Quality Assurance Commissioner - Adults

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Join our Strategic Commissioning Team as a Quality Assurance Commissioner - Adults and play a key role in shaping high-quality adult social care services. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a full-time, permanent position within a well-established and highly respected team, where your work will make a real difference across Adults Strategic Commissioning. At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed, where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and working from home, dependent on the needs of the service. This role involves hybrid working arrangements, with an expectation to work from our Time Square office or in the community for around four days each week, including time spent visiting provider services.

About you…

As a Quality Assurance Commissioner you will work predominantly from the office and within the community, we are looking for a passionate individual who will support the People Directorate to achieve the best outcomes and value for money. You will work with providers to improve service quality and the personal outcomes of individuals and carry out varied and complex tasks both independently and as part of a team. You will also be a skilled and influential communicator, with effective problem-solving and quality assessment skills. A life-long learner, with a passion for helping achieving the best outcomes. Your work instils confidence, trust and credibility.

About the team…

Working as part of The Commissioning Team, you will be part of a supportive and well-established department and collaborate with colleagues at all levels to drive meaningful change. Together, we critically assess current provision, contribute to the design of future service and help mobilise innovative solutions across the social care market.

This is a team of significant strategic and commercial importance, playing a key role in shaping sustainable, high-quality services that make a real difference.

Key responsibilities…

Reporting to both the Strategic Commissioning Manager and the Senior Commissioners within the team you will:

• Take ownership of a portfolio of contracts, ensuring services are delivered in line with agreed specifications, and proactively addressing any areas of underperformance, leading on the Provider Concern process.
• Have responsibility for significant high value contracts, overseeing provider improvement, change management, contract management and improvement plans.
• Draft decision and review papers that include clear options appraisals and recommendations which demonstrate your analytical and critical thinking.
• Form strong relationships and working partnerships internally and across the market to assist in the strategic development of service and deliver value for money solutions.
• Implement improvement plans and strategies to evidence service improvement.

Our benefits…

• 28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10 and sell up to 5 days.
• Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Paid employee volunteering scheme.
• Local government pension scheme, with life insurance cover.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility).
• Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits. (Terms and Conditions apply)
• Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks and a sports and social club.

Find out more about all our benefits or see the candidate pack.

Our values

At Bracknell Forest Council our values define who we are and what is important to us. Our core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you are excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Reasonable adjustments

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk. We will work with you to support you throughout the process. Find out more about reasonable adjustments.

Disability confident and inclusive recruitment

Bracknell Forest Council is proud to be an inclusive employer. This means that if you have made us aware on the application form that you have a disability, are an armed forces veteran or you are a care leaver, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

Interview date

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14th July.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.

Want to ask us a question?

For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:

Ben Sladden – Strategic Commissioning Manager, ben.sladden@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.

We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.

Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.

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