Adult Social Care Placement Coordinators (Hybrid)

Adult Social Care Placement Coordinators (Hybrid) needed in Southampton, £14.92ph PAYE - 5305227

• To receive referrals from practitioners and secure appropriate support packages/placements.
• To have access to the social care records of vulnerable adults. To also have direct contact where appropriate with vulnerable adults and/or their representatives to advise on details of support secured for that individual and or/provide guidance on the actions the Placements Service will take to secure that support.
• To accurately create individual contracts, to enable payments to be made to providers within agreed timescales. These may include one-off arrangements, or amendments to existing arrangements.
• To ensure effective communication with practitioners, budget holders, providers, commissioners and finance teams and to carry out speedy resolution of queries.
• To inform manager about any gaps or trends identified in the market place when sourcing support packages or Placements.
• To monitor occupancy and maintain a register of internal and external services to inform sourcing of Placements.
• To assist management with information reports relating to the duties of the post.
• To undertake other duties commensurate with the grade, as required.

This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis