Senior Commissioning and Contracts Officer - Public Health

Job Description

Grade: 14
Salary range: £53,172 - £55,323 p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon

Background

Croydon is one of London's largest and most diverse boroughs, with distinct and varied communities creating an exciting place full of opportunity. We are proud of our heritage, creativity and diversity, which is at the heart of Croydon's London Borough of Culture 2023 celebrations.

We are home to more than 409,000residents, we have the largest population in London, with the largest number of under 18s of any London borough. The population is expected to grow by 5.9% by 2034 with the majority of this rise being seen in the older population.

In recent months there has been significant focus on the challenges facing Croydon. We do not shy away from the scale of these challenges and have improvement programmes across the organisation to deliver the changes that are needed.

Croydon faces the same challenges as other London boroughs: increased demand for adult social care services, homelessness, crime and fear of crime, rising property prices, and increased deprivation following a decade of austerity. However, it is a place of resilience and strong communities, where residents and community partners share a commitment to Croydon's success.

The Croydon Public Health team sits within the Adult Social Care & Health Directorate. The Adult's Public Health Commissioning function also sits within the Strategic Commissioning & Improvement team in the same Directorate. This enables great partnerships working and problem solving from like-minded commissioners also working on how services can best meet the needs of our local community. We work closely with the One Croydon Alliance in order to achieve the ambitions of our Croydon Health and Care Plan and Croydon Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Strategic Commissioning & Improvement for Adult Social Care & Public Health Vision:

We will ensure that health and social care services in Croydon are designed with and for the people of Croydon. We will develop, review and aim to continually improve services so that they are based on the strengths of local communities and help people to live happy, healthy and independent lives

As a commissioning team our purpose statement is:

To ensure there are effective services available for the adult population of Croydon that maximise independence and wellbeing. Commissioners works with the market drive innovation, to deliver improved outcomes and ensure best value.

Join our team

We have an ambitious programme of transformation to deliver to our Adult Public Health programmes, and this post will support the Strategic Commissioning Manager for Public Health to ensure we are meeting the needs of local residents and ensuring that good Public Health is at the heart of all interventions that support people's health and wellbeing. Local Needs Assessment will be driving our commissioning intentions for all Sexual Health services and Healthy Behaviour programmes including NHS Health Checks.

We are seeking an individual who would like to part of our exciting transformational journey and has the skills to drive forward change at pace, who has undertaken core functions of the commissioning cycle, can project manage service improvement and be a support to the other commissioning and contract officers in the team based on your experience.

If you would like to know more about the role or would like to have an informal discussion, please contact Leanne Bobb - Head of Strategic Commissioning & Improvement for Adult Social Care & Health and Public Health leanne.bobb@croydon.gov.uk

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About Us

Croydon Council's priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon's diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we're proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council's new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.