Job Introduction

What does it take to become a leading health and social care organisation in the UK? It takes people who can turn lives around every day – providing support and encouragement, delivering innovative services and generally improving life for individuals affected by mental health problems.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Client Advisor who will be based at our Wakefield Office and Talking Shop. You will provide first point of contact for clients and professionals wanting to arrange a referral into service.

Role Responsibility

Working as part of a small team you will be handling all initial referrals and enquiries into the services from new and existing clients, professionals and staff. Ensuring all contacts are dealt with in a timely, friendly & professional manner, providing a consistently high quality person centred service. The service will provide support through a variety of channels including telephone, email and online referrals.

As a Client Advisor your main responsibilities will be:

• To answer high volumes of calls and other methods of contact including email and online referrals.
• To carry out the initial triage and screening for new clients who want to make a referral for assessment and treatment.
• Respond to calls and email enquiries from existing clients and professionals
• To book clients into Treatment appointments – via phone and email
• Work with Clients to help and support booking onto our wellbeing workshop and groups.
• To process data accurately and sensitively, in accordance with GDPR and best practice
• To work closely as a team and with approval from the manager to ensure that the “knowledge base” is accurate and up to date
• To update Turning Points Client Record system and other related systems with new information and keeping existing records accurate and up to date.
• Identify and escalate as appropriate, priority/risk issues through the appropriate channels
• To work towards and exceed performance indicators and service levels set by your manager

The Ideal Candidate

This area of the business is fast paced, challenging and subject to continuous change and development. To be considered for the role you will need to be able to multi task, to remain calm under pressure and to provide consistent and high levels of customer care. It is essential that you have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to liaise confidently with people at all levels. You will have good organisational skills, and able to adapt to meet the need of the client. A good understanding of Microsoft Office, Excel and spread sheets is essential.

Previous experience of working within a customer service environment or contact centre is desirable however we will equally consider applications from individuals who have previous experience working in service focused on health and social care. This is a great opportunity for an individual who is looking to start or progress their career within a leading health and social care environment.

You will be required to work on a 7 day rota basis between the hours of 8:00-20:00.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. 

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