Senior direct payments support officer

Senior Direct Payments Support Officer Tower Hamlets GBP35/hr Start date: ASAP AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Senior Direct Payments Support Officer in the Tower Hamlets area. DBS Enhanced check required. Job Purpose: Implementation projects and priorities that are relevant to direct payments and provide a lead role for the service regarding policy, procedure, and knowledge in those areas. To provide line management support to staff employed within the direct payment support service. To co-ordinate a range of information and performance data to enable effective reporting of key performance indicators for the service. To take a lead co-ordination role in facilitating the growth of the local supply of personal assistants by promoting care as a career. Work within a wider service to provide a range of advice, support, and guidance to TH residents in receipt of social care and/or health funding including direct payments and personal health budgets. This will include supporting residents to develop skills to manage their own social care and/or health funding via the use of a direct payment or personal health budget, and promote living independently in the community. To co-ordinate a duty Direct Payments service, ensuring advice, information, and support is available to residents, practitioners, and other stakeholders Work collaboratively with the wider operational management team for the service to achieve service and directorate objectives. To carry out all duties in a flexible manner, this may involve occasional evenings, weekends and public holidays in order to meet service requirements