Quality Contracts Officer
Quality Contracts Officer
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Room 700 LE3 8RA
Contract Type: 18 month secondment full time
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary:per annum (prorata for parttime)
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Closing date: Sunday 20 April 2025
Interview dates:Friday 9 May 2025
Description for candidates:One 18 month full time post
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference
Do you want a job where no two days are the same
Do you want to support providers to make improvements in the services people receive
About the Role
To monitor adult care service providers and contractual arrangements to ensure issues of compliance and performance are addressed by;
Proactively supporting providers of care services to improve practice performance and quality of services
Proactively support providers to meet objectives in relation to improving the quality of services
Ensuring commissioned service providers adhere to contractual terms and conditions and positive outcomes for people who use the service and carers are achieved
Using contractual frameworks to effectively manage performance of providers and decommission those services which fail to meet quality standards
About You
To apply for this post you must:
- NVQ level 4 qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant experience
- Have experience of providing social care services understanding them and the regulatory and contract legislation
- Experience of preparing written and financial reports
- Knowledge of the provision of highquality services which are appropriate and sensitive to the needs of all people using the service
- Understanding of risk management at an operational level
- Ability to make evidence and databased decisions and persuade / motivate others to meet objectives
- Can constructively challenge existing practises and recommend best practise with a supportive approach and equally sees the importance of giving praise on good performance.
We also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for termtime working parttime hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact: Natalie Smith Tel: 0 Email:
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post please contact our Employee Service Centre: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Contract
