Brokerage Officer (Start Well) OCC616246

Job details

Salary range: £29,269 - £32,076 per annum 

Work location: County Hall, Oxford 

Hours per week: 37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working  

Contract type: Permanent 

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a criminal records check

Closing date: Sunday 12th May 2024

Interview date: Thursday 16th and Friday 17th May 2024 

Help us to deliver the most ambitious Education Health and Social Care services to our residents.

About us

Oxfordshire County Council’s Health Education and Social Care service supports a population of 700,000 people across the county. We are focused on delivering the best life outcomes for every age group and every area of need. We are bringing our local authority and health commissioning, education and health services together in a fresh approach to ensure even better results for our residents.

About the role

As a Brokerage Office you will be responsible for providing advice, sourcing and establishing person-centred, high-quality and cost-effect care and support packages for individuals. You will lead on the day-to-day brokerage activities, including receiving referrals, identifying options, sourcing, negotiating and contracting arrangements. 

Working with operational services providers and service users, you will identify, source and establish effective care and support arrangements for children and young people.  You will work in the Start Well area of the Brokerage Service and as a brokerage officer in this life stage you will source a wide range of placements for children and young people, including fostering, residential, secure, semi-independent, and transition placements. You may also be required to source other services to complement care and support packages for children and young people.      
    

As a Brokerage Officer you will also provide advice to our operational teams, service users and their families, as well as having responsibility for cost effective negotiations and decisions. You will develop excellent working relationships with suppliers and providers to ensure we provide the highest standards and levels of support. 
 

The person

Ideally with a degree level, equivalent qualification or relevant experience in Health, Education, Social Care or Commissioning.  You'll have previous experience of purchasing, sourcing, contract management or financial management, from either a private or public sector background in either children or adults’ services.  Ideally, we are looking for candidates that have experience of working in a children’s brokerage environment as well as having an understanding of the children’s health and social care system

You’ll also have an understanding of the legislative frameworks for safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and well as knowledge of legislation, care quality practice and contract management for the Start Well. You will have a keen interest to specialise in our Start Well life stage (0-25).  

We’re also looking for:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work in partnership with stakeholders at all levels
• Capability of working flexibly in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to negotiate with and influence others
• Comfortable analysing data with good IT capabilities e.g. MS Office suite.
• Someone who is able to demonstrate they meet the Oxfordshire County Councils Key Behaviours

Rewards and benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 31 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays  
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Naomi Taviner, Brokerage Lead, 07563 398782 or naomi.taviner@oxfordshire.gov.uk 

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