Arranging Support Administration Officer

Role Responsibility

A vacancy has arisen within the Arranging Support Hospital Discharge Team.    The Hospital Team are responsible for coordinating and managing services for people moving out of hospital covering both residential and nursing placements and community services.

You will be required to offer administrative support; this will include using a client system data base, communicating with providers and people we support or their representatives either by phone, letter, or email. You will track placements, generate purchase orders and ensure providers have been paid.

We are looking for someone with an understanding of the needs of older people, good IT and office skills and have the ability to organise work and work to deadlines. You will also need excellent communication skills, be able to work as part of a busy team as well as working at home independently.  We are currently working mainly from home due to COVID-19 but the post holder would be required to work in the office on occasion through the week with other members of the administration team due to tasks required of the role.

We offer full training, support, and regular supervision.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information Please contact Jackie McArthur, Arranging Support Hospital Discharge Team Manager on:

03000 415407 / 07850 715717

jackie.mcarthur@kent.gov.uk

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Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.