Job Description
Commissioner – Supporting Independence
£51,903 to £54,975
Remote, flexible working – Newham Dockside
Closing date: 15/02/2023
The London Borough of Newham Adults and Health has fast developed a national reputation for creative and innovative approaches to improving outcomes for residents. We passionately believes the best way to improve outcomes for resident’s is through adopting public health, strengths based and trauma informed approaches. These qualities are at the heart of successes,
- The award winning Health and Wellbeing Strategy, 50 Steps to a Healthier Newham ,
- Praise from the Secretary of State relating to supporting Rough Sleepers,
- Innovative strategies to Domiciliary Care and Trusted Assessors
- Food security work, ensuring all residents can access affordable healthy food
- Well Newham, our preventative programme to deliver a paradigm shift in prevention.
We are on a mission to drive up quality and improve outcomes as a means of meeting our financial challenges. We are looking for creative, courageous and gritty commissioners to join our team. If you want to make a real difference to support residents in one of the most diverse boroughs in the world, supported by a progressive and compassionate political administration, then Newham is the place for you.
Our flexible approach to working has continued post pandemic, and Newham offers genuine remote working opportunities. Most commissioners work from home entirely outside of a weekly anchor day, which most find a refreshing opportunity to check in with management and colleagues face to face.
Apply now, and be part of our success.
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ABOUT THE JOB
We are currently looking for a commissioner to join our Supporting Independence team. The portfolio covers our accommodation based services (£30m spend), including Supported living, Extra Care, Shared Lives, Rough Sleeping and Single Vulnerable Homeless.
If you have a passion for supporting vulnerable adults but never ‘commissioned’ before, please research the commissioning cycle. The likelihood is that you will have done many elements of commissioning without realising and would be able to demonstrate transferable skills
You would be joining the team at a key and exciting time. Cabinet recently agreed the ambitious and transformation plan for this area and as a result the team capacity is being increased to take account of the work plan. In addition, there are also increasingly close links being made with our place based Integrated Care System, with a number of duties delegated to this team
For more information on working within our Commissioning Team, please contact the Director of Commissioning: simon.reid@newham.gov.uk
ABOUT YOU
‘People at the heart of everything we do’
We’re looking for a resilient professional who is passionate about improving our resident’s lives. You pride yourself on supporting and developing people and practice, approaching management with energy and enthusiasm whilst always finding time to lend a sympathetic ear to the colleagues within the Adults and Health Directorate and Council as a whole. You are an experienced systemic commissioner who takes a creative but pragmatic approach to practice, encouraging high standards in others for the residents that we serve. You’re happiest assisting and inspiring your team towards achieving their goals, stepping in where needed to achieve positive outcomes. You already embrace our people-focused values and want to be an active part of Newham. You’re not afraid of change. You want a career defining role.
You have experience and an understanding of working within a diverse, urban community; and share our ambition and energy in embracing new ways of working. You have high working standards and are conscious of the importance of professional development for yourself and your team.
We’re looking for professionals who creative, courageous and gritty and have a genuine interest in radically improving outcomes for the residents of Newham.
OUR OFFER
We’ve been working hard to make Newham a great place to work and develop your career
We will offer you:
- A rewarding role in a department that has been nationally recognised for several areas of exceptional practice
- The opportunity to work in a richly diverse, challenging, supportive inner London Borough.
- A competitive package of up to £54,975
- Genuine remote and flexible working options – we know how important this is to you.
- Smarter Working with new modern technology.
- Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme).
- Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension.
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TO APPLY
To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement (1-2 sides of A4) through our online recruitment portal .
The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the relevant requirements listed in the person specification in the job description.
Shortlisting decisions will be based on candidates’ relevant experience and on candidates’ suitability for the role in line with the person specification, as described in their supporting statement and CV.
Closing date: 15/02/2023 at 23:59 – but please apply ASAP
Interviews: ASAP once shortlisting has been completed
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or want to discuss anything further please contact our Recruitment Team .
Additional Information
We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.
The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.
We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn .
The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.
