All-Age Complex and Continuing Care are a team of clinical, business, commissioning specialists who provide continuing healthcare (CHC) children and young people’s continuing care (CYPCC) and complex care commissioning to individuals across the Thames Valley footprint.
Our operating model has three main areas of activity,
Neighbourhood teams work alongside health and social care partners within the community assessing, reviewing and case managing care for adults and children within Oxford, Buckinghamshire or Berkshire, working directly with individuals and families.
Central services teams act as the front door and end to end service delivery, managing referrals into the service, business, administration and invoicing functions. Working closely with individuals and their families.
Commissioning Contracting and Brokerage team work closely with care providers and social care to commission individualised care for individuals.
This is a challenging post which will require dynamic leadership and excellent communication skills, a proven capacity to work across the multidisciplinary spectrum at both strategic and operational levels, to engage service users and key stakeholders and demonstrable competencies in the management and commissioning of services on behalf of the AACCC Team.
The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues as to how best commissioning and procurement practice might be adopted in the definition of future processes, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery of commissioned services.
Please note it is proposed that this post will be in scope to transfer to Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) on the 1 September 2026. If you are appointed prior to 1 September 2026, you will join Thames Valley ICB initially, but it is proposed that your employment will then transfer to FHFT in accordance with TUPE/ CoSOP regulations. If your start date is on or after the 1 September 2026 it is planned that you will be employed directly by FHFT from commencement.
Oversee commissioning, contracting, brokerage and PHB within the All Age Continuing Care (AACC) service.
Analysis of trends, and stakeholder feedback to identify service gaps and future commissioning priorities.
Develop commissioning strategies and service specifications aligned with organisational goals and statutory requirements.
Engage with providers, partners, and communities to co-design services.
Monitor service performance and outcomes, recommending improvements where necessary
Lead procurement processes in line with organisational policies and public procurement regulations. Act as main contact between commissioning and procurement to ensure the service complies with latest legislative requirements.
Manage contract variations, renewals, extensions, and terminations.
Ensure providers meet contractual obligations, quality standards, and compliance requirements.
Maintain accurate contract documentation, risk registers, and audit trails.
Match service users with appropriate providers based on availability, quality, and suitability.
Maintain strong relationships with providers to support market capacity and responsiveness.
Work closely with case managers, care coordinators, and operational teams to ensure timely placements and smooth transitions.
Support financial monitoring, forecasting, and budget management for commissioned services. Lead on CIP workstreams as appropriate producing annual project plans and monthly update reports.
Maintain robust financial records to support audit requirements and financial governance.
