Contracts Manager - Internal
£42,403 - £44,428
To apply for this job you must be an employee of Kirklees Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date - and have successfully completed your probationary period. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.
The Team
The Contract Monitoring Team work within the Kirklees Adult and Health Service within Kirklees Council. Working within the Council’s values, there is excellent team support and training available. The team are passionate about working with the Independent
Care Sector Providers to ensure good quality care provision for Service Users. The goal of the team being to ensure service users receive good quality care that meets their desired outcomes, and the care providers are supported to do this.
The Role
The job of Contracts Manager works as part of the Contracts and Monitoring Unit to ensure that contracts managed within the Commissioning and Health Partnerships Service are managed in accordance with Commissioning, Public Health & Adult Social Care and Council procedures; that assigned contracts are monitored and that corrective / preventative action is taken to ensure compliance with specifications and legislative requirements.
As part of this role, you will:
· Undertake contract and quality management including monitoring on-site visits, liaising with a wide range of stakeholders including residents/families, care provider owners, managers, staff and other professionals.
· Support the care providers to continually improve the provision of care resulting in improving outcomes for the residents.
For a full list of the role requirements please see the attached Job Profile.
The Person
· You will have excellent communication skills to work with care provider managers and owners to improve the quality of care being delivered.
· You will use your excellent communication skills to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
· As you will have your own workload you will need excellent organisational skills and an ability to manage complex situations
Benefits
· Generous annual leave entitlement
· Ongoing Training and Career development
· Excellent pension scheme
· A range of family friendly polices
· We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership
30 March 2023, 11:55 PM
Important Information
This vacancy is closed to applications.