Senior Complaint Officer Contract Full Time

Senior Complaint Officer based in Oxford and the pay rate is £21.71 per hr

This is a full time temporary role. 

Employer Reference: 5189425

This role will involve:

• To act as the authority’s Complaints Officer for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 and the Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006.
• Liaise with the Access & Disclosure Team to assist with complaints received via the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, minimising the risk of any findings of maladministration by the LGSCO.
• To alert the Monitoring Officer to any potential maladministration or non-compliance issues, and to be alive to the media and reputational implications of particular scenarios and resolutions.
• To support the service in developing a strong resolutions and restorative based approach to managing complaints, seeking to ensure problem solving and conflict resolution models are in place, whilst ensuring complainants’ rights to have their representations addressed in accordance with legislation, regulation and policies. Ensure complainants have support to access information about the complaints and representations procedures, advocacy and mediation services.
• To advise, challenge and assist managers and directorates on achieving resolutions for difficult corporate and statutory complaints. To exercise judgement, based on post-holder’s knowledge of the expectations of the LGSCO, to persuade managers of the appropriate resolutions to complaints.

Ideally candidates will have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check without an Adult/Children’s barred list check

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to cvs@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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