THE county council will 'effectively be rebuilt in full' and some jobs will change 'completely' because of a £18m transformation plan.

The council's cabinet will sign off plans to alter its operating model in an effort to save up to £58m a year tomorrow.

It has already said that it could mean 890 jobs are lost from the authority as a result of the work.

But it says it needs to change from 'salami slicing' services to ploughing money back into them, despite funding cuts over the last decade.

The plan could save the council between £34m and £58m a year if it is successful.

The council says 'many roles will change to some extent, some completely from their current form...some will need to be expanded and some will be reduced'.

Senior councillors agreed to the plan in principle in September and the operating model, designed by consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers, will be decided at a meeting at County Hall.

Papers say the model 'represents a completely new way of working for the whole council...it is focussed on shifting effort from supporting activity to service delivery, by considering the functions that each job is comprised of and by ensuring that each of these individual functions are delivered in the most efficient way'.

In August, council leader Ian Hudspeth said the change is a 'crucial part of the county council's commitment to supporting thriving communities for everyone in Oxfordshire'.

But opposition parties are sceptical over the influence the council has over the process and have urged councillors to be involved in scrutinising the key plan.

The council has said the work will be challenged by its performance scrutiny and audit and governance committees over coming months.