We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic professional with a nursing, social work or an allied health professional qualification who is looking for a new challenge or next step in their career to join the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment team.
This important role is central to the delivery of CHC across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly with a primary objective of ensuring fair access to CHC with better outcomes and better experiences for our patients.
Our ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously and collaboratively in a multi-agency environment with individuals and their representatives to support the assessment and review process for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) case managing clients to ensure that their needs are effectively met and promoting Personal Health Budgets and personalisation to empower people with complex health needs live their best lives. You will be passionate about patient care and improving life opportunities.
Main duties of the job
You will promote good professional practice in CHC by advising and liaising with other health providers, care providers and Adult Social care colleagues. You will be accountable for managing a caseload of Continuing Healthcare assessments, reviews and placements which will include care planning.
To be successful you will be able to demonstrate the ability to remain calm, to handle emotive, complicated, and sensitive issues. You will need to show tact and diplomacy, good workload management and be able to negotiate with confidence.
As part of the county-wide team work flexibly to respond to the demands of the service to support the continuing healthcare process. The ability to travel independently to visit patients at various locations across Cornwall is essential.
Working for our organisation
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory NHS organisation responsible for developing a plan for meeting the health needs of our communities, managing the NHS budget, and arranging for the provision of joined up health services which improve the lives of people who live and work in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
By collaborating as an integrated care system (ICS) our health and care organisations can tackle complex challenges, including:
* Improving the health of children and young people
* Supporting people to stay well and independent
* Acting sooner to help those with preventable conditions
* Supporting those with long-term conditions or mental health issues
* Caring for those with multiple needs as populations age
* Getting the best from collective resources so people get care as quickly as possible.
Working with us
We are always keen to hear from people who would like to work with us, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of sex, sexual orientation, racial origin or disability.
You can look forward to excellent benefits including discounts in store and online, optional pension and life assurance, flexible working options, salary sacrifice vehicles and cycles and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full job description and person specification, please view the supporting information.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
* Identity checks
* Professional registration and qualification checks
* Employment history and reference checks
* Work health assessments
* Criminal record check standards
* Right to work checks
Person specification
Qualifications, training and professional membership
* Registered allied health professional in mental health, physical health or learning disability
* First level registered nurse in mental health or physical health or learning disability
* Educated to degree level or having equivalent experience of 3 years clinical leadership/organisational management experience
Experience
* Clinical or social work background and proven knowledge of either physical, mental or learning disability health
* Substantial experience post registration
* Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
* Experience of using time and resources effectively
* Experience and understanding of the Continuing Healthcare process
Skills and knowledge
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex issues and negotiate at all levels
* Good time and workload management with the ability to prioritise a varied workload within short and changing time frames
* An ability to work across organisational boundaries and engage with the wider multidisciplinary team
* An ability to manage delicate and sensitive issues effectively with tact and diplomacy
* Proficient IT skills in Word, Microsoft Teams and Excel
* An understanding of the safeguarding process
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION CLEARLY REFLECTS THE CRITERIA LISTED WITHIN THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION.
We positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of sexual orientation, sex, racial origin or disability. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note that if a vacancy is marked ‘internal’ your application will not be considered if you do not fall within that category.
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