Adult Social Care Commissioning Officer

3 weeks ago


Walsall, Walsall, United Kingdom JT Recruit Full time
About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Adult Social Care Commissioning Officer to join our team in Walsall. This is a great chance to contribute to the efficient delivery of essential services for vulnerable adults.

The main purpose of this position is to be part of a proactive Adult social care commissioned care brokerage team, who will:

  • Negotiate directly with care providers in support of service users requiring care services;
  • Ensure that service users receive appropriate support in a timely manner and in accordance with the Social Care and Support, Assessment and Care Management process;
  • Develop positive relationships with the care providers across the health and social care economy, involving significant time spent communicating and negotiating with the providers to ensure that the service user receives care at the right time and in the right place;
  • Operate compliantly within contracted frameworks in the commissioning of health and social care;
  • Provide an effective interface across health and social care teams, advising on contractual and market management issues, with a view to supporting value for money decision making and securing best outcomes for customers.

Responsibilities

  • To deliver a responsive micro commissioning service;
  • Ensure service users receive right care at the right time within budgeted envelope;
  • Deliver the service in a compliant way, adhering to contractual frameworks;
  • Ensure effective operation of an escalation process for potential care delivery or service user concerns; potential capacity pressures resulting in inability to broker care;
  • To undertake the function of micro commissioning short and longer term care services with care providers for commissioned care providers. This includes negotiating service agreements, such as call times and call duration for the service user. To work closely with social care and support teams to maximise value for money and care outcomes for the service users;
  • To support the delivery of commissioned care contract agreements for adult social care services, interfacing between Social Care teams, external care service providers, Procurement and Commissioners;
  • To lead on varying existing care packages and cancellations of commissioned care;
  • To record and inform commissioning colleagues on market management issues to inform commissioning intentions and market development;
  • To operationalise personal budgets via direct payments, to enable service users to commission their own care.

This is a challenging yet rewarding role, which requires strong communication and decision-making skills. We encourage you to apply if you are passionate about delivering high-quality services for vulnerable adults in Walsall.

Working Arrangements

The role is full-time, working Monday to Friday, 08:45 - 17:15 hours. You will be based in the office 2-3 days per week and work from home on other days.

We are a professional recruitment agency, dedicated to providing an excellent service to our clients and candidates. Our consultant, Becky, looks forward to discussing this opportunity with you further.

Salary

£13.02 per hour.



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