Strategic Commissioning and Systems Development Lead

1. Job Purpose

Manages up to 6 directly managed staff.

To be responsible to the Head of Integrated Commissioning and Systems Development or Associate Director of Integrated Commissioning & System Development (Early Help, Social Care and Personalised Commissioning).

The Postholder will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing our integrated commissioning approach across the Council and the NHS, which enables strong partnerships and high-quality services that support Greenwich people to lead healthy, fulfilling and independent lives.
• Supporting colleagues through partnership and co-production, continued design and implementation of our integrated commissioning framework for adult/children's services that incorporates appropriate governance structures, and which supports an integrated, outcome focused approach to health and social care.
• Working collaboratively with the market, residents and colleagues across the system to implement transformational change through commissioning for outcomes, including further integration of health, care and other forms of support.
• The Strategic Commissioning and System Development Lead will have responsibility for delivering all commissioning activities in high value projects and will be accountable for the activities of the officers they manage.

2. Main Duties

• To be the strategic commissioning and system development lead for services for adults/children, with the direct responsibility for strategic management, you will be aligned to one of the following commissioning functions:
• Home First incl Home Care - Adults
• Ageing Well, incl Accommodation Based Care - Adults
• Early Help, incl Carers/Integrated Community Equipment Services/Assistive Technology Enabled Care - Adults
• Learning Disability Partnerships - Adults
• Mental Health and Complex Care inc Physical Disabilites - Partnerships - Adults Transitions and Autism, Across Children's and Adults
• Prevention and Maternity - Children
• Social Care - Children
• SEND - Children
• Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing - Children.

Knowledge

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification or management experience or Knowledge acquired through experience or training.
• Good knowledge of health/care system, policy, priorities and practice along with experience of its implementation gained in a health, care or local authority setting.
• Good knowledge of service design, behavioural science and transformation tools and strategies that drive improved outcomes for people.
• Thorough knowledge of legislation relevant to the role, which may include the Children Act 1989, the Health and Care Act 2022, the Care Act 2014, the Children's and Families Act 2017, and the Mental Health Act 1983, Deprivation of Liberties, statutory regulations and government guidance, and standards relevant to planning, commissioning, procuring, safeguarding and quality assurance. This includes familiarity with regulations governing services for adults and/or children and young people.
• Sound awareness of the needs of vulnerable residents.