Broker Contracts and Commissioning

Job Description

Further InformationBroker (Contracts and Commissioning) *This position is advertised internally in the first instance to employees of Northumberland County Council*.The Council Northumberland County Council operates a huge range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Governments ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. Thats why we want bold, creative and agilethinkers who can help us move forward and innovate. For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here:http://working We are looking to recruit 2 highly motivated and enthusiastic Brokers to join our Brokerage team within the Contracts and Commissioning service in Adult Social Care. You will be highly organised and an excellent communicator who can quickly gain trust and confidenceof colleagues and internal and external providers. The ability to build effective working relationships quickly is essential to this role. The Brokerage Service is a well-established team, responsible for sourcing care packages to meet assessed health and social care needs for adults across Northumberland ensuring they feel safe, healthy, happy, and independent. As a Broker, you will play an integralrole in sourcing care packages and developing and maintaining information on local care providers. As part of the Contract and Commissioning team, Brokerage work with Adult Social Care teams to improve outcomes for people, working closely with both internal and external providers. Brokers work closely with health colleagues to support safe hospital dischargesfor all Northumberland residents. This presents demands on the Brokerage Service so time management skills, the ability to prioritise, use your own initiative and manage your workload effectively will be key. The ability to work with spreadsheets and clientdatabases and to assimilate figures and information quickly will be fundamental. This is an extremely supportive, collaborative team where effective communication is essential, commitment to providing a quality service is expected and new ideas for improvements are welcomed. Both positions are permanent and full time (37 hours).We are offering: -A starting salary of £22,369 (Band 4) -25 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays (rising to 30 after 5 years of service) (pro-rata for part-time employees) -Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme -A wide range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision -Flexible working arrangements For further information about this vacancy, please contact Carole Hadland or by emailing .uk for an informal discussion. CLOSING DATE: Midnight 20th November 2022.For Further information please find attached a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.Please note that this is a full-timeposition but applications on a secondment or part time basis would be considered for the right applicant. For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, pleasecheck the Northumberland Council Website. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email .uk with your name and the job titleyou have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enableyou to attend an interview, please also let the team know. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed.