We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent full time Senior Commissioner within our Adult Social Care Commissioning Service at Southampton City Council (SCC).
About Southampton
Southampton is a city of hope, history and diversity. The city is located on the South Coast within an hour of London, twenty minutes to the beautiful New Forest and only 30 minutes to the fabulous beaches of Bournemouth and Poole.
Southampton is a city of culture, with a diverse population, vibrant arts, culture and music scene and a busy international port. Southampton’s community is excitingly eclectic.
Southampton, like many cities in the UK, has its challenges austerity and the cost‑of‑living crisis is affecting many families.
About The Team
You will be leading a commissioning team within the Council’s Adult Social Care commissioning service to deliver transformational change and service improvement for the benefit of our residents. This is an exciting portfolio which includes leading the commissioning, service redesign and development of a range of adult social care services that support people in the community, promoting independence. Our vision is “to enable everyone to live in the place they call home, with the people and things they love, in communities where we look out for each other, doing the things that matter to them”. To achieve this, commissioners play an important role in delivering the 4 Adult Social Care priorities which are to develop: high quality services that are easy to navigate, an excellent early help offer; a confident and competent workforce and fair, sustainable and flexible services. The role will involve working in close collaboration with social care providers, health services and the Integrated Care Board on a number of joint strategic initiatives.
The role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of our ongoing transformation journey in Adult Social Care and provides significant opportunities for professional development within a supportive and collaborative culture of continuous learning.
About The Role
The Senior Commissioner role will have a broad and varied portfolio including leadership and delivery of transformational change and performance management of commissioned services. You will play a key role in transforming commissioned services to improve outcomes for Southampton residents.
The role will be responsible for managing a small team of commissioning staff and overseeing the whole commissioning cycle including planning and service redesign, overseeing procurement, contract management and performance. One of our key values is coproduction and so the role will play an important part in engaging and working with carers, cared for people, providers, operational staff and other partners to coproduce new models of care and support.
For further information about this role please view the job description.
About You
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a strong track record of success at a senior level in commissioning and the ability to maintain a substantial and varied workload.
You will be educated to postgraduate level (or have equivalent experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area) and have an excellent working knowledge of relevant government policy in relation to the areas covered by the role.
You will have experience of leading complex service development and system‑wide change with a proven track record of working collaboratively and the ability to build trusting relationships with a range of stakeholders.
You will also have highly developed negotiation skills.
As Senior Commissioner you will be responsible for managing a small team and will therefore also need to have experience of managing staff and leadership in building and motivating a team.
If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
What We Can Offer You
Salary: The salary band for this role is £65,222 - £73,834. The starting salary is £65,222 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.
* Excellent
* Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
* Generous holiday 25‑31 days, based on role and service
* Flexible working options (role‑dependent)
* Family‑friendly policies – Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
* Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
* Health and wellbeing support – Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
* Veteran‑friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
* Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
* Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
* Sustainable travel benefits – low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
* Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
Contact Details For Informal Discussion
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For further information and details, please contact Donna Chapman, Head of Service, Commissioning on 07885 537691 or
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Recruitment contact details: Tel: 023 8083 4033
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