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Senior Commissioning Manager - Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA) - D9843-ICB-60381HB

Gloucester

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to recruit permanently to the post of Senior Commissioning Manager - Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA). Gloucestershires vision is for individuals with a disability to have the right to services as the rest of the population, to live satisfying and valued lives and to be treated with the same dignity and respect. They should have a home within their community, be able to develop, maintain relationships, access to employment and get the support they need to live a healthy, safe and fulfilling life.

This post holder will need to work in partnership across agencies to enable people to move out of inpatient services and to prevent the need for future admissions. You will work closely with GPs and clinicians, partner health and social care organisations across our health community as part of the commissioning process for services for individuals of all ages with learning disabilities and/or autism who demonstrate behaviours which may be described as challenging.

Interviews will be held on 27th January.

Main duties of the job

An area of responsibility covers the commissioning of services for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism with behaviours that challenge identified as the responsibility of the Gloucestershire ICB under Continuing Health Care (CHC), S117, through a joint funding agreement or who pose a high level of risk on the Dynamic Support Register.

In this context commissioning includes scoping priorities, needs assessment, service review, market analysis, service design, pathway implementation and specification of services. Of equal importance our commissioners lead on the review of the services commissioned both in terms of quality and performance against contract.

The Directorate has a particular role in joint commissioning with the Local Authority and working across statutory and non-statutory agencies. Commissioning roles include responsibility for elements of strategic commissioning as well as commissioning packages of care and housing to meet the needs of an individual.

To lead on the review, design, commissioning and performance (including quality) monitoring of Learning Disability services on behalf of Gloucestershire ICB.

The role will be responsible for developing the programme products and management arrangements, to manage successful delivery of the Learning Disabilities and Autism programme to improve outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or behaviour that challenges.

About us

Our NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (NHS Gloucestershire) is responsible for planning and buying services to meet the health needs of local people. It also brings partners together to ensure the counties NHS provides the best possible care. Alongside our communities, we want to improve health, improve access to high quality care and support when needed and make Gloucestershire a better place for the future.

NHS Gloucestershire ICB had the best staff survey result in 2023 for proportion of staff who would recommend it as a place to work.

More information about our organisation can be found here: NHS Gloucestershire ICB (nhsglos.nhs.uk)

Date posted

19 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

D9843-ICB-60381HB

Job locations

Gloucestershire County Council

Westgate Street

Gloucester

GL1 2TG

For further information and to apply, click on the APPLY BUTTON to view the supporting documents or apply online.

Closing date for applications: 19-01-2025

Salary: £62,215 to £72,293

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