Lead Commissioner

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority is seeking a Lead Commissioner to oversee adult commissioning services, focusing on providing high-quality support for vulnerable populations in Worcestershire. This role involves leading complex commissioning processes, developing partnerships, and ensuring compliance with quality assurance standards. The position offers a generous holiday allowance, a robust pension scheme, and a commitment to professional development. Ideal candidates should demonstrate a solid background in partnership working and evidence-based service development.

Benefits

Great Holiday Entitlement

Brilliant Pension Scheme

Professional Learning & Development

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Experience in leading high-value commissioning processes.
• Track record of developing partnerships across services.
• Ability to ensure compliance with legislative frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning of adult social care services.
• Develop partnerships with service providers and stakeholders.
• Oversee contractual adherence and quality assurance.

Skills

Partnership working

Influencing skills

Contract management

Job description

LEAD COMMISSIONER, ADULTS COMMISSIONING UNIT

Salary: PO7 (£68,458 - £72,525 per annum)

Full-Time: 35 Hours/week

Location: Wildwood, Worcester (WR5) with Hybrid working

Permanent

THE ROLE

At Worcestershire County Council, the Adult Social Care Commissioners are working with a wide range of partners across social care and health to deliver our strategy, ensuring Worcestershire residents are healthier, live longer, have a better quality of life and remain independent for as long as possible.

Our highly skilled and supportive Commissioning team are now seeking applications from outstanding, motivated and experienced commissioners for this exciting role. The successful candidate will have commissioning responsibility for services that support some of the most vulnerable people in society along with managerial oversight of the Quality Assurance team and function.

With primary responsibility for all residential and nursing home markets for adults and the quality assurance function, the successful candidate will have opportunity to shape and commission high quality, innovative and cost-effective services that tangibly improve outcomes for adults in Worcestershire as well as opportunity to engage in a wide variety of change and transformational work.

The Council encourages its people to make a positive difference and our vision and values - customer focus, "can do" culture, freedom within boundaries - are at the very centre of everything we do, and the role will provide the opportunity for ongoing professional development and growth.

YOUR BACKGROUND

With strong partnership working and influencing skills and a track record of building solid working relationships across a range of stakeholders, commissioned services and senior colleagues, the successful candidate will be able to tangibly demonstrate both the experience and ability to meet the person specification criteria, in particular:

• Leading the commissioning of high value and complex services ensuring that the council and its partners achieve the right service from the right provider at the right price for the taxpayer and the residents of Worcestershire
• Developing and supporting effective partnerships with service providers, customers, professionals and other stakeholders across the health and care system in support of effective strategy development and service commissioning.
• Leading the commissioning of services within the social care and health system, ensuring co-production and alignment between different services to establish efficient pathways
• Ensuring the development of a dynamic market by identifying and highlighting gaps in current services, understanding, building and maintaining market capacity, shaping service delivery now and in the future.
• Effective oversight of contract management including managing provider relationships, leading negotiations, oversight of adherence to service specifications and taking contractual action where required
• Ensuring that all commissioned services are built on a clear best practice evidence base, including the relevant legislative frameworks
• Ensuring that all commissioned services have appropriate quality assurance arrangements, business continuity and, where necessary, clinical governance arrangements in place, and in particular that safety systems, provider concern and provider failure processes are robust.
• Leading on quality assurance processes and liaison with adult safeguarding and Care Quality Commission.

Benefits:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Equality & Diversity:

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

How to Apply:

Applications via Tribepad only. Please complete the application, ensuring you provide information on how you meet the specification and examples of why you should be considered, including the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Closing date for applications: 25 January 2026
Anticipated Interview Date: 6 February 2026 (location: Wildwood offices, Worcester, WR5 2QT)

Attached documents

Job descripotion and person specification - Lead Commissioner