Operational Commissioning Lead - Market Management and Quality

Operational Commissioning Lead - Market Management and Quality

Location: Aylesbury

The Operational Commissioning Lead will provide expert professional advice and support across all market management, quality, and contract assurance activities. The role involves developing relationships with suppliers, engaging with stakeholders, and fostering excellent working relations with strategic commissioning colleagues.

Our new Commissioning and Procurement Hub ensures collaboration with our clients to develop and execute a procurement strategy to achieve their defined success criteria. We bring together experiences and lessons learned to ensure the most effective approach. Our new Commissioning and Procurement Hub supports all stages of the commercial lifecycle, complementing client teams to maximise value.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

About the role

The postholder will be responsible for developing and implementing a joint strategy for strategic planning, commissioning, market management, and developing support services and markets in full consultation with all stakeholders.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Lead conversations and challenge the supply market and incumbent providers to innovate and drive out inefficiency.
• Work with strategic commissioners to feed through market intelligence on quality concerns and gaps in the market.
• Monitor the quality of providers around home care and care home services and lead a multi-agency approach for monitoring residents who reside out of borough.
• Manage budgets for the area of responsibility, ensuring robust oversight of financial arrangements for care and support packages.
• Embed audit and evaluation into services to support a learning and continual development organisational culture.
• Develop systems for audit activities to inform service developments and ensure statutory and regulatory requirements are met.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring consultation and negotiation to achieve required outcomes.
• Build and lead effective working relationships with colleagues in commissioning, quality & improvement, operational services, and other council teams.

Any-Desk:

As an 'any-desk' worker, you'll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.

About you

The successful candidate will have initiative, strategic vision, and commercial acumen demonstrated in problem-solving and decision-making. In addition, you will need to have experience in the following areas:

• Substantial and demonstrable knowledge as a professional expert in commissioning in a health and/or care setting.
• Significant experience of working within a management capacity in a complex, multi-agency service organisation.
• Experience of developing long-term strategic business plans at a senior level.
• Substantial experience of successful resource and financial management.
• Previous experience of leading, developing, and implementing performance management and quality assurance frameworks.
• Excellent leadership skills to inspire, motivate, and develop others to high levels of performance.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of systems, policies, procedures, professional guidelines, legislation, best practices, and emerging developments within the scope of the service area.

Please refer to the job summary attached for full details about this role.

Other information

A full driving licence is required to be able to carry out the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining us, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

We know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That's why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.