Job Introduction
Job title: Strategic Commissioning Manager - Care Markets
Salary: £48.474 - £53,577
Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront, and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
This is an exciting time for Adult Social Care in Liverpool, as we continue our journey to transform service delivery and introduce new and innovative ways of working. We are ambitious in our approach to meet our statutory responsibilities in a strength based, person centred way, giving them what’s needed to stay independent and live better lives. Vital to this ambition is our Commissioning Team who will drive and implement the fast-paced transformation of the Adult Social Care and Health services to deliver better outcomes for people, improved value for money, and a sustainable high quality Adult Social Care system for the people of Liverpool, in line with our clear and accountable Adult Social Care Strategy and vision.
You will be a skilled and knowledgeable individual who has ideally worked as part of an ambitious Strategic Commissioning team. You will be experienced and committed to driving innovation, transforming service delivery, collaboration, quality, and value for money throughout the commissioning cycle whilst remaining focused on the outcomes for the individual.
At this exciting point in Liverpool City Councils journey of improvement and ambition for the people of Liverpool you will champion the values and behaviours of all Liverpool City Council employees, Integrity, Support, Empowerment, inclusive and single team ethos. You will also be critical to supporting and embedding a culture of co-production and strength-based working across Commissioning within Adult Social Care.
- Lead in developing and facilitating strategic commissioning approaches in relation to the care market
- Provide skilled interpretation of key data sources to support strategic commissioning
- Lead on the commissioning and procurement of care and support services from the care market for people with Care Act eligible needs with a focus on enabling people to self-direct their support
- Development and delivery of key performance outcomes to measure the impact of commissioned services and interventions.
Our offer to you:
- 35 hour working week with hybrid working model.
- At least 31 days holiday (plus bank holidays) rising to 35 after 5 years’ service. - Option to purchase further days
- Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
- Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme.
- Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high-quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme.
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
Next steps:
Closing Date for this role is: Wednesday 23 October 2024
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact Alix Watson via email - alix.watson@liverpool.gov.uk
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk
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