Care Purchasing Co-ordinator

Portsmouth City Council; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a Care Purchasing Co-ordinator to manage care packages for Adult Social Care clients. The role involves coordinating placements with care providers, sending contract order forms, and maintaining accurate order records. Strong administration, prioritisation, and communication skills are essential.

Hours are 37 per week, Monday to Friday. Band 6 salary ranges from £29,170 to £33,119 per annum.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to plan and prioritise workload.
• Ability to work autonomously under pressure and to deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills when liaising with practitioners and external care providers.

Responsibilities

• Arrange packages of care and placements for Adult Social Care clients with care providers.
• Create and send the contract order form to providers.
• Record all orders for care packages commissioned accurately and timely.
• Liaise with Adult Social Care and providers to resolve queries and amend care packages as care needs change.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Job description

Care Purchasing Co-ordinator

Salary:Band:6, £29,170 - £33,119 p.a,

37 hours per week: Monday - Friday.

Your new role

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a busy and varied workload where no two days are the same.

You will be responsible for arranging packages of care and placements for Adult Social Care clients with care providers when directed. Providing a high level of customer service, you will create and send to providers the contract order form and be responsible for the timely and accurate recording of all orders for all care packages commissioned. In addition, you will liaise with Adult Social Care and providers to resolve queries and make amendments to care packages to reflect changes in care needs.

Who is the person summary:

With good interpersonal skills, you will have confidence in dealing with and liaising with practitioners and external care providers. With a strong attention to detail and the ability to plan and prioritise your workload, you will be able to work autonomously whilst under pressure and to deadlines. A team player with strong investigative skills you will have be competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications. There will be occasions when you will be required to juggle commissioning more than one package/resolving problems/queries at a time.

For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile below attached.

About Portsmouth City Council

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Additional Information

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

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