Case Handler

**Office Angels currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Case Handler to join a very successful company who is based near Durham, on a permanent basis starting ASAP**

**This is an amazing opportunity to join an established business, who are going through an exciting time of growth and expansion. The company offers a spacious office, a warm and friendly working environment and an amazing team who will make you feelwelcome from day one. This company have created a culture of happy, dedicated, and hardworking staff who are rewarded for their work and efforts If you are excited at the thought of working for a company who are flexible, fun and supportive... then this isthe role you have been waiting for**
- **Location: Durham, DH1. Due to location, it is highly beneficial if you drive with access to your own vehicle.**:

- **Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon - Friday, 9AM - 5:30PM with a 1-hour lunch, however some flexibility could be offered e.g., 9AM - 5PM with a 30-minute lunch.**:

- **The salary for this role is £19,636 - which progresses as you do**

**Employee benefits**:
**The role**:
The role of Case Handler will be to manage the full life cycle of a client's journey; to acquire the right medical information from the appropriate expert in line with internal deadlines. This role will suit someone who has good organisational and communicationskills - admin experience is beneficial but NOT essential. You will be trained to take full ownership of your own cases, establishing a good working relationship both internally and externally. You will demonstrate a positive, can-do, attitude and to takeownership over personal development and progression.

**Responsibilities**:

- Establish good relationships with all stakeholders to enable a timely and successful conclusion on all aspects of the case(s).
- Manage a portfolio of cases with appropriate interventions.
- Liaise with the client, the instructing party, the expert and the medical-record providers as necessary to balance demands and ensure the case is managed within required service levels.
- Manage the client and instructing parties expectations, ensuring any unsolvable or challenging cases are escalated to senior colleagues.
- Arrange a suitable appointment time and location for each client with the appropriate medical expert, taking appropriate steps to ensure appointments are attended.
- Obtain valid authority from the client to enable you to request their medical records.
- Request and verify appropriate medical records from each Provider.
- Dispatch of soft-copy records.
- Liaise with Others in the business to acquire, store and dispatch hard-copy records.
- Employ the optimum means of communication to achieve the required outcome.
- Ensure communication is clear, concise and appropriate to the audience.
- Draft correspondence as appropriate ensuring good levels of comprehension, grammar and spelling.
- Secure a quality, court-ready report in a timely fashion, ensuring the report meets the specific requirements of the instruction.
- Maintain a record of the case history, ensuring that all notes and actions taken are recorded on the case management software.

**The requirements**:

- A good level of spelling and grammar
- Excellent communication skills - the ability to speak to people on all levels
- The ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
- TEAM PLAYER - with the ability to work under you own initiative
- Work ethic is KEY - Are you dedicated, hardworking and committed to doing a good job
- Own transport would be beneficial due to the location of this client
- Permanent career opportunity

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