Complex Placements Officer

Full Job Description

Complex Placements Officer
Havering
£23/hr
Start date: ASAP

AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Complex Placement Officer in the Havering area.

Main Purpose of the Job:
* To commission care packages for complex cases specialising in people with Learning Disabilities, Physical & Sensory Disability, Dementia or Mental Health issues
* To commission, where appropriate, approved packages of care with Reablement and homecare providers on the Domiciliary Care Framework Contract, and ensure timely, safe and smooth transfer of those clients in the care of those providers.
* To commission Respite and Long Term Residential/Nursing Home Placements for clients and ensure timely, safe and smooth transfer of those clients to their chosen Home.
* To build market intelligence and document it so that there is an understanding of reasonable rates and quality of provision for others to access as well as building the knowledge of the post holder
* To work closely with the Placements team to ensure placements are recorded on all appropriate systems including establishment and monitoring of finance records aligned with appropriate IT systems
* To work closely with the Quality service where issues arise in relation to the quality of provision
* To build/ maintain a tangible and accessible record of services, people placed in them with data like date of placements, reviews and costs.
* To support the identification of placements where outcomes are not being progressed and to work closely with operational colleagues to challenge provision that is not as supportive or independence building as it could be
* To be aware of voids in locations and to link them to appropriate placements so that capacity is used as effectively as possible

Experience:
* Of working in a brokerage/ commissioning function.
* Of dealing with external providers for the provision of care services.
* Of working within Social Care
* Of dealing sensitively with issues that can reach across many stakeholders, including providers, families and operational services