Main area: NHS Continuing Healthcare and complex care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 137-6817092
Employer: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: County Hall
Town: Norwich
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/12/2024 23:59
Senior Nurse for NHS Continuing Healthcare
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our local population. We are accountable for the performance and finances of the NHS across Norfolk and Waveney – a total budget of £2 billion a year. Known as NHS Norfolk and Waveney, the organisation works with local people, health and care professionals, and partner organisations to improve the health and wellbeing of our population.
The organisation is part of the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System, dedicated to working with partners in local government, the voluntary sector, and others, helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development and to tackle inequalities in health outcomes.
We believe strongly in creating a workplace built on teamwork while allowing individuals to grow and develop in their own roles. Our main offices are based at 8th Floor of Norfolk County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2UE; however, we have a local office for the East of the region based in Beccles and another in the West of the region based in King’s Lynn. Therefore, travel across the Norfolk and Waveney footprint, as well as out of county, is required according to where our stakeholders are situated.
Our three ICS goals are:
1. To make sure that people can live as healthy a life as possible.
2. To make sure that you only have to tell your story once.
3. To make Norfolk and Waveney the best place to work in health and care.
If you are someone who enjoys making a difference and would like to help people in Norfolk and Waveney live longer, healthier, and happier lives, then we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and confident manager to join the Norfolk & Waveney ICB Continuing Healthcare leadership team. As an integral member of the management team, the Senior Nurse will be accountable for the delivery of key performance targets and high-quality, person-centered care. Act as a positive role model through the provision of effective professional leadership and demonstration of competent, accountable clinical practice.
You will be responsible for managing Band 7 Lead Nurses and their teams of Band 6 CHC Nurse Practitioners. It is essential therefore that you have significant experience of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, commissioning, and managing complex cases. You will also have excellent organisational and people skills and the ability to work with and influence staff within and outside of the ICB.
You will be an exceptional communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. You will create and maintain good, professional relationships with individuals and their carers, providers of services, the local authority, and NHS colleagues across the system. Applicants who do not have experience of CHC will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
Provide expertise throughout localities regarding NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care – ensuring that your knowledge is up to date and correct. Daily support and oversight for Lead Nurses NHS Continuing Healthcare to ensure the delivery of the NHS Continuing Healthcare portfolio – this will involve travel throughout the localities of Norfolk and Waveney.
Develop and promote a compassionate, open, and transparent culture whereby the professional judgements of clinicians and social care practitioners are valued, even where opinions differ.
Working for our organisation
Health and care services in Norfolk and Waveney are working closely together to further improve services and provide more joined-up care for local people. In Norfolk and Waveney, we have already achieved a lot by working in partnership to improve health and care outcomes. These changes have been made possible by different organisations – NHS hospitals, GPs, mental health and community health services, local councils, care homes, social workers, voluntary and community organisations, and others – joining forces to agree and plan for local people’s needs.
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) includes a statutory Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and an Integrated Care Board (ICB) called NHS Norfolk and Waveney. This partnership and organisation dedicated to making sure that organisations work together for the benefit of our residents, staff, and communities is an important step change, helping to create positive differences to local people and joining up health and social care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
Person specification
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
* Comprehensive background work history in the specialist area of NHS Continuing Healthcare
* Should have an appreciation of the relationship between NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
* Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
* Problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
* Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
* Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
* Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of individuals.
* Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to the manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance with policies.
* Will be required to travel within and outside of the ICB’s geographical area.
* Comprehensive experience of project principles, techniques, and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Hybrid Working
The ICB operates a flexible approach to working. It is expected that the majority of our staff will work from a combination of home and office (where possible). For staff designated in a hybrid role, they should have a safe and suitable place to work with Broadband access and space for a desk, chair, and monitors. At interview, a discussion will take place between the recruiting manager and the candidate to ensure they are clear on what is expected.
Your application
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
We are unable to accept CVs as part of an application. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification on their application will be shortlisted for this job. Be mindful that any offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks e.g. health, identity, right to work, qualifications, registration, and references. Please provide up-to-date referee details to avoid delay. A start date will not be confirmed until clearance from all the checks has been obtained.
To ensure diverse representation at all levels across the workforce and to understand the differing needs of our stakeholders, Norfolk and Waveney ICB is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and to addressing any imbalance of opportunity or disadvantage that an individual with a protected characteristic could face. We would strongly encourage applications from candidates from under-represented backgrounds.
Applicants with a disability need only meet the essential criteria to be invited to interview. We will also make any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process providing that you inform us of any special requirements.
Further information
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
Arden & GEM CSU administer this account on behalf of the ICB; you may receive communications from both the CSU and the ICB during your recruitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Name: Katherine Odubela
Job title: Senior Lead Practitioner for CHC and Complex Cases
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 07775117643
Additional information: Dawn Newnan - [emailprotected]
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