Job summary
Senior Nurse Assessor
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board is an ambitious, organisation delivering real improvements in safety, outcomes and experience for its local population.
BLMK ICB is responsible for planning, organising and purchasing NHS funded healthcare for people living in BLMK. Our overall aims are to ensure innovative, responsive and effective clinical commissioning and that our population has access to the highest quality healthcare providing the best patient care within available resources. We achieve this by working in partnership with our member practices and localities, with patients and the public, with local councils and other healthcare providers.
BLMK ICB are looking for a senior Nurse who is experienced in assessing a variety of children's health needs, is able to demonstrate leadership qualities and proven track record to manage highly complex cases. You will be working as part of a small, friendly, dedicated team who oversee the processes required for BLMK ICB to make recommendations relating to funding packages of care proportionate to need.
The post holder will also work with the team to ensure that BLMK ICB meets national guidance and requirements relating to it's commissioning responsibilities. They will also work closely with the lead provider to ensure that commissioned packages of care are in line with evidence based practice and the National Children's Continuing Care Framework, SEND and Transforming Care
Main duties of the job
This role is responsible for developing, managing, and implementing the processes required for BLMK ICB to make recommendations relating to all funding requests for children and young people (CYP). This currently includes CCC - Physical, Mental health, Learning Disability and Autism as well as Personal Health Budgets.
The post holder will ensure that BLMK ICB meets national guidance and requirements relating to BLMK ICBs commissioning responsibilities, working closely with the lead provider to ensure that commissioned packages of care are in line with evidence-based practice and the National Children's Continuing Care Framework, SEND and Transforming Care.
As a member of the Continuing Care team the role will include working across our four Local Authority areas as well as potential visits to clients that live out side of the region.
The CCC team operates a hybrid working model that supports flexibility in its approach to sustaining a workforce to meet the service needs, this includes home and office working as agreed with the wider CYP Integrated and Personalisation management team
About us
Our children, young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do and for that reason the post holder will work with the team and partner agencies across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes to ensure that the commissioned package of care is safe, high quality and needs led reporting to Clinical Manager for Children's Continuing Care and Personalisation Lead.
In return, the successful candidate will be joining the ICB in a role ideally positioned to make a positive difference to the lives of complex children and young people , as well as being part of a team committed to developing its staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be responsible for the Childrens Continuing Care assessment of children and young people with Mental Health/ LD needs and Physical Health needs. This will involve making judgements about complex facts or situations by analysing, interpreting, and comparing a range of
- Triage and prioritise referrals and communicate the outcome of the referral with
- Be involved in the planning, development, and review of care
- Be involved in Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETR) and Local area emergency protocols (LAEPS)
- Act as a resource for families, and other stakeholders regarding the eligibility and process of application for funding for children includes Childrens Continuing Care, personal Health budgets and other joint packages of care, signposting families, and professionals to alternative services where they are not
- Build local and reginal networks to ensure expert health advise informs ICB/CCC processes.
- Review and assess children and young people as per the Childrens Continuing care Guidance and report any changes required within the care package to the multi-agency eligibility and provision panels.
- Utilise expert skills in assessing a childs condition, including caring for children with complex disabilities, behavioural management and the equipment needed for the child. In conjunction with lead provider and partner agencies e.g., Physio, OT
- Have strategic oversight of complex discharges from tertiary and acute centres.
- In conjunction with the Case Manager, build strong links with lead provider other agencies, e.g. the Childrens Centre, Education Health and Care process, social services and specialist educational schools ensuring that families receive the most appropriate and equitable service for their
- Initiate co-production to ensure children/families are involved in the planning and developing of their own
- Ensure robust processes for triaging of referrals, DST assessments and reviews as well as escalations for CCC framework implementation.
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date records for auditing purposes
- Actively involved in auditing of nurse assessors record keeping.
- To act as a link person to coordinate services for the individual while a package is being developed and deployed or during a change to the package of
- To contribute to the implementation of safeguarding procedures as
- Work with local systems across all care settings to ensure that placements are both appropriate and fit for purpose.
- To provide assurance of quality and hold accountability of assessment during the verifying of a decision support tool assessment process. To provide assurance that assessments are equitable, to identify gaps in evidence collected and to sensitively and appropriately challenge presented information and recommendations made.
- To provide assurance to Eligibility and Provision Panel that proposed package is collaborative and proportionate to need, equitable, promotes family resilience and independence whilst using creative solutions collaboratively to meet any gaps in care provision.
- As part of local resolution to identify when evidence has not been used correctly or gaps in evidence. To identify when the CCC process has not been correctly followed and proactivity address child/young person/family concerns and queries to de-escalate a potential appeal/complaint and/or to find an amicable resolution.
- Line Management of Nurse Assessors
- To provide induction to new team members supporting them through the induction pack and their probation competencies. Whilst coaching and supporting staff to develop and identifying the training needs of team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be responsible for the Childrens Continuing Care assessment of children and young people with Mental Health/ LD needs and Physical Health needs. This will involve making judgements about complex facts or situations by analysing, interpreting, and comparing a range of
- Triage and prioritise referrals and communicate the outcome of the referral with
- Be involved in the planning, development, and review of care
- Be involved in Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETR) and Local area emergency protocols (LAEPS)
- Act as a resource for families, and other stakeholders regarding the eligibility and process of application for funding for children includes Childrens Continuing Care, personal Health budgets and other joint packages of care, signposting families, and professionals to alternative services where they are not
- Build local and reginal networks to ensure expert health advise informs ICB/CCC processes.
- Review and assess children and young people as per the Childrens Continuing care Guidance and report any changes required within the care package to the multi-agency eligibility and provision panels.
- Utilise expert skills in assessing a childs condition, including caring for children with complex disabilities, behavioural management and the equipment needed for the child. In conjunction with lead provider and partner agencies e.g., Physio, OT
- Have strategic oversight of complex discharges from tertiary and acute centres.
- In conjunction with the Case Manager, build strong links with lead provider other agencies, e.g. the Childrens Centre, Education Health and Care process, social services and specialist educational schools ensuring that families receive the most appropriate and equitable service for their
- Initiate co-production to ensure children/families are involved in the planning and developing of their own
- Ensure robust processes for triaging of referrals, DST assessments and reviews as well as escalations for CCC framework implementation.
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date records for auditing purposes
- Actively involved in auditing of nurse assessors record keeping.
- To act as a link person to coordinate services for the individual while a package is being developed and deployed or during a change to the package of
- To contribute to the implementation of safeguarding procedures as
- Work with local systems across all care settings to ensure that placements are both appropriate and fit for purpose.
- To provide assurance of quality and hold accountability of assessment during the verifying of a decision support tool assessment process. To provide assurance that assessments are equitable, to identify gaps in evidence collected and to sensitively and appropriately challenge presented information and recommendations made.
- To provide assurance to Eligibility and Provision Panel that proposed package is collaborative and proportionate to need, equitable, promotes family resilience and independence whilst using creative solutions collaboratively to meet any gaps in care provision.
- As part of local resolution to identify when evidence has not been used correctly or gaps in evidence. To identify when the CCC process has not been correctly followed and proactivity address child/young person/family concerns and queries to de-escalate a potential appeal/complaint and/or to find an amicable resolution.
- Line Management of Nurse Assessors
- To provide induction to new team members supporting them through the induction pack and their probation competencies. Whilst coaching and supporting staff to develop and identifying the training needs of team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC or equivalent Registration
Desirable
- Equivalent to NMC registration
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC or equivalent Registration
Desirable
- Equivalent to NMC registration
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).
