Are you passionate about supporting adults to achieve positive outcomes? If you thrive on challenge, and are ready to make a positive and rewarding change to your career, then we would welcome your application. We have a full-time vacancy for a Resource Officer within the Eastbourne District General Hospital Discharge Team, which is based on site at Eastbourne Hospital. As a Resource Officer in Adult Social Care, you will play a key role in the assessment of adults who are currently in hospital and will support them to arrange care in order to facilitate their discharge. You will gain a detailed knowledge of the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Equality legislation and the Deprivation of Liberty safeguards, and will implement this in your daily practice. You will also be expected to carry out the Local Authorities safeguarding duties to protect and mitigate risks to the individuals we serve. We have excellent relationships with local partners and hospital trusts, and you will have the opportunity to work alongside other professionals to ensure good outcomes for the individual’s you are working with. Where necessary, we work with our local Integrated Commissioning Boards (ICB’s) to ensure people we serve get access to continuing care funding. We are looking for candidates who: Have experience working in an Adult Social Care or Social Care Setting Are able to communicate effectively with a range of people Are motivated about supporting others to achieve their outcomes To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .