Adult Social Care Broker

Job description

·  Location
Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London
·  Salary
£ 19 - £ 26 / Hourly
·  Category
Procurement & Supply Chain - Procurement & Supply Chain
·  Job type
Contractor
·  Industry
Procurement and Supply Chain
·  External Reference
JN-102020-151797

JOB TITLE: Adult Social Care Broker
LOCATION: Working from home, or at the office in Kingston when safe to travel
PAY RATE: Up to £20.71 PAYE / £26 Umbrella per hour
START DATE: ASAP
DURATION: 3 months minimum

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

·  Collaborating with key internal and external partners such as CCG, Hospital discharge, social workers, community teams, voluntary sector and service providers

·  Leading on the brokerage of care packages and promotes independent living, reflecting the requirements of care plan

·  Commissioning services in line with financial and contractual requirements that provide value for money and which are sustainable

·  Maintaining and ensuring records and systems are updated accurately and are GDPR compliant with regard to vacancies, allocations and allocations across Adult Social Care

·  Undertaking horizon scanning to ensure best practice

·  Collaborating with service users/LPA/professionals and others to support the implementation of care plans effectively

·  Leading on the communication of the Kingston Offer to service users/families and monitors the number of offers per person

·  Recording purchasing activity within Brokerage systems and IAS and extracts information and data for reporting purposes

·  Ensuring that contracts and Service Level Agreements are signed, returned and implemented appropriately

·  Monitoring quality assurance of service, escalating any concerns with internal commissioners

Experience required:

·  Experience of working an adult social care setting

·  Experience of brokering service for vulnerable people and an awareness of the the Care Act

·  Experience of working with different key internal and external partners, incl. as Social workers, finance, hospital discharge and community teams, care providers

·  Good negotiation skill, conflict management skill, flexible approach, work on own initiative,

MUST BE ABLE TO WORK 7/7 (including weekends on a rota basis). Service Operating Hours 8am -6pm.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Please apply with your CV to: Emily Day