Specialist Commissioner Older People and Specialist Commissioner Learning Disability and Mental Health

Exciting opportunities have opened up in Trafford's Commissioning Directorate! We are seeking two experienced Specialist Commissioners to oversee Older People's Commissioning and Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and Neuro Diversity. Commissioning is a key function between the management of social care contracts and professional services. As Commissioning Lead Managers, you will play a crucial role in developing and managing contracts with providers to enhance the quality and expand services. Your responsibilities will include driving initiatives to support improved support models for residents, efficient contract management, and fostering innovation within the team. The successful candidates will work closely with our Commissioning and Senior Leadership Team, collaborating with Health and Social Care partners to ensure integrated working arrangements. Your role will involve overseeing various contracted functions within commissioning, with a focus on continuously improving services to meet the needs of the community. If you have a passion for delivering quality services to local residents and possess strong leadership skills in adult social care, housing and mental health, we want to hear from you! Join us in shaping a brighter future for all communities in Trafford, working alongside key stakeholders and providers to drive positive change. You will have overall Commissioning responsibility for other contracted functions that sit within commissioning such as Discharge to Assess, Citizens Advice, Information and advice services, Adaptations, Advocacy and prepayment cards. You will directly manage a Commissioning officers within these areas who have management responsibility for the teams. This is a permanent opportunity with opportunities for personal and professional growth and to encourage development of our team. We value your input and offer a supportive environment where your wellbeing is a priority. Come be a part of our team at Trafford and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents. About the Role These roles will be key in leading and delivering our commissioning aspirations for our Trafford residents who require additional support within Mental Health and Older People by:

• Working collaboratively with colleagues across all departments and with system partners leading the vision, transformation, and strategic direction.
• Providing commissioning leadership and developing commissioning strategies.
• Managing and matrix working within the commissioning team including across the life-course elements and across strategic and operational functions to ensure the provision of a comprehensive service offer across the Borough which meets statuary responsibilities, as laid out in health and social care legislation.
• Commissioning design services that meet local needs, are fair and accessible to all who need them and deliver good quality care and value for money. We are always reviewing what we do, driving continuous service improvement through consistent contract, quality and performance management.
• There will be a focus on management of the market along with identifying and developing new models of support, quality assurance, management of the vacancies that exist in schemes together with improving our community offer for our residents; ensuring that our local providers provide a comprehensive high quality person-centered range of support.
• You will support our Adult Social Care colleagues with complex cases in respect of commissioning appropriate provision and support, positively challenging provider decisions where necessary to prevent delay and meet needs.
• You will oversee the commissioning process, including managing service reviews, developments and innovations to maximise outcomes, ensure value for money and service improvement.
• You will support your commissioning managers to achieve continuous service improvement through consistent contract, quality and performance management of a portfolio of providers or services.
  
  We are looking for people who are:
• Passionate about getting services right for local people
• Have experience working as a lead commissioner, ideally within adult social care, mental health, with vulnerable people and/ or VCFSE services
• Compassionate leader who can enthuse, inspire and deliver
• Experienced at working alongside key stakeholders and those with lived experience to develop and deliver the services
• Able to work with challenge and bring people along with you to achieve our aspirations for Trafford residents.
• Committed to making a difference through your work. You will be able to demonstrate a track record of working in partnership with providers and residents to deliver change which improves outcomes for residents.
• You will have extensive experience and knowledge in the varied aspects of commissioning and leadership.
• You will be able to focus on your area of responsibility with the ability to think and plan strategically towards improvements and efficiencies across other Trafford strategies.
• You will take personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it, to be effective.
• You will have a good grasp of data and finances and be able to develop costed proposals as part of your work together with sound negotiation skills.
• Have extensive experience and knowledge and a significant understanding of the key issues relevant to commissioning.
• Experience of delivering value for money and high-quality services which deliver agreed outcomes. This will include oversight of key aspects of the Trafford 2031 vision, the health and social care system and substantial commissioning budgets.
You will also work closely with key partners within Trafford, particularly leading on strategic initiatives relevant to the ...

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford. Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We're keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.