Strategic Planning & Commissioning Officer Health & Social Care Partnership - EAL

Vacancy Information

The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week). Part-time hours will be pro-rated accordingly.

Hourly rate of pay: £26.09 - £29.14

Days and Hours of Work:
Days of work to be agreed, 09:00-17:00
Starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable.
To start 5th January 2027.

Strategic Planning & Commissioning Officer (Unpaid Carers)

We are seeking an experienced and motivated individual to provide strategic leadership for carers policy, planning and service development across East Lothian HSCP. The successful candidate will work with third sector, communities and health and social care partners to lead the implementation of East Lothian IJB Carers Strategy  and help prepare for the new Right to a Break for unpaid carers.

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible difference to the lives of unpaid carers and the people they support.

Interviews are scheduled for 22nd October 2026.

Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.

Please Note:
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.

To deliver support for the overarching strategic planning, service design and innovation functions of East Lothian HSCP including:

• Taking responsibility for specific areas of planning, commissioning, policy or strategy development or review.

• Supporting partnership working across the range of strategic partnerships within East Lothian.

• Supporting collaborative approaches to the development of policy, strategy and planning, involving citizens, communities, staff and partner agencies.

• The planning and commissioning of services for care groups, localities and themes, such as prevention and tackling poverty and inequalities, including health inequalities .

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Relevant Qualifications
Educated to Degree level in a Social Work, health or other relevant discipline and/or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through previous experience.

Driving Licence
As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
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* Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)

PVG Membership
This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

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