The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of individuals in the community/home/nursing homes and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Continuing Healthcare or Funding Nursing Care. The assessor will act as a member of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate the process, establish eligibility, and assist in identifying a suitable care package. The assessor will ensure the review process for all NHS Funded Care is undertaken in accordance with current guidance.
Main duties of the job
The practitioner will utilize the national assessment tools and adhere to the required timescales, coordinate, participate, and support the assessment process with the multidisciplinary team. The role will be part of the MDT and determine the individual's eligibility in line with the NHS Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care. This will encompass explaining the process to patients and families, health and social care colleagues, and care providers, ensuring that the process is transparent and clearly understood by all parties.
Job responsibilities
To coordinate and undertake assessments, collate information and assessments gathered from other Health and Social Care professionals, patients, and carers, and make judgements using this information. Taking into account opinions from medical staff, consultants, and specialist practitioners. This may involve complex and sensitive health and social care issues, patients' diagnosis, and prognosis. To maintain appropriate written records and communicate information to all relevant parties while maintaining appropriate confidentiality of the patient record.
To restore and maintain independence, promote individual choice and self-determination, enabling clients to live in the community and supporting their preferences whenever feasible. The use of Personal Health Budgets will assist in supporting this objective and will be delivered by the practitioner.
Maintaining a caseload of patients eligible for Funded Nursing Care and Fully Funded Continuing Healthcare, including the assessment and reviewing of all care provision.
To educate, inform, and involve clients, carers, and professionals on the National Framework for Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care (2018) and matters of local service provision.
To be actively involved in complaint investigations assisting the Lead Nurse and Head of Service as required.
Contribute in the response to appeals supporting the Lead Nurse in completing needs portraits and attending both local and regional appeal panels.
Ensure the Head of Department, Lead Nurse, and the Commissioning team are kept fully aware of any cause for concern in any care environment; liaising as required with the CCG Quality Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of ongoing post-basic qualifications in the area identified.
* Highly skilled clinical nurse competent to practice within an expanded role.
* Educated to degree level (or equivalent/evidence of working to).
* Evidence of commitment to lifelong academic learning.
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years' experience at Grade 6 level in a related field.
* Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the Continuing Care and Free Nursing Care Agenda.
* Proven ability to work across organisational boundaries.
* Operational management in an Intermediate Care setting.
Knowledge
* Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
* Computer literate - ability to use software programmes to maximise contribution to the post.
* Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS and the Local Authority.
* Application of the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
* Project management skills to produce outputs within set timescales.
Other
* Able to work weekends as per rota.
* Maintain professional integrity.
* Be accessible and flexible to support the needs of the service.
* Good team working (trust and respect each other).
* Car Driver/Owner.
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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