Job Description
Wrexham County Borough Council are seeking to recruit an experienced care broker to source and negotiate residential and nursing care home placements for adults with assessed health and social care needs. You will carry out accurate and timely processing of care plan information and liaise with a range of providers and professionals to source the care needed for people in Wrexham. 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 £15.84 per hour. The position offers hybrid working with an expectation to be based in the office 2 days per week.
The duties of this role will include:
1. Broker care packages and placements for adults ensuring the provision of personalised and tailored support
2. Negotiate with care providers to secure placements that meet the individual's needs and are within the allocated personal budget.
3. Proactively facilitate the timely discharge of patients from hospitals at the weekend or outside of normal working hours.
4. 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:
5. Enhanced DBS check
6. Experience of working within Health and Social Care
7. Experience in commissioning/brokerage/purchasing
8. Be able to work upon own initiative and within a team
The benefits of working with Eilidh at Service Care Solutions:
9. You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work
10. 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
11. We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
12. 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 Care Broker with Wrexham County Borough Council ! To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on 01772208964 or eilidh.nicol@servicecare.org.uk.