Job summary
- Main area
- Commissioning support
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 848-BHC-062-25
- Employer
- Bromley Healthcare
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bromley Civic Centre and/or Global House, 10 Station Approach, Bromley/One Bromley estates
- Town
- Bromley
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 Inclusive of hcas pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/04/2025
Employer heading

Commissioning Support Officer – Learning Disabilities/MH and Wellbeing
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Commissioning Support Officer – Learning Disabilities/Mental Health and Wellbeing - Band 6
£42,939 - £50,697 Inclusive of hcas pro rata per annum
Full time hours 37.5 per week
This is a significant opportunity to take on a commissioning support role in the delivery of services for vulnerable
children, young people and adults in Bromley. The role will support a team of clinicians and commissioners to
take forward key work to deliver better services for people with learning disabilities and mental health
challenges.
The role will be a good fit for individuals with a strong ability to deliver robust administrative services, to workÌýseamlessly across a number of different project areas simultaneously, and for someone able to lead small-scaleÌýcommissioning projects to a high quality, meeting set deadlines.
The role would also be a good fit for someone who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health challenges, groups who often have poorer health and other outcomes than other groups.
Interviews expected to be held on 2nd & 3rd April 2025
Main duties of the job
The One Bromley Local Care Partnership (LCP) are seeking a Commissioning Support Officer – Learning Disabilities/Mental Health and Wellbeing. This is a new post in the One Bromley System with an opportunity for the incoming postholder to make their mark within this critical area. The role will provide support related to All-Age Learning Disabilities/Mental Health and Wellbeing Commissioning, including the provision and coordination of robust administrative services. Additionally, the postholder will coordinate work across the team to complete Freedom of Information (FOI), Subject Access Requests (SARs), MP and councillor enquiries, public questions and other information requests in relation to learning disabilities/mental health and wellbeing commissioning. The post holder will work closely with the Integrated Care Board’s (ICB) Associate Director, commissioning leads and other colleagues to secure excellent outcomes for vulnerable people in Bromley.
Full list of duties can be found on the attached job description
Working for our organisation
‘One Bromley’ is the emerging Local Care Partnership for Bromley, co-ordinated by a small team hosted by Bromley Healthcare. The partnership is led by a number of key senior officers of the Bromley system and includes all the main NHS providers in Bromley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley Third Sector Enterprise, St Christopher’s Hospice and SEL ICB (through Bromley borough based structures). This group is the One Bromley Executive - the senior management team providing oversight and support for the local health and care system, initially focused on Urgent & Emergency Care, and the further development of community services to reduce acute service use and promote good flow through the system, as well as specific areas such the Proactive Care pathway and Frailty pathways.
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Bromley is part of SEL ICB, and works as part of an overall Integrated Care System in South East London
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person spec for full details associated with this role.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject, such as project management or business administration, or an equivalent level of knowledge acquired through study, training and experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of effective delivery within a business planning and/or office context with an understanding of administrative processes and procedures.
- Experience of utilising effective business planning and/or information systems.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated experience of delivering improvement projects in complex and challenging environments.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to prepare clear concise written and verbal reports for a range of audiences, including senior managers.
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. budget monitoring, procurement and invoice processing
- Understanding of project principles, techniques and tools.
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information and present complex and sensitive information to large groups and senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to use a range of digital technology e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams
- Ability to develop and interrogate databases and information systems
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rob Phillips
- Job title
- Head of recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
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