.
• Be able to analyse, interpret and present data and information to a range of audiences.
• Be able to prepare written reports and presentations.
• Have skills in engagement and co production.

If you would like further information on this opportunity, or would like an informal discussion, please contact Helen Trousdale on Teams or email helen.trousdale@staffordshire.gov.uk.

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Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

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We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

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