Commissioning Manager

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Job Description

Fixed term contract for 18 months | £47,320 to £51,304 per annum (Scale L) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich

We are seeking a Commissioning Manager to join our team on a one year fixed term contract to lead our Strategic Residential Nursing Homes Programme of work.

The Community and Integration Team sits within the wider Community, Partnerships and Prevention Commissioning Team within Adult Social Care. Our focus is to deliver improved social and health outcomes for our population, and we hold the lead for key integrated programmes of work including the Better Care Fund, Integrated Community Equipment Service, Carers and Enhanced Health and Wellbeing in Care of which the Nursing Home Programme is part of.

This is an opportunity to help shape this important area of work across Norfolk to drive forward our strategic approach, ensuring we have a sustainable sector delivering high quality care.

You will be working with a number of commissioning and operational teams within adult social care as well as with health colleagues, and of course the provider market, so you should have excellent relationship, communication and organisational skills together with a strong grasp of project management.

If this sounds like you, we would welcome your application. When applying, please include a supporting statement setting out how you meet the skills and requirements of the role listed in the job description and person specification for us to be able to consider your application.

For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Christine Breeze, Senior Commissioning Manager on 01603 638314 christine.breeze@norfolk.gov.uk. Or Tricia Guin - Communities Business Lead (Central)01603 223 509 tricia.guin@norfolk.gov.uk

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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Closing date for all other candidates: 25 September 2024 at 23:59