Job summary
As a Clinical Commissioning Manager, you will play a crucial role in our mission to improve health and care services for the community. Tasked with providing clinical leadership and management of the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) including leading the day-to-day clinical service; verification of outcome decisions; individual case management, scheduling support, complaint responses.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that professional nursing standards are maintained and that adult CHC nurses meet and maintain professional registration requirements, including mentoring, clinical supervision, and clinical re-validation.
You will also deputise for the Clinical Business Manager as and when required.
Main duties of the job
- Provide strong clinical leadership/management and professional expertise in respect of verifications, individual case assessment and management for all CHC eligible adults.
- Lead on recruitment and induction of new clinical staff.
- Deputise for the Clinical Business Manager where appropriate.
- Undertake complaints investigations for the clinical team; providing information to the ICB Complaints Manager within agreed timeframes and hold sensitive discussions with families, as required.
- Support the implementation of clinical governance arrangements, where CWPT and the ICB are working in partnership.
- Use clinical knowledge to verify S117 Aftercare recommendations, including ongoing treatment recommendations with independent providers.
- Work with CWPT leads to ensure packages are commissioned that promote independence are safe, high quality and value for money.
- To provide oversight and ensure submission of COP/S21a appeals and other court cases where the CWPT have completed the operational aspects.
- Work with quality and contracting regarding placement issues
- Work with joint commissioners regarding strategic commissioning of MH/LD/A frameworks and tenders
- Provide advice and guidance on MH/LD/A presentations to the Children's Continuing Care service
- Promote the personalisation agenda within Adult Continuing Health Care framework arrangements.
About us
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB is responsible for planning, organising and buying NHS-funded healthcare for people in the Coventry and Warwickshire areas. Our organisation is committed to improving the lives of the wider population by investing in our workforces, collaborative working and aligned processes.
- Access to Occupational Health Services
- Childcare Vouchers Scheme (existing members only)
- Generous Holiday Entitlement which increases with Service
- Defined Benefit Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (Offers Counselling, Financial, Legal, Health and Wellbeing Services)
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Long Service Reward Scheme
- NHS Discounts (available online and in-store)
- Occupational Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Study Leave
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Empower the clinical team through strong leadership and management to ensure effective verification, assessment, and management of all CHC eligible adults.
- Take a leading role in the recruitment and onboarding of new clinical staff, fostering a skilled and dedicated team.
- Step in as the Deputy for the Clinical Business Manager when necessary, demonstrating competence in decision-making and problem-solving.
- Handle complaints investigations for the clinical team, providing timely information to the ICB Complaints Manager and conducting sensitive discussions with families as needed.
- Drive the personalization agenda within the Adult Continuing Health Care framework, advocating for individualized care plans.
- Provide oversight and leadership for audit and quality improvement initiatives within the CHC Team, ensuring continuous enhancements to service delivery.
- Implement positive changes within CHC, promoting a culture of reflective practice to benefit both the team and patients and their families.
- Prepare high-quality, accurate reports and presentations for meetings, including performance data analysis and outcomes of cases, appeals, and retrospective assessments.
- Offer expert clinical advice and support to team members, patients/caregivers, and senior leads in the ICB, Local Authority, and NHS England.
- Foster collaborative and professional relationships with CSU, ICB, and external stakeholders to facilitate seamless healthcare delivery.
- Approve high-cost care packages, verification panels, and individual placement agreements, ensuring adherence to processes and policies.
- Agree on financial expenditures within delegated limits for eligible packages, following the ICB's Choice, Resource, and Allocation Framework.
- Review complex cases to ensure clinically appropriate and cost-effective care plans, making financial decisions on behalf of the ICB within delegated limits.
- Identify and conduct audits, investigations, and surveys regularly to enhance clinical practice and care provision.
- Stay up-to-date with national research to inform personal and organizational development and support evidence-based practices.
- Drive the implementation of the ICB's QIPP agenda in relation to personalized care.
- Support the establishment of clinical governance arrangements, including audit processes.
