Salary
£51,356 - £54,496
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Region
Rotherham
Job category/type
Commissioning
Date posted
03/09/2025
Job reference
REQ21057
Directorate: Adult Care, Housing and Public Health
Permanent, Full Time, 37 Hours per week
Strategic Commissioning Manager – Adult Services, Urgent and Community Care a joint health and social care role, hosted by Rotherham Council
This is a substantive role hosted by Rotherham Council on behalf of the Council and South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (SY ICB). The post holder will be employed by Rotherham Council.
Please note: NHS SY ICB is subject to a period of organisational change following the announcement of a national requirement to significantly reduce in size. Candidates are advised that if successful the duties of the role may change due to pending organisational changes. Any changes will be discussed in advance with the role holder. If you would like a discussion regarding this statement please contact Steph Watt, Portfolio Lead, Urgent and Community Care.
The successful candidate will join the commissioning team at a pivotal time as health and care work in partnership to support our citizens to live and age well, within the context of a changing landscape to meet the needs of an ageing population and health inequalities.
You will have the vision to lead and innovate, contributing to strategic and policy development in the commissioning of adult health, care and support services in-order to meet national and local objectives and provide affordable solutions.
You will have commissioning experience, preferably in a Council and/or Health setting, with excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication and analytical skills with the ability to prioritise and work flexibly. You will have experience of working within agreed frameworks and overseeing a large and complex budget, assessing impact and value for money.
Duties include:
* Commissioning, contract and performance management of adult health and care and support services, working closely with the contract compliance team and provider services to assure quality standards.
* Engaging the adult health and care market through provider forums and co-ordinating MDT working to provide efficient and effective support to care homes.
* Conducting research, sourcing information and carrying out needs analysis to inform strategic direction and decision making.
* Market shaping, forecasting and strategic development of adult health and care and support including developing commissioning plans, market position statements and sustainability plans and procurement processes.
* Strategic oversight and management of the Better Care Fund ensuring timely governance, monitoring and reporting for the £54M budget and related adult services budgets.
* Supporting system flow including performance management of commissioned and in-house services.
* Providing specialist advice, support, reports and assurance for Cabinet, Councillors, health and care Executives, partners, providers and the public
* Direct line management of a small number of staff and delegated management of colleagues/partners working in the area
For more details in relation to this post please contact –
Steph Watt, Urgent and Community Health and Care Portfolio Lead, –
Interviews will take place on or around 3rd October
This post involves working with adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme and can be found at
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).