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Complaints and Mediation Officer

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Bingham i Nottinghamshire, County of Nottinghamshire, England
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Bingham i Nottinghamshire, County of Nottinghamshire, England
Entry level
Assess and investigate complex social care complaints, prepare evidence-based reports, facilitate mediation and complaint meetings, and collaborate with customers, staff, investigators, and external stakeholders. The role supports fair resolutions, statutory complaints processes, and service improvement across Adult Social Care and Children’s Services. Strong communication, negotiation, organization, and prioritization skills are required, along with knowledge of social care services and complaints procedures.
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Contract Type: Fixed Term for 6 months

Working Hours: 37 hours per week x 1 post available

Worker Type:  Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £37,563 (Level one) rising to £40,444 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to play an important role in delivering statutory social care complaints arrangements across Adult Social Care and Children’s Services. You will assess and investigate complex complaints, prepare evidence-based reports, facilitate mediation and complaint meetings, and work with customers, employees, independent investigators and external stakeholders to achieve fair outcomes and support service improvement.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

·       A good understanding of social care services, statutory requirements, and social care complaints processes.

·       Experience of completing complex investigations to demanding timescales and quality standards.[Include essential experience]

·       Experience in a large, customer-facing organisation delivering a range of services.

.       Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

.       Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities, interruptions and multiple deadlines.


You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Paul Spencer, Head of Customer Service, by email at [email protected]

Closing Date: 15th November 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

  • 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
  • Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
  • Smart Working – to support your work life balance
  • Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.

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