Sanctuary Executive is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Commissioner to fill a full-time role in South West England in Children's Services.
The pay rate for this locum Senior Commissioner job is to be confirmed and is an initial 6-month contract.
Duties of the Job:
The Children's and Families Commissioning Hub is looking to recruit an interim Senior Commissioner. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Social Worker with experience in Health and/ or Disability. You will be self-motivated, organised and flexible to coordinate the work of the integrated hub, cutting across Placements and Health to ensure the services we commission significantly improve outcomes for young people and children in care/on the edge of care and their families.
Working to the Commissioning Outcomes Manager you will lead, support and coordinate a number of high profile projects, acting as both challenger and supporter to your colleagues, thereby ensuring that all commissioned projects are robustly monitored and on course to meet set targets. Your skills as an outstanding team player will be critical to this role as you will be working with the whole commissioning hub and a range of internal and external stakeholders on interlinked projects.
The role is both proactive working within a planned structure and framework utilising and developing commissioning and quality assurance skills. The role is also reactive, using robust audit and safeguarding knowledge and skills. The ability of the individual to engage, build relationships, challenge, and see work through to completion is paramount.
You will be an experienced in the field of commissioning and able to demonstrate a wide range of transferable skills. You will have an eye for detail and be able to write reports capable of presentation to a high-level audience within tight deadlines. You will also be capable of supporting with the reconfiguration, coordination and facilitation of a range of multi-agency and internal Panels within the Children's Hub.
The role requires the alignment of experience from qualified Social Work focussing on compliance, quality assurance and audit and experience of implementing projects which reform, challenge and change the way services for children and young people are commissioned, structured and reviewed.
With specific regards to Health commissioning you will be able to
Support the commissioning of continuing care packages through the development of a provider framework and brokerage function.
Support the development of a personalised care planning approach and use of personal health budgets for children with complex needs.
Contact:
This Senior Commissioner job is advertised by Billy Holland; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
