Job Introduction
This is an exciting opportunity to join Staffordshire County Council’s Public Health and Prevention service, which is part of the Health and Care Directorate.
The Commissioning Support Officer will support the Public Health and Prevention service to plan, deliver and monitor the implementation of a range of commissioning activities, contributing to the delivery of better health outcomes for Staffordshire residents.
Working predominantly to the Healthy Behaviours Team, the post holder will have the opportunity to work across the wider Public Health Team to ensure that cross cutting issues are effectively supported as required.
The Healthy Behaviours Team’s work covers a broad range of areas, including; drugs and alcohol, sexual health, healthy lifestyles, diabetes prevention and mental wellbeing. They work with a variety of stakeholders to develop strategies and commission services/programmes that contribute to preventing and reducing poor health outcomes and promote healthy lifestyles.
Main Responsibility
In this role you will:
- Provide support to a range of commissioning activities across the team
- Work with and develop positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Create and manage data systems to record and monitor financial & procurement processes
The Ideal Candidate
You will:
- Have experience working in a multi-agency environment
- Be enthusiastic, self motivated and enjoy a challenge
- Be flexible and well organised
- Be solutions focused and willing to bring new ideas to improve team performance
- Have excellent written and verbal communication and administrative skills
- Have up to date knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office and a range of IT packages
- Have the ability to work well independently or as part of a small team
We’re a supportive team and there are always opportunities to learn and develop, so if you’d like to discuss the role in more detail, we’d love to hear from you, please contact:
Sarah Moore, Commissioning Manager – Healthy Behaviours – sarah.moore2@staffordshire .gov.uk or 07929 754986.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
