Total 13 job vacancies by RADAAS LTD

The Community Review Team provide a reviewing service for older people and adults with physical disabilities who are currently in receipt of care and support services. Practitioners’ in the team complete strength based assessments and work in partnership with our residents to maximise their independence and promote their wellbeing. We are an integrated service made up of both Social Workers and Occupational therapy. The Review Occupational Therapist is expected to work autonomously and in liaison with Social Work colleagues to utilise their functional, moving and handling skills and knowledge of equipment to positively influence the care and support needs of our residents.

Key duties:

1. To visit residents with physical, and/or mental health needs, at their home, or permanent residence and complete Occupational Therapy assessments of function, to help overcome environmental/social barriers and provide tailored support.

2. To complete manual handing assessments of need and ensure residents, and their formal and informal carers, are supported to provide personalised care through robust OT assessments.

3. To prescribe appropriate equipment to improve safety and maximise independence, choice and control.

4. To assess and provide minor and major adaptations to ensure residents can remain in their own homes, for as long as possible, promote health and prevent hospital admissions. To work closely with Housing colleagues and other professionals in meeting identified needs.

5. To assess residents’ medical needs for rehousing (including Sheltered/Extra Care Housing)

6. To adopt a Strength Based approach to all of our work. To support residents to enable access to the Community Voluntary Sector and connect residents to local assets/resources to promote their health and well-being to determine with what is important to them – employment, training, social and leisure opportunities.

7. To ensure that services are provided in accordance with current departmental policies and guidelines. To implement strategies to combat discrimination.

Occupational Therapy (OT) Services at the London Borough of Bromley are seeking an enthusiastic and talented locum to join our FR OT team which is within the adult service.

The role will include the completion of Occupational Therapy assessments, the provision of equipment, minor adaptations, moving hand handling assessments and some major adaptations. Moving and handling experience is required and experience of providing major adaptations via a disabled facilities grant would be desirable.

The OT Team is co-located at our base at Bromley civic centre. We work in an agile way with a hybrid of office and home working.

OTs required to work across all ASC teams - MUST HAVE UPTODATE MOVING & HANDLING EXPERIENCE and LEARNING CERTIFICATION
1. Community See & Solve are the main front door integrated service for people accessing Adult Social Care via the community. We use solution focussed conversations to support people to access the most appropriate information, advice or services which will help them to maximise their independence and prevent or delay the need for formal support.
2. Active Recovery (Reablement Service) is about working with people to help them achieve greater independence and wellbeing. It’s about supporting them to regain the ability to do as much for themselves as possible. It’s about agreeing goals and working with people on:
Developing their personal knowledge, skills and ability
Improving relationships with family and friends
Building connections to community organisations and opportunities
Teams within Active Recovery support adults who have a new or longer term need for statutory services but could be supported to recover or minimise their needs, reduce reliance on long term care and maximise their independence.
3.Housing and Adaptations work closely with Housing teams to enable people to stay in their homes for as long as possible. The occupational therapists specialise in housing adaptations and rehousing matters.

4. Locality teams provide long term assessment and intervention for people / support individuals who require longer terms adult social care support ensuring individuals goals and actions reflect changes in their life and support them to be independent.
The Occupational Therapist will work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of clients referred to adult social care as follows:
• To conduct Occupational Therapy assessments for clients within the integrated teams
• To provide Occupational Therapy interventions and rehabilitation plans for people of Hull
• You will provide technical expert information, advice, and support, sharing knowledge and experience to support progression of Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapists.
5. Changing Futures Team.
The role will work within the Changing Futures team which includes rough sleepers team, mental health homelessness team and other adult social care services to plan, prepare and deliver bespoke services for people with complex needs. The role will also have a focus on acquired brain injury. To ensure through ongoing case management that these services continue to meet needs and are best value.

