Job Description
We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as a Commissioning Officer in the Integrated Commissioning Team
Do you have the skills, commitment, ambition, and determination to play a significant role in one of the top performing Councils in the country? We have a vacancy for a highly motivated individual who wants to play a key role in responding to the challenges and opportunities facing Adult Social Care and Health.
As a Commissioning Officer you will be responsible for ensuring evidence-based, high-quality, and cost-effective commissioning of services in line with the priorities set for St Helens Adult’s and Children’s Social Care and St Helens ICB strategies.
You will be a strong leader and team player who has a high level of intellectual rigor, negotiation, and motivational skills and is flexible and adaptable to change. Experience in commissioning services for people with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health is advantageous but not essential. In this key role, you will join an Integrated Health and Social Care environment and be expected to work collaboratively with wider Council departments and partners.
The successful candidate should be educated to Degree level and/or have experience of working in a Commissioning role.
Interviews for this exciting opportunity are expected to take place during December 2024.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here. You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing the Head of Adult Social Care Commissioning at darrenpersand@sthelens.gov.uk.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality.
St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life. All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
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