Commissioning Officer

Organisation
- Dorset Council
- Location
- Dorchester, United Kingdom
- Reference
- 61057279a
- Occupational group
- Health and Social Care - Adults
- Salary details
- £36,648 - £42,403
- Job term
- Full Time
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Contact
- Annabelle Davis
- Contact telephone
- 01305 225866
- Closing Date
- 30 November 2023 11:00 PM

**Commissioning Officer - Learning Disability & Autism**

**37 Hours (flexible working considered)**

**Salary £36,648 - £42,403**

Dorchester, County Hall, combined with home-working

**Do you want to work in dynamic, supportive and creative Adult Social Care commissioning Team?**

Following a restructure Dorset Council has strongly invested in our commissioning, purchasing and quality teams. We have significant corporate and member support to deliver our ambitious plans to enhance the way we deliver services and support people to live independently and thrive.

The past year has seen us really shift our relationships with the local care market, with a strong emphasis on transparency and openness. Our partnerships with the NHS are strong and getting ever stronger, and we have built a culture where we work hand-in-glove with our colleagues in operational social care services.

In the past year we have reorganised our adults commissioning teams to invest more into the service, and to better line everyone up behind the delivery of our strategies. The investment is a key signaller from Dorset Council of the value and importance of strong commissioning.

Whether in strategy development, strategic commissioning, contracting or brokerage, Dorset is the kind of place where you will be able to see your contribution to commissioning really changing lives for local people.

There are lots of good reasons to consider working in Dorset, aside the usual employee benefits, we are an agile local authority and support hybrid working, we have strong leadership and a good sense of direction.

**What you can expect to be doing**:
You’ll be working with the local care market, the NHS, and our operational colleagues, making a difference by managing relationships that are critical to our success in commissioning the right support. Working collaboratively, you’ll be a part of developing high quality care services for our residents, turning commissioning initiatives into positive outcomes for individuals. You’ll utilise your partnership working and negotiation skill to ensure that finding is used to maximum effect, making a real impact in the communities we serve.

**About you**:
In all our commissioner roles, we are seeking experienced colleagues who are dynamic and hard working with a passion for making a difference. You must have demonstrable knowledge of the specific client group or specific area and be able to think creatively and innovate local services.

You will be commercially minded and be able to demonstrate good business acumen and utilise your skills to shape the local care market. A key skill is an ability to develop positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the health and social care landscape.

**Contact details**:
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
See our adult safeguarding policy.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

**Dorset Council: A great place to work**

Why work in Dorset from our Heads of Service, Sarah Sewel, Tanya-Dawson Sheehan and Karen Stephens

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

**Interviews for this role will be held week commencing 11th December.**

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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