Care Quality Officer - Grade 8 Croydon, England
Job description
This role is part of the Adults Placement, Brokerage & Market Management team, working as part of a team of 5 Care Quality Officers, monitoring the social care services/providers for a range of client groups, including older people and people with physical disabilities, people recovering from a mental illness and people with a learning disability.
The successful candidate will have a varied portfolio across service types and clients’ groups. You will need to have knowledge of Adult’s Social Care policy and legislation and experience of working with providers. The role is demanding and must be continually carried out to an efficient and high standard. It also involves utilisation of databases and Excel spreadsheets, writing reports, traveling around the borough and on occasion outside of the borough to visit providers, handling of sometimes challenging conversations and a great deal of resilience and initiative. This role would best suit an individual with experience of working in an Adult Social Care role, engaging with providers and/or service users.
As a Care Quality Officer, you will be the key link to providers on quality and standards required from providers.
Closing date 14th March at 11:59pm
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Equal opportunities statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.
