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Our client are seeking an experienced and qualified Senior Commissioning Manager to join the Adult Joint Commissioning Team based in Barnsley. You will be working on a full-time, fixed term contract (37 hours per week until 31/10/2023) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £44,624 - £47,665 per annum.

The Senior Commissioning Manager role:

As Senior Commissioning Manager you will lead on the development of strategies and the commissioning programmes. Work jointly and collaboratively with partners, providers and communities in order to improve outcomes for people. Lead on the monitoring of contracts and contribute to quality assurance and improvement processes to improve services.

The role involves a variety of strategic and operational health and social care commissioning activities to support the delivery of the teams overall work programme but with a focus on work with Barnsley’s independent health and care sector providers as part of the Excellence in Adult Care, Better Lives Programme.

Responsibilities as our client's Senior Commissioning Manager will involve:

• Lead on a portfolio of programmes to improve outcomes for people in Barnsley.
• Hold portfolio of commissioned services ensuring outcomes delivered on time, to quality and budget taking remedial action where this is not the case.
• Lead on the Monitoring of contracts and contribute to quality assurance and improvement processes.
• Ensure national guidance, policies, procedures and pathways are implemented as necessary.
• Ensure the development of outcome focussed service specifications and lead the development and redesign of pathways to ensure commissioned services provide quality and value for money.
• To lead service design work to enable greater cohesion and efficiency from resources.
• Responsible for the development of service specifications in line with best practice, evidence based needs analysis, national and local targets and available resources.
• Be responsible for the monitoring and management of budgets.
• Lead on the development of specified programmes and initiatives.
• Proactively liaise, negotiate, influence and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including managers, employees, and partnership agencies.
• To work across business units to influence and shape strategies that can have a positive impact of lives / outcomes.

Skills and experience our client are looking for in their Senior Commissioning Manager:

• Educated to degree level
• Professional qualification (eg Registered Nurse, Public health professional, Social Worker) or equivalent Commissioning qualification
• Willingness to undertake the a Leadership Programme
• Project and or programme management training
• Significant experience of commissioning, contracting and service planning
• Experience of implementing strategies and programmes and achieving measurable outcomes
• Considerable experience and knowledge of the needs of service user groups
• Track record of working successfully collaboratively with partners, agencies and members of the local community, building effective working relationships leading to improved outcomes for the community
• Substantial Experience in leading pathway redesign work inclusively with partners and communities
• Full understanding of NHS , Local Authority and/or schools cultures, structures and policies
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Knowledge of commissioning for outcomes
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with and influence a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work at senior levels within an organisation and partnership agreements, sometimes in areas of tension and conflict
• Strong organisation and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, being self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Skilled in producing quality documentation including reports, ensuring they are suitable for particular audiences
• Successful track record of managing commissioning programmes
• Skilled in carrying out research and developing strategies, policies and procedures

Closing date: 8th July 2022

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

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Name:360 RESOURCING SOLUTIONS

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