Job Purpose
* To ensure a range of quality, outcome focussed, person centred and best value Community based services, to include Extra Care Housing, Domiciliary care, sheltered Housing, personal assistants and micro services and prevention services are commissioned in relation to the needs and demographic make up of local people.
* To ensure a range of quality, outcome focussed, person centred, and best value Residential and Nursing homes are commissioned in relation to the needs and demographic make up of local people.
* To ensure the commissioning of Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) services is aligned to prevention, dementia support and the pre-front door agenda, supporting people to remain independent for longer and reducing demand on statutory services.
* To lead the Better Care Fund programme across the adults commissioning portfolio, ensuring effective system planning, reporting, delivery, metric achievement, narrative reporting and partner engagement with the ICB, Public Health, and operational services.
* To take an active role and ensuring effective care is commissioned in partnership with the Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB) and Health Trusts as may be appropriate with particular focus on the Better Care Fund commissioning activity
* To lead system-wide review and recommissioning of the Community Equipment Service, ensuring integration with digital innovation and alignment with urgent care, out-of-hospital models, and prevention objectives.
* To ensure all services commissioned are focused on outcomes and promoting independence, rehabilitation, reablement and recovery as appropriate and maximises the use of technology and digital solutions, new models of care and innovations.
* To Lead and manage a small team of commissioning staff responsible for delivering activity that meets the councils Care Act 2014 (S5) duty in relation to adult social care markets and provision choice, diversity, quality and sustainability.
* To lead and deliver against key 'ASC commissioning projects as directed
* Responsibility for Medium Term Financial Savings projects and targets as directed
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 10 months
Pay: £450.00 per day
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Dudley DY1