Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
You will lead key strategic commissioning and procurement exercises for Community Equipment Stores and Technology for Independence (also known as T4I, this is our Technology Enabled Care service).
Key responsibilities
- Direct hands‑on services and support for people which need to integrate with both health and social care pathways
- Equipment requirements and technology requirements (for the TEC and the supporting IT infrastructure behind this)
- Navigating multiple procurement routes from open competitive tenders to frameworks
- Working across housing, social care and health. Including working with health colleagues to jointly commission services
- Safe and robust mobilisation of a new contract
Qualifications and requirements
You must be a self-starter and a natural leader who thrives off collaboration and has exceptional attention to detail.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer‑facing role”).
You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Working arrangements
The team operates a hybrid working model, you will need to be able to be in Swindon as and when the delivery of the commissioning activity requires it, this is likely to be a minimum of 1 day a week.
Working environment
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
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