Job Description

Salary range: £105,326 - £114,339 per annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | County Hall, Preston

Director of Strategic Commissioning and Quality

Lancashire County Council is the fourth largest in the UK, spanning fourteen districts covering an enormous geographic area with a fantastic mix of both urban and rural communities. We're here to serve the people of Lancashire to ensure they live independent lives for as long as possible.

The Role:

• The Director Strategic Commissioning & Quality is a critical role at Lancashire with responsibility for setting the strategy of adult social care, working collaboratively across communities, partners including the NHS to deliver good outcomes for Lancashire residents with available resources.
• You will providing strategic leadership, direction and assurance across the functions of collaborative commissioning, market shaping, quality assurance, safeguarding and professional leadership.
• You will work closely with People and Operational functions to lead on ensuring horizon scanning, key policy changes and business intelligence informs the delivery of LCC Council Plan and vision
• You will work collaboratively with NHS partners, joint commissioning with strategic partners in Health, market shaping for sufficiency and sustainability. Leading on learning and innovation to develop new models of care and support in neighbourhoods and communities

What we are looking for:

• A visionary leader with a significant and demonstrable track record of director level leadership across a range of functions with a focus on good outcomes and financial sustainability.
• Extensive experience of leading large scale change programmes that have delivered a return on investment, value for money and improved outcomes for people and an organisation.
• Significant experience of using business intelligence to commissioning, planning, reviewing and delivery of high-quality financially sustainable models of care within a health and social care sector.

How to apply:

Visit www.leadinglancashire.co.uk for more information.

Your CV (no more than three sides of A4).

A supporting statement (no more than three sides of A4) that sets out why you think this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria.

For further information please contact Sophie Fowler (Sophie.Fowler@Lancashire.gov.uk) to a arrange a call with Helen Coombes, Executive Director of Adult Social Care.

Job Description & Person Specification

Lancashire County Council provides public services including education, social services, highways, waste disposal, libraries, registration, planning and trading standards across Lancashire.