Job Information
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Broker to join our Brokerage team within the Contracts and Commissioning service in Adult Social Care.
You will be highly organised and an excellent communicator who can quickly gain trust and confidence of colleagues and internal and external providers. The ability to build effective working relationships quickly is essential to this role.
The Brokerage Service is a well-established team, responsible for sourcing care packages to meet assessed health and social care needs for adults across Northumberland ensuring they feel safe, healthy, happy, and independent. As a Broker, you will play an integral role in sourcing care packages and developing and maintaining information on local care providers.
As part of the Contract and Commissioning team, Brokerage work with Adult Social Care teams to improve outcomes for people, working closely with both internal and external providers. Brokers also work closely with health colleagues to support safe hospital discharges for all Northumberland residents.
This presents demands on the Brokerage Service so time management skills, the ability to prioritise, use your own initiative and manage your workload effectively will be key. The ability to work with spreadsheets and client databases and to assimilate figures and information quickly will be fundamental.
We require a good team player who is enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable with a high level of communication skills (both written and verbal).
This is an extremely supportive, collaborative team where effective communication is essential, commitment to providing a quality service is expected and new ideas for improvements are welcomed.
This is a full time; permanent position and we are offering a starting salary of £24,294 (rising to £25,979 - Band 4). The office base is County Hall in Morpeth, and there are some opportunities to also work agile.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- Car leasing scheme
Further information
Please note the closing date for this post is midnight on Sunday 28th January 2024.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
