Commissioning & Quality Assurance Officer

As a Commissioning & Quality Assurance Officer, you will work closely with Commissioning Managers and Strategic Leads to support the delivery of the Council's strategic vision for a diverse, sustainable, and high-quality health and social care market for the residents of Bury.

You will collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Integrated Care Board (ICB), health partners, providers, and other key agencies, to effectively discharge your responsibilities.

A key aspect of the role is supporting providers to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, statutory obligations, and quality standards. You will maintain oversight of a diverse portfolio of services, including:

Through quality assurance activity, contract monitoring, provider engagement, performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives, you will help drive high standards of care, support market sustainability, and contribute to positive outcomes for people who draw on care and support services in Bury.

This post reports to: Saheed Lawal, Strategic Lead, Integrated Commissioning

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

• Care at Home (Domiciliary Care)
• Residential Care Homes
• Nursing Homes
• Supported Living Services
• Day Opportunities and Day Services
• Extra Care Housing
• Other commissioned health and social care services

Previous experience in working with regulated health and social care providers is desirable.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.

Benefits of working for Bury Council

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'About You' or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Saheed Lawal via s.lawal@bury.gov.uk to arrange a suitable time to meet/discuss.