Location: Medway Council (Hybrid working considered)
Rate: £450 per day (via umbrella company)
Contract: Up to 6 months
Hours: Full-time for 2 months, then 2 days/week in the third month
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role: Medway Council is seeking a skilled and strategic Brokerage Team Lead to lead the design, implementation, and introduction of a new Bed Brokerage Team. This is a pivotal role focused on sourcing care for patients funded by both health and social care—ensuring an integrated, collaborative approach across systems.
You will play a critical leadership role in shaping a joint health and social care brokerage function, creating sustainable models for joint funding, governance, and performance monitoring that support both Medway Council and our NHS partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement a new Bed Brokerage Team that sources appropriate care placements for individuals funded jointly by health and social care.
- Lead the creation of a fully integrated health and social care brokerage function, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
- Develop sustainable joint funding mechanisms, governance frameworks, and performance reporting structures for both local authority and NHS partners.
- Manage and motivate the existing Brokerage Team, embedding new ways of working and driving performance improvement.
- Collaborate closely with operational managers, commissioning leads, finance teams, and providers to ensure care placements are timely, cost-effective, and person-centred.
- Ensure that all brokerage activities comply with statutory requirements and reflect best practice in integrated care delivery.
- Proven experience leading and transforming brokerage or commissioning services within a local authority, NHS, or integrated system.
- Deep understanding of adult social care, hospital discharge processes, and continuing healthcare (CHC).
- Demonstrable success in designing and delivering integrated services and sustainable joint funding arrangements.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to navigate complex system dynamics.
- A strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to implementation and change management.
- Initial Full-Time (5 days/week): First 2 months
- Reduced Hours (2 days/week): Third month
- Potential Extension: Up to 6 months total
- Rate: £450 per day (via umbrella)
Please submit your CV outlining your relevant experience and availability. We are looking to appoint as soon as possible.
