Salary £36,363 to £40,777 per annum | 37 hours per week | Permanent, Full time | Contracts Team | Preston, Lancashire
Contract Assurance Officer (Learning Disability, Autism & Mental Health)
County Hall, Preston, Lancashire (with remote/home working too)
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Contract Assurance Officer (Learning Disability, Autism & Mental Health)
We are delighted to be able to offer the role of Contract Assurance Officer in the Strategic and Integrated Commissioning service.
Working within the learning Disability, Autism and Mental Health Contract Management Team, you will have a vital role in ensuring there is a wide range of high-quality adult social care services in Lancashire that contribute to improving and maintaining the health, well-being, and quality of life for the people using them.
You will be responsible for ensuring that commissioned services are delivered in accordance with the contracts the services are commissioned against, as well as adhering to market standards.
As a manager, you will be required to work with Contract Monitoring Officers and support them in their role in managing care provider performance and assessing the quality of care in the market.
The post is ordinarily based in County Hall, Preston however there is the opportunity for some remote/home working. Due to this you must be able to use your own initiative and be flexible with where you work. There will be a requirement for team members to travel across the area/county as required.
For further information and informal discussion please contact Jen Lowe (Contract Manager) on 01772 536182 or via email
[email protected] .
Passion - We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who has experience of ensuring the delivery of agreed performance targets. You must be committed to ensuring quality of service, and working with partners to ensure continuous improvement.
Challenge - You will have a positive attitude with well-developed interpersonal skills, which will be used to build and maintain relationships and influence both internal and external stakeholders.
Knowledge and Experience - You will have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and will also have negotiation and influencing skills. You must have experience of using Microsoft ICT systems and software, and excellent planning and organisational skills.
Benefits: there's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can also be purchased.
We have a generous local government pension with shared cost AVC's available. In addition, we then also have a benefits package which has everything from dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes and eye tests plus much more.
Development: You will get the opportunity for support, growth, development and both personal/professional qualifications once you join. There will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, opportunities for multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, and you'll have the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted - somewhere where your successes will be celebrated, your ideas listened to, and your voice heard.
Inclusivity: We are committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working environment for all our team. Our aim is to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society, working in an environment where individual differences are celebrated.
Flexibility: We're passionate about people making the most of their time away from work so are pleased to support flexibly working wherever possible. We have all enjoyed the benefits of working from home so we're happy to support hybrid working when we can, whilst also appreciating the benefits that the office environment and face-to-face meetings provides.
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