Adult Brokerage Manager – Adult Social Care
Job specification
We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
We are bold and ambitious in our plans, with a clear vision and direction for the future. Our status as one of the UK’s fastest growing towns is driving transformational change across our organisation, most significantly within our highly valued Adults’ Services teams.
We are seeking an experienced commissioner who can actively shape the market and competently manage the associated end-to-end procurement.
Your next role
You will be leading the brokerage team in the Adult Commissioning Team. The brokerage team provide a vital service in ensuring that the best matches of services are offered to people who have care and support needs. As the brokerage manager you will have key relationships with providers across the local Swindon market, adult social care colleagues, health and hospital colleagues and also the wider Adult Commissioning Team.
Details of the role’s responsibilities include:
- You will manage the day to day activities of the Brokerage Service, ensuring all processes are actioned and recorded accurately within agreed timescales on the case management system.
- You will ensure that all support packages and placements that are purchased are in line with commissioning and contractual arrangements. In particular, that placements are negotiated to be within published rates/framework rates unless there are exceptional circumstances.
- You will lead a team that is agile and able to develop and maintain positive relationships with the market of providers within Swindon and also those outside of the borough.
- You will provide insights about opportunities and gaps in the market, to the Head of Commissioning and Director of Commissioning to support the reshaping the market in the commissioning cycle.
If you believe you have the skills and experience to deliver in this exciting and challenging role, we want to hear from you.
About the service you will be joining
You will be joining our Commissioning team within our Commissioning, Improvement and Assurance service. You will be working with like-minded, hard-working and passionate people who are excited to have someone new joining us to deliver on our Adult Services Strategy.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
For further information about the role please contact Joy Kennard, Head of Commissioning, Adults at jkennard@swindon.gov.uk
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk