Senior Commissioning Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Commissioning Manager to join our Business Development and Commissioning Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide operational leadership across commissioning, contracting, placements and referrals and requires deputising for the Head of Business Development & Commissioning as required.

The role is responsible for supporting the effective management of key commissioning contracts and funding arrangements, overseeing complex commissioning and placement issues, and ensuring opportunities to maximise occupancy, referrals and income are identified and progressed.

This role will require travel across the country - including supporting at and attending events, all of which may require overnight stays.

Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below

Role Requirements

Working closely with the Head of Business Development & Commissioning, clinical and operational leads, the postholder supports delivery against organisational activity and income targets through effective contract management, income forecasting, funding negotiations and proactive management of financial and commissioning risks.

The role also holds specific oversight of Community Rehabilitation income and Nursery placement funding alongside Neurorehabilitation, Residential Care and Education income.

The postholder provides line management to the Senior Placement Managers, Referral Manager, and Commissioning Officer, and plays an active role in developing new business opportunities, responding to changes in the commissioning landscape and strengthening relationships with commissioners, referrers, healthcare professionals and partner organisations. Through effective use of data, market intelligence and stakeholder engagement, the role supports sustainable service growth and delivery of The Children's Trust's strategic objectives.

With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.

The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, Car Scheme (subject to eligibility), subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher's pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Terms and Conditions

As a charity organisation independent of the NHS, we do not follow Agenda for Change terms and conditions. Consequently, we are unable to take into account NHS incremental dates or continuous service for salary, annual leave, or related entitlements such as absence pay at the point of recruitment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children's Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children's Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.