County Hall Meeting - what is this job title?

[maryjoan]

The meeting last Thursday with a Committee at County Hall was pretty scary, but I felt I put our points across. I say 'our' because we are all in this together. Admittedly any result will only be local to me, but who knows, we could have a knock on effect....

I have had an email today from the Head of Health and Social Care asking if I could meet with a lady ( at my convenience) who is a 'Lead Carers Commissioner' - not a title I have every heard of before. As requested, I have emailed her to arrange said meeting, but just had a return mail stating she is 'at meetings' all the time until 28th and cannot answer emails until then..... we will see who and what she is, and if she will be able to advance our cause.

If anyone knows what a 'Lead Carers Commissioner' does I would be grateful for an explanation....

 

[Beate]

I would assume she is the head of the department that is commissioning services for carers in your borough.

 

[Rolypoly]

Obviously a lot as she seems very busy!

 

[Kevinl]

The only references I can find to anyone with that job title is in Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire, just another on the long list of grandiose titles that Local Authorities come up with but quite a few LA's have a carers commission so I guess they all have a head, lead, chair or someone in charge call it what you will.
Just google the words "care commissioner" and the name of the LA and it should provide a link.
K

 

[AlsoConfused]

When I want to find out what a job title "means" I search on Google for "[job title] jobs", then read the Job Descriptions / Person Specifications for several of the jobs advertised. This usually works a treat!

 

[nitram]

she is 'at meetings' all the time until 28th and cannot answer emails until then

Amazing 28th is a Friday when traditionally everybody is on leave/on training course/off sick.
However I concur with
https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/thr...g-what-is-this-job-title.111762/#post-1576362
just take it as it comes.

 

[maryjoan]

I almost gave up when I had an unexpected email from the lady concerned.....
It is in such County Hall jargon and filibustering that I read it twice, still did not know what it was about and put it into my mental 'pending tray' to look at again another day.... they just don't 'get it' do they?

 

[Spamar]

There’s a good place to start if you’re u ever do meet up.