Fee Negotiation Officer (Adult Social Care)

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Location: Slough

Pay rate (Assignment rate): £400 per day

Contract Length: 2-Months

Shift Pattern: The role will be hybrid working 5 days a week

Duties:

• Be responsible for undertaking fee negotiation arrangements with Adult Social Care commissioned providers to ensure a fair cost is paid to enable a balance between affordability and quality of care

• Be responsible for tracking the revenue expenditure relating to inflationary fee uplifts for externally commissioned adult social care providers and providing weekly and monthly updates on progress in agreeing fees

• Responsible for all outstanding 23/24 annual inflationary fee uplift negotiations with commissioned providers (local and out of borough)

• Securing a breakdown of current and proposed fee costs with a supporting business case from providers

• Analyse the breakdown and identify cost lines that appear to be outliers

• Liaise with operational social work teams across Adult Social Care to check requests are in line with care plans if necessary

• Plan negotiation meetings with providers to negotiate fees and agree uplift percentage within permissible budget parameters

• Work constructively with Adult Social Care providers to help maintain relationships with markets

• Prepare and present business cases as required seeking approval for fee uplifts which will require understanding of the local supplier market including benchmarking activity

  and working with host authorities regarding out of borough placements

• Record fee negotiation activity in a Microsoft 365 Excel spreadsheet and track progress including fees agreed

• Prepare reports on fee uplift negotiations, activity and outcomes on a weekly and monthly basis

• Organise and prioritise own workload and to provide weekly updates to the Contracts Manager

Requirements for the Fee Negotiation Officer role:

• Experienced in managing care contracts with a particular emphasis on specialist residential placements in learning disability and mental health and/or Supported Living

• Understanding of Open Book accounting and Cost of Care exercises

• Experience in use of Care Cubed and use of Controcc would be helpful

• Strong Negotiation skills and communication skills

• Experience in report writing and business case development

• Confident with Microsoft 365 Excel

This Fee Negotiation Officer position is advertised by Billy Holland; If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, click above to apply now.

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