It is anticipated this will be a short term resource for 12 weeks initially providing new appointments are made and in place. However recent campaigns suggest there may be some difficulty filling the posts

Our Ongoing Support Services covering Wiltshire have a full-time job opportunity available. Hybrid working is available but this role will require you to go out in to the community doing assessments, this can be discussed at Interview.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop both personally and professionally in the role of an Occupational Therapist practitioner. In return for this, you would be part of a supportive and evolving team, developing a service that has a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do.
We would also welcome those practitioners with moving and handling knowledge & supervisory experience and a desire to show leadership for professional practice.
It is an exciting time in Wiltshire Council. We have re-focussed all our services to better meet the aspirations of people living in all our community areas and have restructured our operational services to better meet the needs of our customers.
To join us in an exciting and rewarding role you will be a qualified Occupational Therapist with evidence of post-qualifying learning and development and will have evidenced experience of professional and personal development following achievement of professional qualification, likely to be a minimum of 2 years post-qualification.

● Leads on market engagement, analysis and management of a portfolio of contracts
● Uses a combination of subject matter expertise and technical procurement/management skills to ensure best value for money and delivery of outcomes.
● Ensures robust evidence and market sourcing strategies inform decision making and provide good value for money.
● Develops and delivers specific procurement programmes
● Assesses highly complex and sensitive information and presents to a wide range of stakeholders.
● Deputises for Commissioning Manager as required
● Leads on the development of all relevant tendering documentation and support drafting of the appropriate form of contract.
● Manages and develop relationships with clients, internal stakeholders, consultants, and other partners
● Contributes to the Commissioning Governance review process and all other matters relating to the commissioning and procurement strategy
● Provides technical advice on matters relating to commissioning, procurement and contract management
● Supports other areas of the Commissioning and Procurement Team as required

Key activities

Performance
● Works with manager and colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Supports operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to best effect and impact
● Manages the performance of the officers, working with colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Develops operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to best effect and impact
● Ensures that the best use is made of financial resources and achieves best value in procurement

Customers and Partners
● Builds strong internal and external working partnerships to enable the service to be delivered in an outcome-focused and efficient way
● Supports Kingston’s commitment to community cohesion and valuing diversity and social inclusion

Digital/New Ways of Working
● Uses new technologies, particularly Google, to adopt modern, agile working practices, improve customer service and eliminating paper-based processes wherever possible.

Delivery

● To work within the procurement legislation to ensure compliance of contracts decisions in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the council’s contract regulation
● Providing professional commissioning and procurement project support to commissioning leads across the Council
● Manages, develops and maintains productive and collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to maximise the understanding of commissioning and procurement to deliver positive outcomes
● Managing projects on the e-tendering portal and preparing tender documentation
● Carrying out research, benchmarking and market analysis to drive a focus on the most efficient and effective use of resources to inform commissioning plans
● Maintaining the Council’s commissioning and procurement guidance materials and templates
● Managing the procurement governance/gateway process to ensure timely and informed commercial decisions
● Contribute to/lead development of strategic gateway reports and briefings for Senior Managers and the Commissioning Governance Board
● Delivering high value and low value and routine procurement projects
● Providing introductory training and support for the e-tendering system
● Continuously look at how the Commissioning function can be improved including actively seeking and responding to customer feedback
● Operates in a highly political and sensitive environment and contributes to briefing notes for the Elected Members on areas relating to procurement as required

● Leads on market engagement, analysis and management of a portfolio of contracts
● Uses a combination of subject matter expertise and technical procurement/management skills to ensure best value for money and delivery of outcomes.
● Ensures robust evidence and market sourcing strategies inform decision making and provide good value for money.
● Develops and delivers specific procurement programmes
● Assesses highly complex and sensitive information and presents to a wide range of stakeholders.
● Deputises for Commissioning Manager as required
● Leads on the development of all relevant tendering documentation and support drafting of the appropriate form of contract.
● Manages and develop relationships with clients, internal stakeholders, consultants, and other partners
● Contributes to the Commissioning Governance review process and all other matters relating to the commissioning and procurement strategy
● Provides technical advice on matters relating to commissioning, procurement and contract management
● Supports other areas of the Commissioning and Procurement Team as required

