Commissioning & Quality Assurance Officer

Commissioning & Quality Assurance Officer Adult Social Care

Learning Disability & Autism

Grade 11 £36,648 - £38,223

Permanent

37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

6 Knowsley Place, Duke Street, Bury and agile working (typically 2 days per week in the office - Mondays & Thursdays)

Come and help us make sure that Bury people receive the highest standards of care! We have an exciting opportunity to join our Commissioning Team.

The post is responsible for

• developing quality of services in Bury within that are registered with CQC.
• managing contracts for a portfolio of services within a commissioning work area (e.g. older people, learning disabilities and autism etc).
• collaborating with other departments as necessary, especially with NHS staff and finance, legal and procurement, and with Providers to ensure that quality is understood on an integrated service delivery basis and that contracts are issued promptly and monitored effectively
• contributing to the implementation of commissioning strategies for people and services within this work area
• leading on the preparation and collation of information to support and maintain the development of quality services in Bury and to support the contract monitoring process.

An excellent team player, you will have experience of building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of people including customers, relatives, carers and Providers. You will have experience of working with external Providers, including effectively managing poor performance by a provider of services, to ensure positive outcomes for both the customer and provider. You will have experience of negotiating effectively, and are used to using your own initiative.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps
To arrange an informal chat regarding the role, please contact Helen Dawson at h.dawson@bury.gov.uk

Interviews - date to be confirmed with shortlisted candidates

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