Finance Officer Location: University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London, SE136LW Start Date: ASAP Contract Duration: 2+ Months Working Hours: Mon Fri, 09 00 Pay Rate: £ 22.14 Per Hour (8 Weeks Hours per week: 35) Job Ref: OR20727 Job Responsibilities Provide on-site financial advice and support to clients and their representatives to ensure timely care home placements and hospital discharge. Act as the main contact for social work colleagues, clients, and representatives on finance-related queries across hospital and community pathways. Explain financial assessment policies, Care Act statutory duties, and Council/NHS processes to clients, representatives, social workers, and NHS colleagues. Advise on capital thresholds, 12-week disregards, property ownership impacts, and local authority responsibilities for state-funded or privately funded clients. Guide on matters involving clients without financial representatives, including Court of Protection applications, Deputy appointments, Panel Deputy, and Lewisham Money Management options. Support client representatives with Interim Funding applications, documentation, and care home funding requirements. Complete Court of Protection checks for Attorneys/Deputies. Assist private funders in identifying suitable care home placements to facilitate expedited discharge. Maintain accurate records in Liquidlogic and ContrOCC case management systems. Present cases to the Interim Funding Panel, monitor prog