Market Manager, Grade 14 (£50,031 - £52,116)

Croydon has the largest regulated care market(Care Quality Commission) in London with over 330 providers registered operating within the borough. The Council recognises the importance of a diverse care market in supporting our residents by:-

• Achieving good outcomes for our residents
• Delivering statutory care and support
• Achieving value for money the Council
• Maximising independence, reablement and enablement
Croydon's Adult Social Care Strategy and Market Position Statement sets out clearly the objectives for our residents that:- Where possible, we want to enable our residents to have their own front door, to live in the borough, and be connected to their communities. That we commission services that meet the delivery of the core offer and to have a sustainable and quality market for residents., To support this the Council are looking to recruit a Market Manager either on a fixed term contract or secondment for 12 months. The role will lead on the following areas:- · Working closely in partnership with key local stakeholders such as the ICB, other Council departments / directorates, care providers, other partner organisations and stakeholders, to develop the understanding of voids/vacancies of service. · Ensuring reporting tools are in place that show the market voids/vacancies to be used at operational and strategic levels. · Fostering strategic relationships with providers and commissioning services within the Council. · Support the micro-commissioning services which promote and support people's independence, recovery, rehabilitation and reablement. · Ensuring that national and local policy is incorporated into the development plans and polices around the care market · Be the lead for the Council in local and national development around cost tools and cost negotiations. · Lead on the Councils annual programme of inflation/cost of care. · Develop a programme of work to review the care market to look at opportunities to achieve value for money and promote independence for our residents · Fully integrate cost modelling tools into relevant services to ensure value for money and statutory care/support. · Train staff in all areas on relevant cost tools · Work with relevant teams to develop reporting showing information around market share, average cost, spend per provider to help support commissioning strategies and commercial negotiations. · Produce reports, recommendations and implementation plans to senior management. This is an exciting time to join Croydon Council and the role links into our wider Future Croydon, transformation plan. This plan supports the delivery of the Croydon Mayor's Business Plan.