About this role
Job summary
A senior commissioning and governance role at the heart of integrated health and social care.
Join us in a high impact leadership role where you'll work across Cornwall Council and the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) to provide strategic oversight of Section 117 aftercare, ensuring strong governance, financial control and effective commissioning outcomes.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior commissioning role for an experienced, outcome focused commissioner with a strong track record in managing complex portfolios, budgets and system relationships. It offers strategic ownership of a high value commissioning portfolio at the heart of integrated working between the Council and the NHS.
The role is focused on providing clarity and assurance through clear processes, robust governance, defensible decision making and strong financial control across a complex pooled fund.
About us
Please note, as this is a position with Cornwall Council, if your application is shortlisted, your details will be securely transferred to Cornwall Council's recruitment system for the purposes of progressing your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
You'll join the Safe and Caring Communities directorate, working within the People Commissioning team a forward thinking service dedicated to improving lives through integrated health and social care. Working alongside experienced commissioners, purchasing managers, and NHS partners, you'll help shape services that support people out of hospital and into the community. Collaboration, codesign, and innovation are central to our approach, ensuring sustainable markets and person centred outcomes for the people of Cornwall.
As Pooled Fund Manager and Strategic Lead for Section 117, you will:
Lead the day to day and strategic management of pooled Section 117 funding, ensuring strong governance, compliance and financial control Provide assurance to senior leaders on expenditure, decision making and statutory responsibilities Establish clear, consistent processes for eligibility, funding decisions and dispute resolution across partners Use data, market intelligence and performance insight to improve commissioning outcomes and value for money Build strong, credible relationships with commissioners, finance leads, legal colleagues and NHS partners to support effective joint working Produce clear, accurate reports and briefings that stand up to scrutiny and enable confident decision making
You will work closely with the Head of Commissioning and the ICB Mental Health Programme Lead, acting as a key professional lead for Section 117 arrangements across Cornwall.
What You'll Need to Succeed
You'll bring:
Proven experience in commissioning, contract or pooled budget management, with demonstrable accountability for budgets, governance and decision making within health or social care A strong understanding of statutory responsibilities, governance and financial assurance, including Section 117 aftercare A highly organised, methodical and process driven approach, with the ability to bring clarity and consistency to complex systems Strong analytical skills, with experience producing robust financial and performance reporting for senior audiences Excellent relationship building skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and resolve issues pragmatically
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
Why Join Us?
Strategic influence: Play a central role in shaping how statutory aftercare is commissioned and funded Senior exposure: Work closely with leaders across the Council and NHS Clear purpose: A governance critical role with tangible impact on service quality and sustainability Flexibility: Hybrid working with occasional presence at Truro County Hall
What you'll get in return:
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
a competitive salary.
a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Please refer to the attached role profile
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Cornwall Council
Address New County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3AY
Employer's website https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)