Commissioning Officers x 3 (Supporting Independence) Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job summary

We are looking for three new Commissioning Officers to support the rapid transformation work being undertaken across our department.

One postwill sit within our Supporting Independence team. The portfolio covers our accommodation based services (£30m spend), including Supported Living, Extra Care, Shared Lives, Rough Sleeping and Single Vulnerable Homeless.

The other two posts will be responsible for driving forward the delivery of our ambitiousCarersandAgeing Well Strategies. Officers working in these roles will be responsible for directly delivering specific actions within the strategy plans, and for working with key partners and residents themselves to oversee the successful delivery of others. Excellent stakeholder management skills are a must for all of these roles.

We are looking for people with transferable skills who would be able to work flexibly across any of these areas, but please do let us know in your application form if you have a strong preference for working in any of the specific areas listed above.

If you have a passion for supporting vulnerable adults but never commissioned before, please research the commissioning cycle. The likelihood is that you will have done many elements of commissioning without realising and would be able to demonstrate transferable skills. This is an entry level job in a rewarding new career

For more information on working within our Commissioning Team, please contact the Director of Commissioning:simon.reid@newham.gov.uk

Main duties of the job

We’re looking for a resilient professional who is passionate about improving our residents lives. You pride yourself on supporting and developing people and practice, approaching management with energy and enthusiasm. You take a creative but pragmatic approach to practice, encouraging high standards in others for the residents that we serve. Youre happiest when working to improve outcomes for residents stepping in where needed to achieve positive outcomes. Youre not afraid of change. You want a career defining role.

You have experience and an understanding of working within a diverse, urban community; and share our ambition and energy in embracing new ways of working. You have high working standards and are conscious of the importance of professional development.

Were looking for professionals who creative, courageous and gritty and have a genuine interest in radically improving outcomes for the residents of Newham.

TO APPLY

To apply please submit your CV together with a supporting statement (1-2 sides of A4). Both documents should be copied and pasted into the same section of the online form.

The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the relevant requirements listed in the person specification in the job description.

Shortlisting decisions will be based on relevant experience and suitability for the role in line with the person specification, as described in the supporting statement and CV.

Interviews: ASAP once shortlisting has been completed

About us

The London Borough of Newham Adults and Health has fast developed a national reputation for creative and innovative approaches to improving outcomes for residents. We passionately believes the best way to improve outcomes for residents is through adopting public health, strengths based and trauma informed approaches. These qualities are at the heart of successes:

• The award winning Health and Wellbeing Strategy, 50 Steps to a Healthier Newham ,
• Praise from the Secretary of State relating to supporting Rough Sleepers,
• Innovative strategies to Domiciliary Care and Trusted Assessors
• Food security work, ensuring all residents can access affordable healthy food
• Well Newham, our preventative programme to deliver a paradigm shift in prevention.

We are on a mission to drive up quality and improve outcomes as a means of meeting our financial challenges. We are looking for creative, courageous and gritty commissioning officers to join our team. If you want to make a real difference to support residents in one of the most diverse boroughs in the world, supported by a progressive and compassionate political administration, then Newham is the place for you.

Ourflexible approach to workinghas continued post pandemic, and Newham offersgenuine remote workingopportunities. Most commissioners work from home entirely outside of a weekly anchor day, which most find a refreshing opportunity to check in with management and colleagues face to face.

Apply now, and be part of our success.