Joint Commissioner
Location: London Borough of Lewisham
Grade: PO8
DBS: Enhanced DBS required
About the Role
The London Borough of Lewisham is seeking an experienced Joint Commissioner to support strategic commissioning across its Children and Young People’s Joint Commissioning Service and Adult Integrated Commissioning Service.
The successful candidate will lead two key recommissioning projects:
- All-Aged Autism Support Service: Reviewing and recommissioning support services for autistic adults.
- Short Breaks Provision: Reviewing and recommissioning services for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs, providing support to families and carers.
This is a strategic role involving service transformation, partnership working, contract management and the effective allocation of resources to improve outcomes for local residents.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead complex commissioning and recommissioning projects across adult and children’s services.
- Review existing service provision and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and outcomes.
- Develop service specifications, contracts and service-level agreements.
- Manage tendering and procurement processes, ensuring compliance with relevant governance requirements.
- Oversee contract performance, provider relationships and service quality.
- Manage commissioning budgets, monitor expenditure and make recommendations on resource allocation.
- Work collaboratively with local authority departments, NHS/ICB partners, schools, healthcare providers and voluntary organisations.
- Engage with children, young people, families, carers and service users to understand their needs and improve service delivery.
- Analyse financial, statistical and performance information to inform commissioning decisions.
- Lead service transformation and ensure services deliver value for money and improved outcomes.
Essential Experience and Skills
- Substantial experience in commissioning, recommissioning or decommissioning services.
- Experience working within a local authority, NHS or public-sector commissioning environment.
- Strong understanding of the commissioning cycle, including needs analysis, market development, procurement and contract management.
- Experience managing complex projects, service transformation and change programmes.
- Experience of budget management, financial monitoring and strategic resource allocation.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Experience working with senior management, service providers and external partners.
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and frameworks relating to children’s services, adult social care and equality and diversity.
Qualifications
Educated to degree level with strong literacy and numeracy skills, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Additional Requirements
- Enhanced DBS clearance required.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work to tight deadlines.
- Flexibility to attend occasional evening meetings and work outside normal office hours when required.
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