Broker – Permanent
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Broker
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor
- Salary: 27,274 – 33,673 per annum (Career Graded role)
- Benefits: Free offsite parkingand alsosee our list of benefits!
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 01/10/2026
- Job Requisition Number: 14469
- This post is not open to job share
Are you ready for your next career step?
Join Gloucestershire County Council as aCommissioning Brokerand take the next step in a rewarding career that makes a real difference.
Weare recruiting acrossGrades 4 to 6, offering a fantastic opportunity for progression within a supportive and evolving team.
Following a recent restructure, therehas never been a more exciting time to join us. Youwillplay a key role in shaping how we deliver high-quality care and support across Gloucestershire.
About the role:
As a Commissioning Broker, youwillbe at the heart of connecting people with the care they need. Acting as the link between families, professionals, and providers, youwill help secure high-quality care packages and placements that truly make a difference.
In this role, you will:
Support safe andtimelyhospital discharges, working closely with partners to ensure everything is in place
Manage adiverse and sometimes complex caseload
Maintainaccurateand up-to-date recordsacross systems
Handlesensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality
Monitor provider performance tomaintainhigh standardsof care
Work collaboratively with managers toimprove processes and outcomes
This is a fast-paced, meaningful role where your work has a direct impact on peoples lives every day.
About you:
Youare a motivated and organised professional who thrives in a busy environment and enjoys working with people.
You will bring:
Strongcommunicationand relationship-building skills
The ability toprioritise, plan, and make sound decisions
A proactive approach toproblem-solving
Confidence adapting tochanging priorities and demands
Experience usingMicrosoft Office and other IT systems
Excellentattention to detail, particularly in administrative tasks
Ourvaluesare at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, andidentifywhat we, as an organisation, care about.Read more about our values on our website.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help yousucceed in your role.
About us:
Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care is on an exciting journey, working to the Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them.
Regular formal and informal support
Safe,supportiveand positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Access to training and development and leadership conferences, enabling you to develop your skills.
Flexible working opportunities, includingflexi-timeand remote working (subject to the needs of the role – please discuss this at interview)
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years service, plus bank holidays
Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C’s apply)
Cycle to Work Scheme
Werecloser than you think:
We are an easy commute from many locations,view our commuting times mapto see what we mean.
How to apply:
Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Profile. This should includeexamplesof why you should be considered and theexperience,skillsand knowledgethat you would bring to the post.
For an informal chat, please contactASCRecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk.to arrange a convenient time for a call back.
Or click Apply below.
Additional Information:
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Commissioning BrokerGloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need tohaveright to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershires diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a customer facing role must be able todemonstratean ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you tosubmityour application as early as possible.
If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email torecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has asubstantialand long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a persons ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Applications from any GloucestershireCounty Council’semployees who are currently on the redeployment registeroratrisk of redundancywill be considered first at shortlisting stage.
Hybrid working arrangements are available forthe majority ofour roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing serviceneedand individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
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