Description
Job DescriptionLondon Borough of Lambeth - Senior Commissioning Officer - Public Health
Job Purpose
To apply co-operative commissioning principles and activities to ensure outcomes are achieved in collaboration with Lambeth's partners and diverse communities
This will require wide ranging knowledge and experience of co-operative commissioning, budget management, project management, partnership working, stakeholder management and strong levels of political awareness. The role will require research and critical analysis of information and data, options appraisal, as well as provider improvement, monitoring and evaluation. As part of a team of Senior Commissioning Officers, the post holder will drive all phases of the commissioning cycle, creatively drawing on a wide range of resources and assets across the partnership, organisation and community.
Key Accountabilities
1. Putting effective arrangements in place to co-produce all aspects of commissioning work, generating social value and achieving outcomes with residents, Councillors, businesses and relevant stakeholders.
2. Responsibility for the collating and interpreting of data and evidence, ensuring analysis and needs assessment with cost/benefit or return on investment analysis. Using this intelligence to facilitate the definition of outcomes with Councillors and residents.
3. Drive the co-design and development of a range of service delivery options in collaboration with residents and partners for the achievement of outcomes. Manage the process of co-production to generate solutions to cross-cutting and complex policy challenges.
4. Provide and direct the development and management of relevant policies, strategies and implementation plans, ensuring that they are delivered within agreed timescales. Ensure commissioning plans meet key strategic aims and objectives in support of the Lead Commissioner.
5. Facilitate building of additional capacity that provides a varied pool of potential service/activity providers and other projects relevant to delivering community outcomes
6. Co-design, specify and engage in managing contracts/client relationships - encouraging and enabling contractors/providers to play active roles in the borough and wider outcomes. Secure social value in all aspects of commissioning and work with providers.
7. Contract management and supporting the Lead of the programme
Partnerships and collaboration
8. Ensure the involvement of relevant key stakeholders including delivery managers and officers to oversee project development for any proposed service or system change.
9. Support Ward Members in commissioning and in their local community role, and in addressing local issues and involving residents
10. Work in collaboration with other public, voluntary and community sector partners to integrate commissioning or delivery for the better achievement of outcomes
11. To work flexibly in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this job and participate as required in multi-disciplinary cross-department and cross-organisational groups and task teams.
12. Working with commissioning colleagues, engage in networks and provider improvement activities that contribute to influencing and shaping the market of provision.
13. Ensure appropriate governance is in place for all commissioning work packages
Commissioning programme implementation and management
14. Ensuring completion of relevant business cases and commissioning reports required for political and other governance processes. To ensure the chosen delivery vehicle is procured and implemented in accordance with relevant legislation.
15. Assist in the design and implementation of structural changes as required.
16. Ensure effective commissioning programme implementation and management arrangements are in place to support the service development phase.
17. Identify risks that may threaten the implementation of commissioning intentions/plans and address or escalate them appropriately.
18. Ensure that equalities issues are identified and mitigated throughout commissioning processes through the use of the equalities impact assessment and other relevant processes.
19. Adhere to monitoring and review frameworks to ensure rigorous achievement of outcomes drawing on evaluation and other techniques.
20. Ensure service specifications include the development of financial models which is subject to independent scrutiny and review.
General Tasks & Responsibilities
21. The post holder will liaise with auditors and other inspectors approved by the Council in any investigations pertaining to the work of the team and the records held.
22. To ensure that you carry out the duties of the post in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Data Protection Acts 1984 and 1998 the Federation Against Software Theft Guidelines, Corporate IT standards, The Computer Misuse Act 1990, The Council's equal opportunities policies, The Council's security policy, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and other relevant legislation, as well as Council policies, procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.
23. To take responsibility, relevant to the post, for ensuring that Council statutes and government legislation is upheld. This includes, amongst others: Management Compliance Charter, Environment Policy, Single Equalities Scheme, Quality Assurance Plan, Sustainable Procurement and Recycling.
24. To work towards creating a culture within the LBL operation that is dedicated to the principles and behaviours of the Council, best value in order to meet the needs of the customers and other stakeholders.
25. To attend all relevant meetings as required.
26. To undertake any special assignments or projects in a planned and professional manner ensuring that any work undertaken is completed within stipulated timeframes and given budget with the desired outcomes.
27. To maintain an awareness of the risks to the team, department and the Council and taking necessary action to minimise risks.
28. To manage any relevant posts as appropriate
29. To deputise, as required, for the Line Manager and other colleagues.
30. To undertake any other duties that may be required to meet the demands of the service. These may be varied from time to time to meet the needs of the service.
31. To manage a diverse and heavy workload in an environment of constantly shifting priorities, including complex legislative changes and operational demands.
32. To take full responsibility for the development and implementation of own Personal Development Plan, and own continued professional development in those areas relevant to own role within LBL.
Qualification
Education to degree level or equivalent experience.
Key Knowledge
Detailed knowledge of the strategic challenges facing local government.
Relevant Experience
Experience of commissioning and procuring projects or service delivery. Experience of using data and management information, needs assessment for commissioning, performance management and monitoring and review reporting. Experience of service development, undertaking options appraisal and system change using demonstrable programme management skills
Additional Information:
Inside IR35 Please note there will be compliance documents to be completed when applying for this role before presenting to the hiring manager The focus for this is less on commissioning experience and more on someone who has hands-on experience of working with/in health and care services - some PM skills - and could - when needed - turn up and work directly with commissioned testing and vaccination services if needed.
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