NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit
Are you a motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced registered nurse seeking a change of direction? An opportunity has arisen within NHS North East Commissioning Support (NECS) to join the All-Age Continuing Care team (AACC) as a Band 6 Continuing Health Care Clinician, to deliver an effective assessment, review, and case management service in the Durham Tees Valley area.
We are looking for candidates with NMC registration who can evidence how their qualifications, skills and experience will contribute to NECS values and strategic goals. Candidates are advised to use the supporting statement section of the application form to clearly outline how they meet the role requirements set out in the attached person specification.
This vacancy is only open to internal employees.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will demonstrate knowledge and skills in completion of person-centred assessments to aid decision making for NHS funded care, working within a multi-agency environment.
* Ensure that the health care needs of clients referred for continuing health care (CHC) eligibility are identified and met in accordance with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC).
* Collate and undertake comprehensive and co-ordinated assessments for decision making for NHS funded care with clients, carers and colleagues within health and social care and care plan and commission services to meet the needs of eligible clients.
* Case manage CHC clients ensuring timely reviews are conducted to ensure health and nursing care needs are being met appropriately and to ascertain care packages continue to be effectively commissioned and are cost effective.
* Promote Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) ensuring integration into continuing healthcare and that they are offered where requested to those clients who meet agreed criteria.
* Attend panels where arranged to present own cases and provide clinical information.
* Assist in maintaining a database for all patients assessed for continuing healthcare / funded nursing care and ensure proper quality assurance systems are in place.
* Develop strong working relationships with partner agencies including Acute Hospital Trusts, TEWV, local authorities and the Independent Sector.
* Provide professional nursing advice to Acute Hospital Trusts, TEWV, nursing homes and social services with regards to Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care.
* Work with the continuing care team, ensuring that the reviews are carried out in a timely manner including any formal reviews that may need to be referred to the Continuing Care Manager.
* Work with the CQC and local authorities to investigate any concerns about delivery of care in nursing homes and the community.
Person Specification
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years post registration experience.
* Record of delivering high quality work to tight deadlines.
* Experience of completing multi-agency assessments.
* Previous experience of working within an extremely busy office environment.
* Prior experience in CHC.
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE standard grade C or above.
* Registered Nurse level 1 registered with the NMC.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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