Key responsibilities This will be varied and will adapt over time as both the ICB/S develops. However, thepostholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions: Review eligibility for the NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care in a variety of settings including patients own home, care home or other carefacility. Review the care planning, to ensure that all care needs are being met safely andeffectively. Monitor and influence the quality of care that is provided to patients; drawing onprevious skills and knowledge to improve the patient experience of care. Provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues,including signposting to appropriate services and resources. Triage new referrals as part of duty desk cover. Key working relationships The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of staff at all levels within theICB/S, with senior and other representatives of local stakeholders, as well as withpatients and their representatives. Some of the key direct relationships include: Cheshire and Merseyside ICB/S executive teams Cheshire and Merseyside ICB leadership teams Chief Information Officers / Digital Leads Clinical Leaders Colleagues within NHSE/I Senior leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside, NHS, local authorities and other third sector organisations Main duties and responsibilities First point of contact for referrals to service and provide duty nurse cover onallocated days Understanding of PHBs Co-ordinating assessment for NHS Funded Nursing Care and NHS Continuing Healthcare as close to the service user as feasible To provide clinical commissioning oversight to applications and assessmentsconcerning joint funded packages of care Seek authorisation of eligibility recommendations via Line Manager Case management as allocated by the Line Manager On-going review of service users eligible for CHC, NHS funded care inaccordance with National Framework for NHS Funded Care, and Joint fundedcare packages of care Undertake urgent reviews of service users, where quality and safety concernshave been identified and report in a timely manner To prepare and complete comprehensive documentation/tools to enable thelevel of NHS funding to be determined within the parameters of the NationalFramework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care and Joint Funding arrangements locally Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used inContinuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping To quality assure external recommendations for CHC/FNC Completing Continuing Healthcare Checklists, where appropriate, and thatthese are processed following service operating procedures To provide assurance with regard to quality of care of individual packages byundertaking reviews as agreed To support the delivery of local discharge to assess processes To actively promote communication and partnership working between thestatutory, independent and voluntary sectors To communicate relevant information and to provide advice and support onfunded nursing/continuing health care to service users and carers To liaise with other health professionals on clinical matters as part of theassessment process To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care To participate in informal and formal education and training as requested To participate in clinical supervision and performance and developmentreviews To promote positive awareness of the health and social care needs of adultsand older people in conjunction with colleagues from the ICB/Community Trustand Local Authority To contribute to team function by sharing own clinical skills/expertise andknowledge To identify the training needs within the independent and statutory servicesand ensure this information is fed back appropriately To promote understanding of the role and function of the team To support ways of improving nursing assessment/care of adults and olderpeople To participate in clinical audit within the service Mentoring and supervision of students as required To support the development of, and participate in clinical supervision, evidencebased and reflective practice in order to develop self and the team To line manage staff as requested, ensuring HR policies and procedures arefollowed To ensure any staff that are line managed by the post holder receiveappropriate supervision Ensure personal access to best practice including up to date researchevidence e.g. through NICE, in discharging professional responsibilities To support the development of agile working, by updating assessments anduploading data securely, from alternative areas of work other than theoperational base. The job description and person specification are an outline of the task,responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will carry out anyother duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The jobdescription and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis inaccordance with the changing needs of the department and organisation All staff are expected to adhere and complete the NHS Continuing HealthcareCompetency Framework on an annual basis