Key activities

Performance
● Works with manager and colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Supports operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to best effect and impact
● Manages the performance of the officers, working with colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Develops operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to best effect and impact
● Ensures that the best use is made of financial resources and achieves best value in procurement

Customers and Partners
● Builds strong internal and external working partnerships to enable the service to be delivered in an outcome-focused and efficient way
● Supports Kingston’s commitment to community cohesion and valuing diversity and social inclusion

Digital/New Ways of Working
● Uses new technologies, particularly Google, to adopt modern, agile working practices, improve customer service and eliminating paper-based processes wherever possible.

Delivery

● To work within the procurement legislation to ensure compliance of contracts decisions in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the council’s contract regulation
● Providing professional commissioning and procurement project support to commissioning leads across the Council
● Manages, develops and maintains productive and collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to maximise the understanding of commissioning and procurement to deliver positive outcomes
● Managing projects on the e-tendering portal and preparing tender documentation
● Carrying out research, benchmarking and market analysis to drive a focus on the most efficient and effective use of resources to inform commissioning plans
● Maintaining the Council’s commissioning and procurement guidance materials and templates
● Managing the procurement governance/gateway process to ensure timely and informed commercial decisions
● Contribute to/lead development of strategic gateway reports and briefings for Senior Managers and the Commissioning Governance Board
● Delivering high value and low value and routine procurement projects
● Providing introductory training and support for the e-tendering system
● Continuously look at how the Commissioning function can be improved including actively seeking and responding to customer feedback
● Operates in a highly political and sensitive environment and contributes to briefing notes for the Elected Members on areas relating to procurement as required

Key activities

Delivery
● Providing professional commissioning and procurement project support to commissioning leads across the Council
● Carrying out tenders and requests for quotations to achieve Best Value and contribute to cost savings including:
- Establishing project teams when appropriate for the purpose.
- Influencing preparation of specifications.
- Undertaking and co-ordinating evaluation of submissions.
- Carry out financial checks and investigate references for potential suppliers.
- Communicating with potential suppliers regarding clarifications and results.
- Maintaining procurement issue and risks logs and any other documentation required in the delivery of the procurement activities
● Managing projects on the e-tendering portal and preparing tender documentation
● Understanding market research for potential requirements analysing data and producing summaries to drive a focus on the most efficient and effective use of resources to inform commissioning plans.
● Supporting the procurement governance/gateway process to ensure timely and informed commercial decisions
● Maintaining the Council’s commercial pipeline focusing on establishing proactive stakeholder involvement and timely discussions regarding possible renewal requirement.
● Ensuring all relevant steps in the council’s e-tendering portal are complete, and the relevant contract award notices are published within the specified timelines. All contracts are then uploaded to the contract register.
● Supporting the development of procurement guidance materials and templates
● Providing introductory training and support for the e-tendering system
● Providing procurement advice and signposting to further support
● Manage the Commissioning mailbox, ensuring stakeholder queries are responded to in a timely manner

Customers and Partners
● Developing excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to maximise the understanding of commissioning and procurement to deliver positive outcomes
● Liaise with key stakeholders:
- Regarding procurement opportunities and compliance issues
- Providing professional advice relating to PCR and the Council’s contract regulations, or other related government policies and requirements
● Continuously look at how the Commissioning function can be improved including actively seeking and responding to customer feedback
● Supports Kingston’s commitment to community cohesion and valuing diversity and social inclusion

Digital/New Ways of Working
● Uses new technologies, particularly Google, to adopt modern, agile working practices, improve customer service and eliminating paper-based processes wherever possible.

General
● Work in conjunction with the Procurement Manager to establish standards of good practice with related guidance materials and performance measures with related monitoring activities.
● Work with manager and colleagues to define outcomes, set targets and monitor performance, within a culture of continual improvement
● Represent the Council in meetings, provide, present and report information to operational working groups, Commissioning Governance Boards, Market engagement or Meet the Buyer events.


