Brokerage Officer

Salary: Grade H £38,510 - £41,177 a year
Location: Council House with hybrid working
Hours: 37 hours a week
Working hours: Full time
Closing Date: 16/11/2026
DBS Requirement: Basic DBS
Contract Type: Permanent

We have an exciting new opportunity to join the all-aged People’s Brokerage Unit as a Brokerage Officer. This role will mainly focus on supporting the hospital discharge process.

As a Brokerage Officer, you will play a crucial role in supporting Adult Social Care and NHS colleagues by identifying, arranging, and securing suitable packages of care and support for customers across Derby City, ensuring customers receive the right care and support upon discharge from hospital. You will work closely with Social Care colleagues, NHS colleagues, care providers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the needs of our customers are met effectively and efficiently.

Working closely with Adult Social Care, NHS colleagues, care providers, and other stakeholders, you will coordinate and arrange appropriate care packages, placements, and support services that meet individuals' needs while maintaining efficient patient flow.

You will develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including care providers and Local Authority partners, and will be responsible for negotiating funding rates and placement costs to secure suitable and cost-effective support solutions. The role requires strong problem-solving skills, sound judgement, and the ability to manage complex situations, balancing customer needs with service requirements while delivering excellent customer service throughout the brokerage process.

We are an enthusiastic, friendly, and supportive team who strive to achieve the best outcomes for all our customers.

If you have excellent communication and relationship building skills, work well as part of a team, are resilient, customer focused, and enjoy finding solutions to challenges, we welcome you to submit your application for this rewarding opportunity.

The Opportunity
Securing safe, suitable, and person centred packages of care and support for customers across Adult Social Care, with a particular focus on supporting timely and effective hospital discharges.

Working closely with operational colleagues, NHS partners, care providers, and other professionals to ensure services are identified, secured, and arranged appropriately and within agreed timescales.
Negotiating care package costs and provider rates within agreed pricing frameworks to achieve value for money while ensuring customers receive the care and support required to meet their assessed needs.
Using problem solving skills and professional judgement to identify suitable solutions where services may be limited, complex, or difficult to source, ensuring positive outcomes for customers and the wider system.
Updating and maintaining accurate records for care packages requested, arranged, amended, and ended, ensuring information is recorded on relevant systems, databases, and spreadsheets to support reporting and performance monitoring.

Building and maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external colleagues, including Social Care teams, NHS partners, Local Authorities, and care providers.

Providing a high standard of customer service by communicating effectively with stakeholders, managing expectations, and responding to enquiries in a professional, timely, and customer focused manner.

About you
Experience of purchasing care services, commissioning support arrangements, or demonstrable administrative, financial, and IT skills within a busy customer focused environment.

An understanding of the operating environment within health, social care, regulated services, and the community and voluntary sectors, particularly within a brokerage, commissioning, or placement role.

Knowledge of National Minimum Standards and Ofsted requirements for Children’s Social Care and CQC for Adults Social Care.

Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to secure care and support services that deliver value for money while meeting customers' assessed needs.

Excellent communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues, NHS partners, care providers, Local Authorities, and other stakeholders.

Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify practical solutions, manage competing priorities, and make informed decisions in complex situations.

A commitment to delivering excellent customer service, with the ability to communicate professionally, manage expectations, and achieve positive outcomes for customers.

Experience of using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access, together with the ability to learn and use service specific systems and databases.

The ability to work effectively as part of a team whilst also managing your own workload in a fast paced and demanding environment.

Who We Are
At Derby City Council, we're proud to deliver over 250 essential services that support our residents, communities and businesses. Guided by our vision to create an Inclusive, Green, Growing and Vibrant City, we put people at the heart of everything we do.

Our values shape how we work every day. We believe in Great People, One Team, we're Bold in embracing change, Strong in delivering for our communities, and We Care about making a positive difference.

Join us and you'll be part of an ambitious, collaborative organisation where you can develop your career while helping to shape Derby's future.

Why join Derby City Council?
At Derby City Council, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference while building a rewarding career in an organisation that values, supports and invests in its people.

Alongside the opportunity to help shape the future of Derby, you'll benefit from a comprehensive range of employee benefits, including:

Financial Benefits
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a secure, defined benefit pension with life cover
• Team Derby Rewards – discounts across a wide range of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme – a salary sacrifice scheme for leasing a brand-new, fully maintained and insured vehicle
Work-Life Balance
• Generous annual leave, starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days after five years' service (plus bank holidays, depending on your contract)
• The option to purchase additional annual leave
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements for many roles
• Flexible retirement options, where eligible
• Support for colleagues with caring responsibilities

Learning and Development
• Learning and development opportunities, with regular career conversations to support your growth
• Leadership and management development programmes, mentoring and professional qualifications
• Modern workspaces designed to support collaboration, productivity and wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
• Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing support and a year-round wellbeing calendar
• Free annual flu vaccinations
• Cycle2Work Scheme and free cycle training
Community and Inclusion
• Up to 15 hours of volunteering leave each year
• Recognition through initiatives including the Here for Derby Awards and Long Service Awards
• The opportunity to join one of our Employee Networks, including LGBTQ+, Disabled Employees and Carers, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Employees, and Neurodiversity

At Derby City Council, we believe our people are our greatest strength. Whatever stage you're at in your career, you'll be joining an inclusive organisation where you'll be supported to develop, feel valued and make a meaningful difference to the communities we serve.

Some benefits are dependent on your role, contract or length of service.

How to apply
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via theDerby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is specified at the top of the advert. Applications received after midnight on the closing date will not be accepted.

Interview dates: 02/12/2026 and 03/12/2026 at The Council House, Derby, DE1 2FS.

For any queries please contact the Recruiting Managers Celine.cowley@derby.gov.uk or Courtney.Lowndes@derby.gov.uk

Applying using your CV
We recognise that people apply for roles in different ways and want our recruitment process to be as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you would prefer to apply using a CV rather than completing an application form, please complete the attached Declaration Form and send it, together with your CV, to celine.cowley@derby.gov.uk.

When applying by CV, please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role. We strongly recommend that you also include a supporting statement outlining how you meet the essential criteria set out in the person specification, as this will help us assess your suitability for the post.

Applications submitted by CV must include a completed Declaration Form to be accepted. The Declaration Form can be found at the bottom of this advert.

We also encourage you to complete the attached Equalities Form and return it to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk. This is entirely optional and will not affect the outcome of your application.

Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are available below.

Before submitting your application, please read our guidance on completing the application form and ensure your supporting statement clearly demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the role.

Where a DBS requirement is indicated at the top of this advert, the successful candidate will be subject to the appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our safer recruitment process.

Where a Market Rate Supplement is indicated at the top of this advert, it is paid in addition to the basic salary and is subject to regular review. The supplement may be reduced or withdrawn and will reduce in line with incremental progression and pay awards.

The Council has a legal obligation to consider suitable redeployment opportunities for employees at risk of redundancy. Consequently, this vacancy may be withdrawn before the advertised closing date if it is filled through the Council's redeployment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Derby City Council, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we serve.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can choose to apply through our Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We are also proud to hold the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award, recognising our commitment to supporting serving personnel, veterans and their families. Members of the Armed Forces community, veterans and their close family members who meet the essential criteria are also eligible for our Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, including during your application, interview or onboarding, we'll work with you to provide the support you need.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or need assistance with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK: 18001 01332 640844) or email recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk.

Please see here for Job Description
Please see here for Person Specification
Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here
Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here
Please see here for DBS Code of Conduct