Community Care Officer

Lincolnshire County Council are seeking to recruit a Community Care officer to agree and implement care and support plans for service users who will require ongoing support once they are discharged from Grantham District Hospital.

You will manage a caseload of service users, each requiring customised support packages within their assigned personal budgets.

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 £15.70 per hour.

The position is based at Grantham Hospital and will be predominantly working Monday to Friday with the expectation to work 1 in 6 weekends on a rota basis.

The duties of this role will include:

• Broker care packages and placements for adults ensuring the provision of personalised and tailored support


• Negotiate with care providers to secure placements that meet the individual's needs and are within the allocated personal budget.


• Proactively facilitate the timely discharge of patients from hospitals at the weekend or outside of normal working hours.


• 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:

• Enhanced DBS check


• Experience of working within Health and Social Care


• Full UK driving licence


• Be able to work upon own initiative and within a team

The benefits of working with Eilidh at Service Care Solutions:

• You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work


• 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


• We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email


• 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 Community Care Officer with Lincolnshire County 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.