Description of grade

Appointment/progression to the higher grade will recognise that a high degree of professional knowledge and expertise in commissioning and procurement is required for the role. Post holders must demonstrate significant relevant experience, and be committed to sharing their knowledge, developing others, and managing others as part of matrix teams where appropriate.

Progression from G to H

● Ability to work independently and manage more complex commissioning projects
● Uses data and trend analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction across various spend categories
● Takes a lead role in the development of a Commissioning community across the Council
● Leads on defined programmes or projects on behalf of Contracts and Commercial
● Significantly contributes to planning and improvements of the commissioning function


Equality and Diversity
● Embeds equity, equality, fairness and diversity into all aspects of team working and service delivery

The person

In order to successfully deliver the responsibilities of the role, you will need to:
● Question and challenge ways of working, with an understanding of the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment
● Demonstrate agility and adaptability in mindset and ways of working
● Work successfully with key stakeholders within and outside of the Council
● Demonstrate commitment to own personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the role
● Demonstrate innovation and creativity
● Actively engage in positive cross organisational communications and team working
● Communicate clearly, confidently and appropriately with colleagues using the best methods of communication for the task.

Role specific skills:
● Good knowledge of commissioning and procurement best practice
● Appropriate procurement experience in a public sector environment
● Excellent knowledge of Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015)
● Experience of e-tendering portals
● Excellent communications and influencing skills
● Experience of formal report writing and excellent writing skills
● Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workload
● Professional qualification (or willing to work towards one)
● Ability to manage multiple projects and effectively manage own workload

At Grade H post holders must hold a relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIPS) or equivalent experience in a relevant field, and have a demonstrated ability to build relationships across the council

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

● To organise and deliver all work on time and to agreed quality standards.
● To ensure all work undertaken is compliant with Council policies and practice, and statutory requirements.
● To consistently apply the Council’s Human Resource Standards and Equality Standards. To promote equality of opportunity and collaborative working as appropriate across the Council.
● To have an awareness of the role of procurement within the Council’s organisational context, and a commitment to the Council’s organisational values and beliefs.
● To communicate in a clear, confident and authoritative manner...
● To assess own priorities on a day-to-day basis and set objectives and deadlines to meet those priorities.

SPECIFIC SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITIES

● To ensure the procurements they are responsible for are undertaken in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders, the Procurement Manual, relevant legislative requirements and the Council’s service priorities.
● To draft a project plan for each contract, having regard to the needs of the service (and in particular expiry dates of existing contracts and critical start dates for new contracts), the requirements of the procurement process with regard to Standing Orders and Public Procurement Legislation, and workload.
● To ensure that the procurement is included within the Procurement Plan and where necessary the Cabinet Forward Plan.
● To carry out placement of contract notices in the press and the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) as required.
● To produce all documents necessary for the tender process, including the terms and conditions of contract, service specifications and performance standards, and to liaise with members of the Project Team to ensure that service requirements promote Best Value.
● To co-ordinate the evaluation of pre-qualification questionnaires and tenders.
● Act as procurement lead and work with the Project Sponsor, the Council’s operational managers and external and internal providers to draw up agreements for services using appropriate standard forms of contract where appropriate adapted to meet the specific requirements of each service and that will ensure the provision of monitoring and performance information to allow the effective management of the contract by the client.
● To keep a complete and accurate record of each procurement process through from inception to award of contract for audit purposes, and ensure approval is gained to award the contract through the appropriate approvals process in accordance with Contract Standing Orders
● To ensure that information concerning each contract let is entered into the Contracts Register and the supplier set up on the Cedar System.
● To undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of the post as may be reasonably required by the Directorate Procurement Manager.

