NHS GM Bolton locality Funded Care Team has an exciting acting up development opportunity for a motivated nurse to join their NHS Funded Care Team as a Lead Nurse Assessor.
You will be a registered nurse with experience and interest in community nursing or managing patients with complex needs. You will have experience and skills in case managing patients and carrying out assessments in a variety of establishments and in managing a clinical team. You will be highly motivated, have the ability to work independently, but also as part of a team. You will have good interpersonal skills and give attention to detail.
Think this is you? Then we want you!
Please note: previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
Our staffing structure is designed with your career progression in mind. The redesign and growth within Bolton's NHS Funded Care Team has some exciting opportunities to join a committed and dedicated team of nurses. This is an excellent and exciting opportunity for developing Registered Nurses to join a committed NHS Funded Care Team as a Lead Nurse Assessor at Band 7.
The posts will require case management of complex cases, the completion of detailed health needs assessments and reviews in line with current legislation and local policy regarding Continuing Health Care. There will be extensive liaison with clients, families, care providers and other professionals within the health and social care sectors. The post holder will also be required review retrospective cases preparing assessments to be presented at funding panel.
The successful candidates will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to complete comprehensive nursing assessments, have good written and verbal communication skills, must have the ability to work in stressful situations and be able to priorities and organise their own workloads to meet deadlines.
About us
NHS Greater Manchester is a fully authorised Integrated Care Board (ICB) responsible for the full range of ICB statutory duties and powers. Each Place Based Team within NHS GM aims is to improve the health of the people and reduce health inequalities through strong, clinically led commissioning of high-quality healthcare services.
The GM Integrated Care Partnership are helping organisations work better together with people and communities. We want people across all our boroughs to stay well, whatever their age, and whatever issues or conditions they might be managing. We're bringing together all the different organisations that support people's health and social care, so that services can join up and act faster when people need support.
Integrated care means starting with the person, understanding they will have different needs as they move through life, and connecting them with the right care and support.
This new NHS organisation, overseen by a Board, is in charge of the NHS money and making sure services are in place to put plans into action. Made up of representatives from the NHS and the local council, the partnership operates at three levels: neighbourhood, locality and Greater Manchester and has a single vision and strategy. Hospitals, GPs, community services, voluntary services and others have come together to form 'provider collaboratives' within all 3 levels, helping to join care and help people live well across our ten boroughs.
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us..
Person Specification
Qualifications & Proefessional Registration
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
* Diploma in Health Education, or BSC (Hons) Degree in Nursing or related subjects
Knowledge & Experience
* Expert knowledge/understanding of current national and local policy/Framework Guidance relating to NHS Continuing Care
* Expert knowledge/understanding of complex case management and the delivery of highly specialised care packages for Children and Young People with complex and additional health needs
* Experience of clinical supervision and reflective practice discussions making requires consideration of a range of options.
* The ability to lead multi professional MDT's
* In-depth working knowledge of the SEND agenda, including contributing to Education, Health and Care Plans
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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