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Adult Social Care
Ref: SM1/OL-92451
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £68,175 - £72,341 per annum (SM1)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Hybrid, when in the office based at The Spindles, Oldham Town Centre, with some working from home.
Closing Date: Monday 6th May 2024
Interview Date: Indicative date of Thursday 16th May 2024
Job Description & Person Specification.pdf
Role Overview:
It’s an exciting time to be joining Oldham, we have ambitious plans to improve and transform Adult Social Care. As part of our reform and improvement journey, we have completely redesigned our Commissioning and Market Management Service, and created two teams, one focussing on adults of working age, and the other, older adults.
The teams bring together our commissioning, contract management, quality oversight and improvement and brokerage functions. Each led by a Head of Service, the teams will have responsibility for ensuring that residents of Oldham with care and support needs can have confidence in the local care sector to deliver services of choice, that are of good quality and sustainable, and able to provide support in a strength based, preventative way.
Our services will be inclusive, respect and recognise the diverse needs of the borough. We will work in Partnership to create the conditions for our communities to stay safe, well and remain independent for as long as possible. We want our residents to experience and live the highest quality of life possible. You will be joining a fantastic team in a supportive and dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
The post holder will be responsible for the management of the Adult Social Care Commissioning and Market Management Service for Working Age Adults ensuring the effective delivery of strategic commissioning, market development, brokerage, quality assurance, contract monitoring, intelligence gathering and analysis, market and cost analysis, market management and oversight and provider failure management, ensuring that Care Act duties are fulfilled.
You will be responsible for ensuring that strategic commissioning incorporates effective community engagement so that adult social care commissioning strategies and services are directly shaped by and deliver the social care, health, learning and wellbeing needs of individuals and of local communities.
Key Requirements:
To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:
- A degree or equivalent professional qualification
- A proven track record of successful strategic leadership within an organisation of comparable scope and complexity with a developed understanding of the issues facing Commissioning, Market Management and Quality
- A proven record of success in communicating and engaging with a wide range of internal and external bodies, building partnerships and productive working relationships and positively promoting organisational reputation and interests
Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).
Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.
Diversity and Inclusion:
At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.
About Us:
Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.
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