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We are on a journey within Adult Social Care in the city of Manchester.
In recent years we have integrated with health services within the Manchester Local Care Organisation, built strong foundations through our Adult Social Care improvement programme and responded with energy and compassion to the post covid-19 pandemic and new ways of working over the last two years.
Our transformation journey for adult social care continues as we embed practice-led change and supporting our frontline staff to deliver strength-based approaches to enable Manchester residents to achieve better life outcomes with less dependence on formal care.
Commissioning is a key component of this programme and the Head of Commissioning will play a key role in delivering our commissioning aspirations, with a focus on Care Homes, homecare and our Performance, Quality and Improvement Team. This exciting leadership opportunity will form part of our Commissioning Leadership Team within the Manchester Local Care Organisation working directly to our Deputy Director of Adult Social Services and with the wider Manchester Local Care Organisation and Adult Social Care leadership teams including relevant assistant directors. The role will have direct responsibility for our Performance, Quality and Improvement Team, as well a newly-formed commissioning team focusing on Care Homes and homecare, and alongside delivering to our strategic commissioning aspirations, will be responsible for supporting the team to provide day-to-day commissioning support to our operational teams and Grade 10 Commissioning Managers.
About the Candidate
The role holder will be dynamic, creative, articulate and have strong values. They will have significant experience working as a commissioner, ideally within adult social care and significant experience of CommissioningCare Homes/homecare and managing quality. They will also have substantial knowledge of the regulatory framework and a strong track record of dealing with the CQC and supporting providers. They won’t be afraid of challenges but will be able to bring people along with them to achieve our aspirations for Manchester residents. They will be a natural leader but will also work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with providers, bringing technical commissioning competency and the ability to make change happen and deliver at pace in a complex environment.
This role is subject to -
Please submit a Curriculum Vitae and Personal Statement with your application. If you require an informal chat about this role please contact Zoe Robertson, Assistant Director (Commissioning) via Eleanor Brierley (PA) eleanor.brierley@manchester.gov.uk
About Us
We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.
When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.
To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
- We take time to listen and understand
- We work together and trust each other
- We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
- We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
- We’re proud and passionate about Manchester
A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.
Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council
At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.
If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Accessibility
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.
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When you join us
We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.
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