OFFICER DELEGATION SCHEME RECORD OF DECISION

TO BE UPLOADED TO THE INTERNET BY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES

Date: 12th June 2024	Ref No: 2234
Responsible Officer: Adrian Crook
Type of Decision (please refer to MO Guidance):
Key	Non-Key	X
Freedom of Information Status: (can the report go in the public domain) Yes
Title/Subject matter: Establishment of Integrated Neighbourhood Lead Post
Budget/Strategy/Policy/Compliance:
(i) Is the decision within an Approved Budget?	Yes
(ii) Is the decision in conflict with the council’s policies, strategies or relevant service plans?	No
(iii) Does the decision amend existing or raise new policy issues?	No
(iv) Is the decision significant and/or does it meet the £100,000 threshold for recording?	No
Equality Impact Assessment [Does this decision change policy, procedure or working practice or negatively impact on a group of people? If yes – complete EIA and summarise issues identified and recommendations – forward EIA to Corporate HR]	N/A
Summary: Integrated Care delivered at neighbourhood level is at the heart of Bury’s health and care delivery services and Bury has 5 of these integrated health and care teams (INT) across Bury Council. The teams consist of social workers, district nurses and a range of specialist community health services, such as diabetes and palliative care. Each neighbourhood has a dedicated lead who is responsible for service delivery of both council and NHS services and also the strategic development and delivery of neighbourhood priorities. The posts are available to both NHS staff, employed by the Northern Care Alliance and local authority staff employed by Bury Council. Until recently 1 lead was employed by Bury Council and 4 by the Northern Care Alliance (NCA). 1 lead employed by the NCA has recently retired and the vacant post advertised to both LA and NHS staff. The successful candidate is a local authority employee and chosen to be employed by the council. This means that the NCA must delete a post and the council establish a post for this person to occupy, this paper seeks to establish the council post. HR The candidate was appointed in line with both council and NCA recruitment processes is awaiting a start date. An INT lead is an established and evaluated job description and evaluated at chief officer band A. Finance The total cost of a Chief Officer Band A post is £88,406 and is analysed in Table 1 below Table 1 Grade Pay 2024/25 NI Pension Total Cost CO Band A 67,263 8,026 13,116 88,406 An adjustment in the Better Care Fund pooled budget will take place to reflect the change in ‘employment location of the post, namely: The funding for the post currently paid to the NCA by GMICB (Bury Locality) will stop The 2024/25 BCF funding paid to Bury Council (currently £12,948,100) will increase by £88,406 There is no cost impact on council budgets for this change. Recommendation Permission is sought to establish 1.0 FTE INT lead post at Chief Officer Band A post .
Wards affected: All
Consultations: N/A
Scrutiny & Review Committee Interest: N/A
Options considered: Leaving the post vacant will lead to an inability to provide service management to essential health and care services and risks the delivery of the strategic objectives of our health and care system.
Decision [with reasons]
Decision made by:	Signature:	Date:
Executive Director – Health and Adult Care	21 June 2024
Section 151 Officer	11 July 2024
Director of People and Inclusion	17 July 2024
Members Consulted [see note 1 below]
Lead Member	15 August 2024
Lead Member - HR	17 July 2024
Opposition Spokesperson

Notes 1. Where, in accordance with the requirements of the Officer Delegation Scheme, a Chief Officer consults with the appropriate Cabinet Member they must sign the form so as to confirm that they have been consulted and that they agree with the proposed action. The signature of the Opposition Spokesperson should be obtained if required, to confirm that he/she has been consulted. Please refer to the MO Guidance. 2. This form must not be used for urgent decisions. 3. Where there is any doubt, Corporate Directors should err on the side of caution and seek advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officer.