Job Introduction

Royal Greenwich Integrated Commissioning are recruiting for a Senior Commissioning Officer to join our Health and Adult Services workforce on a 1 year fixed contract to cover maternity leave.

Join us to support a new vision for Health and Adults Services.

Royal Borough of Greenwich Adult Health and Social Care services collaborate with residents so they can live the best lives they can, by working together to identify strengths and support independence.We have developed a new long-term vision with the help of residents and partner organisations, which will build on all our strengths to support health, wellbeing, and independence. Our vision for Health and Adults' Services 2021 to 2024 is: Working together to live the best life you can in Royal Greenwich.We have also developed our Health and Care plan priorities which are overseen by the Healthier Greenwich Partnership. (See: Health and wellbeing strategy 2023 to 2028 | Royal Borough of Greenwich (royalgreenwich.gov.uk)

Royal Greenwich is a borough synonymous with first class modern services and rich in history.We are ambitious for our borough and proud of our vibrant, diverse communities, spanning Greenwich town centre in the west, to Thamesmead in the east, from the Greenwich Peninsula in the north to Eltham in the south.Woolwich is undergoing an exciting transformation, with major regeneration projects underway, including the redesign of key public spaces, the creation of over 5,000 new homes, the revitalisation of historic sites like the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Works and a new Leisure centre which will replace the Waterfront Leisure centre. With improved transport links (e.g.the Elizabeth line), as well as new retail, and cultural facilities, Woolwich is fast becoming a vibrant and connected hub.

We are looking for a strong candidate to lead on the development and delivery of strategies and action plans for the borough, contract manage performance of specific services leading to good outcomes for service users.The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of the priorities in Health and Adults services, excellent negotiation and influencing skills to effectively engage a wide range of stakeholders and will be passionate about working to bring change across a whole system.

Among other duties, postholder will lead on the management of time limited projects of varying sizes such as transformation projects across health and care and promote innovation through co-production with partners, staff, and residents across all commissioning activities.The right candidate will work closely with senior leaders in Health and Adults services in the Council and the ICB, to develop relationships, strategies and services that deliver improved outcomes at an individual, service, and population level.Join our committed and dynamic team and embark on a rewarding journey of empowering local residents.

If you are ready to lead with impact, innovation, a strength-based approach and be one of the driving forces behind transformative change, apply today.

Please view the Job description and Person specification for more information about this vacancy.

All candidates shortlisted for an interview may be subject to a skills test relevant to the role. Any skills tests will be scheduled for a time on the same day as the interview.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact commissioning-comments@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020-8921-8977

Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk .

As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role.Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role.Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert.When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification . We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Attached documents

• Job description and Person specification