Commissioning Officer - Children's Care

Responsible for:

Supporting the children's care team to ensure that strategic commissioning projects are planned and managed effectively.

Support specific projects including developing project management plans, reporting progress, risks and issues.

Provide co-ordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support as required.

Provide relevant and timely advice and guidance on own projects/functions.

Support the development of service improvement proposals where required, work with relevant stakeholders to draft proposals and gain approval as appropriate.

Contribute to the delivery of outcomes, improving patient experience, high quality care for our population, value for money and greater efficiency.

We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement

NHS pension scheme

Sick pay policy

Occupational health services including staff counselling services

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers

Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.