- Utilize expert clinical knowledge to verify adult continuing healthcare recommendations.
- Provide operational management and leadership to the CHC nursing team, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of national policies and the NHS Adult Continuing Healthcare Framework.
- Effectively line manage the Band 7 CHC Complex Case Managers and Occupational Therapist, overseeing performance, conducting appraisals and development plans, and addressing disciplinary or capability issues when required.
- Support, motivate, and develop nursing staff within the team, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for excellent CHC practice.
Join our team of dedicated professionals committed to making a positive impact on the community's health and well-being. As a Clinical Commissioning Manager, you will play a pivotal role in transforming lives and shaping the future of health services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Empower the clinical team through strong leadership and management to ensure effective verification, assessment, and management of all CHC eligible adults.
- Take a leading role in the recruitment and onboarding of new clinical staff, fostering a skilled and dedicated team.
- Step in as the Deputy for the Clinical Business Manager when necessary, demonstrating competence in decision-making and problem-solving.
- Handle complaints investigations for the clinical team, providing timely information to the ICB Complaints Manager and conducting sensitive discussions with families as needed.
- Drive the personalization agenda within the Adult Continuing Health Care framework, advocating for individualized care plans.
- Provide oversight and leadership for audit and quality improvement initiatives within the CHC Team, ensuring continuous enhancements to service delivery.
- Implement positive changes within CHC, promoting a culture of reflective practice to benefit both the team and patients and their families.
- Prepare high-quality, accurate reports and presentations for meetings, including performance data analysis and outcomes of cases, appeals, and retrospective assessments.
- Offer expert clinical advice and support to team members, patients/caregivers, and senior leads in the ICB, Local Authority, and NHS England.
- Foster collaborative and professional relationships with CSU, ICB, and external stakeholders to facilitate seamless healthcare delivery.
- Approve high-cost care packages, verification panels, and individual placement agreements, ensuring adherence to processes and policies.
- Agree on financial expenditures within delegated limits for eligible packages, following the ICB's Choice, Resource, and Allocation Framework.
- Review complex cases to ensure clinically appropriate and cost-effective care plans, making financial decisions on behalf of the ICB within delegated limits.
- Identify and conduct audits, investigations, and surveys regularly to enhance clinical practice and care provision.
- Stay up-to-date with national research to inform personal and organizational development and support evidence-based practices.
- Drive the implementation of the ICB's QIPP agenda in relation to personalized care.
- Support the establishment of clinical governance arrangements, including audit processes.
- Utilize expert clinical knowledge to verify adult continuing healthcare recommendations.
- Provide operational management and leadership to the CHC nursing team, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of national policies and the NHS Adult Continuing Healthcare Framework.
- Effectively line manage the Band 7 CHC Complex Case Managers and Occupational Therapist, overseeing performance, conducting appraisals and development plans, and addressing disciplinary or capability issues when required.
- Support, motivate, and develop nursing staff within the team, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for excellent CHC practice.
Join our team of dedicated professionals committed to making a positive impact on the community's health and well-being. As a Clinical Commissioning Manager, you will play a pivotal role in transforming lives and shaping the future of health services.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current nursing Registration relevant to role ie RGN, RNLD, RMN
- Significant experience of managing a service within the NHS.
- Experience of working with the National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care and other Frameworks
- Significant experience of managing a service within the NHS.
- Expert understanding of and background to the aims of national healthcare policies.
- Experience of working with the National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care and other Frameworks
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Actively develop aDemonstrate capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordinglynd negotiate relationships on difficult and controversial issues including performance variation and change management.
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current nursing Registration relevant to role ie RGN, RNLD, RMN
- Significant experience of managing a service within the NHS.
- Experience of working with the National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care and other Frameworks
- Significant experience of managing a service within the NHS.
- Expert understanding of and background to the aims of national healthcare policies.
- Experience of working with the National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care and other Frameworks
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Actively develop aDemonstrate capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordinglynd negotiate relationships on difficult and controversial issues including performance variation and change management.
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
