Job Description

Salary: £64,844 - £68,987 per annum

Hours per week: 37 hours

Interview date: To be confirmed following shortlisting

Commissioning - Enhancing Lives, Empowering Communities

We are excited to offer two rare and rewarding opportunities for exceptional leaders to join our passionate and forward-thinking Commissioning Team as Service Managers.

Our Commissioning Directorate plays a vital role in shaping the future of accommodation and community-based support for children, young people, and adults. We take a whole-life approach, ensuring residents are supported at every stage of their journey.

As a Service Manager, you will take the lead in managing a specialist service, working closely with the Head of Service for Adults, to drive performance and deliver outstanding outcomes.

We are currently recruiting for two key roles:

• Service Manager - Quality Assurance & Performance
  Lead our team responsible for provider oversight and contract monitoring, ensuring services meet the highest standards.
• Service Manager - Commercial
  Head up our commercial team, including the brokerage function, working with health colleagues, managing placements and packages for both adults and children with a focus on value and impact.

In both roles, you will be a subject matter expert, shaping and delivering effective commissioning strategies that make a real difference. You will support the team to deliver high-performing frontline services and champion co-production and collaboration with partners such as health services to maximise public satisfaction.

We are looking for candidates who bring:

• A relevant degree or substantial experience in evidence-based commissioning and staff leadership.
• Deep knowledge of commissioning practices, including working with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and other regulatory bodies.
• A strong grasp of legislation, such as the Care Act, and the ability to lead strategically in a politically diverse environment.

If you are ready to make a lasting impact and help shape services that truly enhance lives across Wiltshire, we'd love to hear from you.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That's why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!

Please download and read the role description and person specificationcarefully before you apply as well asOur Identity.

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

For more details, contact Victoria Bayley, Head of Adults Commissioning, at Victoria.Bayley@wiltshire.gov.uk, or call 012257 13996.

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion.

Disability Confident Employer

Application process

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