Description
Financial Assessment Manager
Duration - 3 months with possible extension
Location - Salford
The primary responsibilities are:
- To lead and manage the client affairs and residential care assessments functions within Adult Social Care
- To manage the performance of the service to meet income collection objectives through the oversight and management of staff, systems and processes for the collection of residential care income of approximately £8m annually
- To receive, risk assess and respond appropriately to correspondence related to individual cases/charges for Adult Social Care services
- To work effectively and liaise with the interim lead for charging policy/community based income collection services
Person specification (essential)
- Management experience of Adult Social Care Services charging functions
- Comprehensive understanding of the Care and Support (charging and assessment of resources) Regulations 2014
Detailed working knowledge of the associated Care and Support Statutory guidance, specifically Sections 8, 9 and dealing with Charging and financial assessment, deferred payments and direct payments.