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Lincolnshire County Council are seeking to recruit a Community Care officer to agree and implement care and support plans for service users who will require ongoing support once they are discharged from Grantham District Hospital. You will manage a caseload of service users, each requiring customised support packages within their assigned personal budgets. The role is a temporary, full time position for an initial period of 3 months with a view to this being extended on a rolling basis and is offering a pay rate of £15.70 per hour. The position is based at Grantham Hospital and will be predominantly working Monday to Friday with the expectation to work 1 in 6 weekends on a rota basis.
The duties of this role will include:
- Broker care packages and placements for adults ensuring the provision of personalised and tailored support
- Negotiate with care providers to secure placements that meet the individual's needs and are within the allocated personal budget.
- Proactively facilitate the timely discharge of patients from hospitals at the weekend or outside of normal working hours.
- Liaise with social care practitioners to confirm the service required and that the outcomes to be delivered are clearly specified.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Enhanced DBS check
- Experience of working within Health and Social Care
- Full UK driving licence
- Be able to work upon own initiative and within a team
The benefits of working with Eilidh at Service Care Solutions:
- You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work
- We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
- We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
- We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
At Service Care Solutions we also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now. Don't miss your chance to become a Community Care Officer with Lincolnshire County Council ! To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on or .
