Salary: £47,394
Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
2x Secondment/Fixed Term (1x 9 months & 1x 15 months)
Full Time – 36 Hours
Closing Date: Thursday 18th April 2024; 23:59
Interview Date: W/C 29th April or W/C 6th May

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS ONLY OPEN TO STAFF OF CAMDEN, ISLINGTON, BARNET AND HARINGEY COUNCIL **

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.  Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

How You’ll Be Involved

Camden's recently established Health and Wellbeing Department is committed to fostering health advancements, diminishing health disparities, and advocating for fair outcomes among our residents.

We are now seeking two Commissioning Officers on a temporary basis, one to work within Healthy Lives Sexual Health Team and one to work within the Substance Misuse Team. There will be an expectation that you work across either team dependent on business need.

As Commissioning Officer in the Healthy Lives commissioning team, you will be involved by taking responsibility for all elements of the commissioning cycle. You will collaborate closely with Public Health Strategists, Commissioning Managers, and the Head of Service to conduct thorough and regular needs assessments. This aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of current and future local needs. Additionally, you will oversee the commissioning of services aimed at maximising health and wellbeing outcomes for service users, ensuring cost-effectiveness.

You will foster strong collaborative relationships among various stakeholders, including Integrated Care Board Commissioners, other Camden Council representatives, service providers, service users, carers, and private, voluntary, and community sector providers. This collaborative effort aims to commission high-quality services benefiting adults, children, young people, and families, ultimately improving health and wellbeing outcomes.

Whilst these roles will work across both sexual health and substance misuse, the 9 month role will predominantly focus on sexual health and the 15 month role will predominantly focus on substance misuse.

All About You

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

The ideal candidate should possess a degree or equivalent qualification and have significant post-qualification experience in program and project management, including budget management. You should demonstrate understanding and experience in strategic planning, the commissioning process, contracting, and performance monitoring within complex environments, and show an ability to work across various care groups. 

We’re looking for someone with experience in collaborative working with professionals from diverse agencies, along with the ability to coordinate inputs effectively to secure strategic priorities and achieve objectives. A thorough knowledge of NHS, Local Authority, primary care, and voluntary sector provisions related to public health services is required. You should be proficient in designing strategies to engage essential stakeholders, adjusting their approach to encourage positive partnerships.

If you have a preference of working within Sexual Health or Substance Misuse, please confirm in your application. 

How To Apply

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS ONLY OPEN TO STAFF OF CAMDEN, ISLINGTON, BARNET AND HARINGEY COUNCIL **

To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10467628/file/document?inline 

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section. 

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme. 

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity 

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity 

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS ONLY OPEN TO STAFF OF CAMDEN, ISLINGTON, BARNET AND HARINGEY COUNCIL **