Commissioning OfficerNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commissioning Officer to join our Business Development and Commissioning Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide operational and administrative support across commissioning, contracting and funding activity, helping to ensure that placement and service funding arrangements are established, documented and maintained accurately and efficiently.

Working closely with the Senior Commissioning Manager, Head of Business Development & Commissioning and wider Business Development & Commissioning Team, the postholder will coordinate contractual documentation, maintain accurate commissioning and placement information across relevant systems, support funding applications and proactively follow up outstanding agreements, funding decisions and commissioner actions.

Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more Read more below

Main duties of the job

Role Requirements

Provide general operational support to the Referral Manager and Placement Officer throughout the referral and assessment process, helping to ensure referrals are progressed efficiently from initial enquiry through assessment and towards an appropriate service or placement.

Help minimise financial and contractual risk, improve the timeliness of funding arrangements and support achievement of organisational income, activity and occupancy objectives.

Coordinate the preparation, administration and completion of contractual documentation for placements and commissioned services, ensuring agreements, schedules and associated paperwork are accurate and progressed in a timely manner. Maintain accurate and up-to-date commissioning, contract, placement and funding records across relevant systems and trackers, ensuring information is complete, accessible and supports effective financial and operational management, including taking and circulating accurate minutes and actions from relevant commissioning meetings. Monitor and follow up outstanding contractual and commissioning actions, including unsigned agreements and commissioner responses, escalating delays, risks or non-standard/complex matters to the Senior Commissioning Manager or Head of Business Development & Commissioning.

For more detail, please see the Duties and Responsibilities in the candidate briefing pack.

Interview Date: Wednesday 25 November 2026

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate the preparation, administration and completion of contractual documentation for placements and commissioned services, ensuring agreements, schedules and associated paperwork are accurate and progressed in a timely manner. Maintain accurate and up-to-date commissioning, contract, placement and funding records across relevant systems and trackers, ensuring information is complete, accessible and supports effective financial and operational management, including taking and circulating accurate minutes and actions from relevant commissioning meetings. Monitor and follow up outstanding contractual and commissioning actions, including unsigned agreements and commissioner responses, escalating delays, risks or non-standard/complex matters to the Senior Commissioning Manager or Head of Business Development & Commissioning. Support the Senior Commissioning Manager with funding applications and requests to NHS commissioners, local authorities and other funding bodies, including preparing standard applications and coordinating supporting information. Maintain oversight of outstanding funding applications and decisions, proactively liaising with commissioners on routine queries and ensuring actions and outcomes are accurately recorded. Support routine commissioning activity including transitions between services, annual fee uplifts and other funding changes, escalating complex negotiations, disputes or funding concerns as appropriate. Identify missing information, discrepancies or potential financial risks and escalate these appropriately, supporting reconciliation and resolution with Finance. Provide general operational support to the Referral Manager and Placement Officer throughout the referral and assessment process, helping to ensure referrals are progressed efficiently and actions are followed up. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with commissioners, local authorities, NHS organisations and other funding bodies, providing clear and professional communication on routine commissioning matters. Build strong internal relationships with clinical, operational and finance colleagues to support effective coordination of commissioning, funding and referral activity, through timely communication, proactive follow up and effective cross organisational working. Identify opportunities to improve commissioning, contracting, funding and referral processes, helping to make systems and ways of working more efficient and effective. Contribute to the development and maintenance of templates, guidance, trackers and processes that support consistent commissioning and funding activity. Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.

Professional Standards

Undertake all mandatory training in line with The Childrens Trust policy.

Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments pertinent to working practice and keeps up to date with policy changes as they occur.

Ensure strict confidentiality at all times, only releasing information to those acting in an official capacity and with appropriate authority.

Maintain up to date knowledge and expertise in the use of relevant computerised equipment and applications.

Prepare appropriately for Performance and Development Reviews, identifying learning objectives and setting targets, identifying opportunities for professional development in order to meet continuing professional development requirements.

Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.

Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.

Lines to be included in Professionalism

Takes action and raises concerns.

Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.

Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.

Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.

Health and Safety

Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures.

Promotes the health and safety of others.

Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (Vantage), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.

Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.

Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience

Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.

Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.

Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.

Remains organised and focused when under pressure.

Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.

Motivates self and other.

About us

About Us

The Childrens Trust is the UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, Car Scheme (subject to eligibility), subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive environment.