Senior Commissioning Manager

Please note this organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship

To provide senior-level support to the Strategic Commissioner by leading on the operational delivery of commissioning priorities for Children's Care. This includes:

Translating strategic commissioning priorities into actionable projects by developing clear plans, timelines, and resource requirements that align with national policy and local Integrated Care System objectives for mental health, learning disability, and neurodiversity services.

Managing programmes and monitoring performance to ensure commissioned Children's care services meet agreed quality standards, statutory obligations (including safeguarding and equality legislation), and financial targets.

Conducting analysis and needs assessments using population health data, service usage trends, and outcome measures to identify gaps in Children's care provision and inform evidence-based decision-making.

Engaging stakeholders and service users through effective partnership working with providers, local authorities, voluntary organisations, and co-production with people with lived experience, families, and carers to shape and improve services.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for:

Senior-level support for the strategic commissioning of services for children and young people.

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.