Manage multiple projects at any one time, both during the design stage and while on
site, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget.
2. Prepare reports for Committees, Area Forums, Working Parties, Client Organisations,
Tenant Associations, and External Agencies and other stakeholders. Arrange and
attend such meetings as required where a high degree of resident and stakeholder
consultation takes place.
3. Represent the Head of Service when developing and delivering projects with clients and
stakeholders to ensure projects are accurately scoped and delivered to the client’s
objectives both on time and within budget.
4. Deliver and maintain the highest standards of design, budget control and contract
administration on all projects and maintenance contracts. Ensure that clients are fully
briefed and engaged on all aspects and at all stages of each project and key
milestones.
5. Ensure effective briefing, direction and liaison of any Consultants appointed.
6. Lead on procurement, design criteria and preparation of schemes, specifications,
maintenance requirements, and estimates, selection of materials and equipment,
project and contract management.
7. Provide assistance and advice to technicians/Inspectors regarding relevant standards
and statutory regulations.
8. Assist in the appointment of consultants as and when required.
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9. Act as lead officer on feasibility studies, viability and for adherence to Islington Council
Standards, Policies and Practices.
10. Liaise and negotiate with consultants, statutory bodies and other relevant organisations.
11. Examine tenders, accounts and claims rendered by contractors for accuracy.
12. Authorise/investigate further as appropriate.
13. Liaise with other departments concerning design, maintenance and user satisfaction
feedback. Prepare lessons learnt report from results.
14. Undertake investigations , continued professional development and research
concerning new techniques, systems and solutions in Engineering Services. Provide
report on areas of effectiveness and recommendations for implementation.
15. Manage and monitor all projects within fee allocation and budget available and take
corrective measures where necessary.
16. Advise on the appraisal, selection, appointment and performance of contractors and
sub-contractors.
17. Take responsibility for the project management of medium sized projects and/or
maintenance contracts including working with junior members of staff (including
students) to develop their understanding of contract administration and project
management
18. Carry out project management duties which may involve supervising the work of other
staff within the project team.

Role purpose:
The Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design, specification and project management of electrical services installations for new build, maintenance and/or refurbishment programmes of work. This may include taking the project lead or working as part of a larger design team.
Accountabilities:
1) Carry out the design and management of all types of electrical services projects including producing budget estimates, drawings, detailed service specifications, tender documentation and undertaking full contract administration duties on electrical led projects.
2) Promote the use of renewable technologies.
3) Deliver electrical projects in full in accordance with clients’ brief and professional standards.
4) Champion and embed a genuine multi-disciplinary approach to project delivery.
5) Schedule and co-ordinate resources, liaising with colleagues, commissioners and clients as required.
6) Continually monitor the profitability of projects, ensuring they are delivered within agreed professional fees and proactively taking corrective action where required.
7) Where required carry out condition surveys, dilapidation or specific surveys to provide information for stock condition/asset management system and/or to aid asset appraisal.
8) Prepare technical/feasibility reports and valuations, advising on options and recommendations in an advisory capacity.
9) Act as the single point of contact on specific electrical engineering issues across a range of clients.
10) Promote the competitive, efficient and effective delivery of electrical services installations which will support carbon reduction strategies.
11) Assist with maintaining and developing professional standards and practices.
12) Where required, assist in the production and implementation of the marketing and business development strategy to achieve the agreed targets.
13) Responsible for identifying new business opportunities.
14) Fee earning at 90%, and contribute to the achievement of business plan objectives and targets.
15) This role requires frequent travel to other offices and sites as required
16) Carry out duties appropriate to the grade of the post

17) Promote continuous improvement and deliver demonstrable high quality products and services which embrace quality standards.
18) Demonstrate personal commitment to the Norse Way CSR strategy.
Qualifications:
1) Professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers and be working or prepared to work towards Chartered status – Essential
2) Membership of the Engineering Council – Essential
3) HNC/HND or equivalent in an Electrical Engineering related discipline – Essential
4) Holds a current site card or is prepared to immediately attain – Essential

