An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Strategic Commissioning Team for a Senior Commissioning Officer (Learning Disability and Autism Complex Care). In a 3-year fixed term role funded by our local Learning Disability and Autism ICS Partnership, the postholder will work closely with a range of partners including health, neighbouring local authorities, the voluntary sector, service providers, and people who use services and their families. The postholder will have key areas of responsibility which include: Develop specialist housing and accommodation options to support adults with a learning disability and/or autistic adults to leave hospital and live in a place they can call home Creation of a joint ICS accommodation strategy to plan our future approaches Develop with key partners a joint learning disability and autism strategy and action plan Work closely with the our Transforming Lives team to respond to specialist commissioning requirements Contract manage existing arrangements which include unplanned care beds and specialist advocacy You will have a high level of personal drive, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders to influence and enact change. A minimum of 3 years commissioning experience, including the production of service specifications and contract monitoring is essential. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to collate and analyse complex data sources, produce high-quality reports and set and deliver against service targets. Supporting the commissioning manager, you will also feed into team and departmental planning processes and performance monitoring against the service plans. The work covers the whole of the County, and the team is based at County Hall, West Bridgford. A hybrid model is in place with team members working either from home or Council buildings with an expectation of attendance in the office base at least once per week. A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable as there will be some requirement for attending meetings and engagement sessions around the county (a taxi service will be provided where disability precludes this). If you are offered an interview and are unavailable on this date then we will try to make alternative arrangements. For an informal discussion about this role, please contact james.wheatnottscc.gov.uk IND2