Senior Broker

Due to our two‑year pilot expansion of Residential Brokerage starting April 2026, we are seeking a Senior Broker to lead and support the development of our new residential placement brokerage function, while continuing to oversee general brokerage activity. This is a key leadership role within Adult Social Care’s commissioning and market management arrangements.

Alongside leading the residential workstream, the Senior Broker will ensure the brokerage team continues to deliver a high‑quality home‑care sourcing function. This includes overseeing the negotiation and allocation of home‑care packages, supporting staff in securing timely, best‑value care solutions across all service types.

About the Role

As a Senior Broker, you will:

• Provide day‑to‑day supervision, support and development of a team of Brokers.
• Lead the triage, allocation and monitoring of all referrals, including residential and home‑care requests.
• Drive best practice in negotiation, ensuring consistent challenge of supplements, top‑ups and provider fee proposals.
• Oversee ADAM portal use for both residential and home‑care packages.
• Build and sustain effective relationships with providers, commissioners, operational teams and partners.
• Produce performance reports, identify trends and support strategic decision‑making.
• Support policy, procedure and service improvement across Brokerage.

This is an ideal role for someone who is confident in negotiation, relationship building, problem solving and staff supervision.

About You

You will bring:

• Proven experience in negotiating care packages, resolving disputes and managing complex information.
• Experience of working within social care, commissioning, contracting or related environments (essential).
• Experience in supervising staff and supporting their development.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to build professional relationships at all levels.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and IT skills, with the ability to produce high‑quality reports.
• HNC/Diploma NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience.

Why Join Us?

• Lead the development of an innovative Residential Brokerage function—shaping practice, impact and outcomes from the outset.
• Play a central role in achieving efficiencies, improving market management and enhancing provider relationships.
• Contribute to ongoing improvement and support a team committed to delivering excellent brokerage practice.

Employees have access to a range of support, benefits and discounts including:

• Generous Annual Leave Scheme 27 days annual leave per year (rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays.
• Local Government Pension Scheme: Providing financial security
• Supportive management and team
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional qualifications and ongoing training.
• Wellbeing Support Framework: Includes OH physician services, physiotherapy, CBT, and in-house counselling.
• Employee Wellbeing Support: Fast track physiotherapy, confidential psychological support services, Employee Assistance Programme, and “Wisdom” app.
• Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites (Terms and conditions apply)
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Promoting a healthy lifestyle.
• Our Derbyshire Rewards: a package of benefits, cashback and discounts.

More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition page

We welcome applications from Care experienced people, if you would like to have a discussion please contact Krystyna Haywood, Service Manager, on (01629) 539328

Provisional Interview Date: 14 April 2026

Due to this post having administrative privileges within the Council’s IT systems, and in order to comply with the Public Services Network requirements, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic criminal record check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.