Work with the HR leadership team to build and continuously develop an innovative, high
quality, streamlined and legally compliant policy framework that delivers the Council’s
Workforce Strategy, reflects people management best practice and facilitates New Ways
of Working. Support the communication of policy changes.
 Work with the wider HR Services team to promote and provide easy access to HR
policies and accompanying guidance via a high-quality HR intranet, managing the
provision of value-added expert advice on the practical application of policy when
appropriate.
 Lead the delivery of HR aspects of the workforce strategy, personally leading on complex
programmes of work and working closely with HR colleagues to ensure all projects are
effectively prioritised and resourced and that the programme is managed, monitored and
reported on in line with project management frameworks.
 Lead on the development and implementation of the council’s well-being strategy,
working collaboratively with Public Health colleagues, HR partners, employee
engagement forums, external partners to deliver innovative solutions to support a
healthy workforce.
 Work in partnership with key stakeholders such as trade union colleagues and selfsupporting employee engagement forums, minimising risk of industrial relations.
 Use qualitative and quantitative data and intelligence to underpin the development of
evidence-based workforce plans to contribute to business improvement through strategic
planning.
 Provide professional level HR advice, support and guidance to Chief Officers, senior
managers, managers acting as trusted advisor and champion of best practice.
 Champion equality and inclusion at work through the ongoing development and
implementation of the council’s Workforce strategy, supporting the implementation of
initiatives to impact favourably on inclusive opportunities for staff.
 Lead on the improvement, management and performance in the delivery of HR best
practice, ensuring that overall objectives are translated into effective plans and that the
service is efficient and locally responsible.
 Provide inspirational and professional leadership to staff, acting as a role model,
strengthening skills and competence and fostering a strong culture of standards,
performance and accountability.
 For assigned service contracts, monitor within the appropriate contract management
framework the performance of the contract in terms of the service provision from the
contract provider and the effectiveness and efficiency of the Council’s use of the service.

Job Summary: To manage the administrative processes of the team which will include the supervision of administrative staff. The temp will be expected to work without immediate direction to provide a comprehensive support service; including the implementation of organisational procedures and systems, contact with the public or internal colleagues and effective use of IT.


Candidate Profile

• Experience of undertaking a variety of administrative duties in a structured environment to support the delivery of services.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft products.
• Knowledge of equalities & diversity issues.
• Experience of organising and directing the work of others.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Numerate.
• Customer focused.
• Able to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Good written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Can make decisions in a timely manner.

1. To deal with telephone enquiries housing repairs from customers in a professional manner, consistent with corporate customer services standards and targets.
2. To use all available ICT systems to provide accurate advice, resolve enquires, raise orders, with correct level of priority and maintain and update records on behalf of the customer and ensure that duties are undertaken with regard and compliance of the Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation.
3. To establish, develop and maintain effective working relationships with all work colleagues to ensure a ‘one team approach’ to the delivery of the Contact Centre’s performance standards and the business objectives
4. To liaise and work with colleagues across the Council, contractors and other partner agencies as appropriate to resolve enquiries.
5. To be a team player in a customer focused team, contributing to meetings, team building and continuous improvement.
6. To take ownership and responsibility for all enquiries presented to the Customer Service Centre, identify customer needs, and utilising appropriate questioning and listening skills to identify and offer appropriate solutions.
7. To carry out all administrative tasks relating to the Contact Centre and any necessary follow-up work in relation to incoming calls.
8. Encourage and assist customers to access Council services, forms and information via the Councils website
9. To carry out all duties in accordance with the Council’s Health & Safety policy.
10. To perform any other duties consistent with responsibilities and level for the role.

Customer Focus

Right first time service delivery

Can do attitude and demonstrable ownership and responsibility
Passion Drive and commitment
Service delivery which is focused on the customer and shaped by putting yourself
In the customers shoes
Strong communication skills and ability to communicate in a range of formats
Strong commitment to corporate working, team working and joint working wit
internal and external stakeholders

Flexible attitude, always prepared to go the extra mile