Job summary
Are
you an experienced registered nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disability), who
is motivated by providing outstanding person-centred support and would like to
work in a passionate and inspiring environment?
If you've answered 'yes' ,then
we would like to hear from you. This is your opportunity to develop your
commissioning and leadership skills across a diverse range of care.
We
currently have an opportunity for an individual to ensure that care is provided
in a safe, appropriate, and effective way that optimises outcomes on an
individual patient basis.
The
role requires an excellent understanding of mental health legislation and in
particular the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act. A sound knowledge of
the Continuing Healthcare Framework and Care Act would also be advantageous.
The
post-holder will lead on the commissioning of specialist out of area placements
for mental health rehabilitation and treatment, working closely with
specialised commissioners, local mental health services, and service providers
with regards to all aspects of the care provided.
They
will also develop strong working relationships with partner organisations in
social care to ensure that jointly commissioned aftercare, provided under
Section 117 of the Mental Health Act, meets the needs of the individual and
avoids readmission to hospital,
Main duties of the job
You
will also have responsibility for managing and supporting senior practitioners
in their assessment of requests from local authorities for joint funding of
packages of care for long term health needs, and their review of ongoing care.
The
role requires an analytical and inquisitive mind, and the ability to
assimilate, assess, and report on a complex set of information.
The
individual will be committed to improving care and outcomes for the individual,
ensuring that they receive care and support in the most appropriate and
effective setting.
The
role provides an unique opportunity to work across a wide range of areas,
covering a diverse range of health needs through the commissioning of services and care which are both,
commissioned by NHS Dorset and also commissioned on a joint basis in conjunction
with social care partners.
The
role therefore requires the post-holder to enhance and develop further on their
experience of collaborative working to meet the needs of the individual and to
ensure that a high quality of care is delivered.
The post-holder will work across Dorset, Monday-Friday, allowing the opportunity to balance the delivery of a challenging and rewarding role with other aspects of their life.
About us
We are joining up to tackle all the things that affect our health and wellbeing, make real change, and improve things for our communities.
Dorset ICS is made up of:
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust
- Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust
- Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust
- Dorset Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council
- 194 town and parish councils
- 18 primary care networks (made up of 73 GP practices)
- Southwestern Ambulance Service Foundation Trust
- Dorset Police
- Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
- 7,300 voluntary organisations
What we do
The Health and Care Bill puts ICSs on a statutory footing empowering them to better join up health and care services, improve population health, and reduce health inequalities.
ICSs have four core purposes:
- Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
- Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
- Enhance productivity and value for money
- Help the NHS support broader social and economic development
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will focus on:
-
NHS Dorset's ICB statutory responsibility to jointly
commission Section 117 (Mental Health Act) Aftercare
-
The ICBs responsibility to commission care for
Named Patients being individuals (Adults and CAMHS) with mental health
difficulties and/or a learning disability who cannot, because of their
individual needs, receive that care in Dorset.
-
Representing the ICB and/or to chair Section 117 funding
panels.
-
Representing the ICB at multi agency joint funding
panels when required.
-
To attend planning and discharge meetings where
funding may be required.
- To provide support advice and consultation to the Section 117/Named
Patient Administrator.
- To work collaboratively and
effectively with relevant healthcare professionals, health organisations, local
authorities, providers, carers and families to provide expert advice on Section
117 aftercare issues.
- To ensure that
the ICB is fulfilling its statutory responsibilities in Section 117 Mental
Health Act 1983 in accordance with the Pan Dorset s117 Policy (2016) and the
Pan Dorset Section 117 Funding Agreement (2013).
- Ensuring quality assurance within the funding process providing
effective and efficient responsible commissioner advice and guidance to
colleagues internally and with partner agencies to ensure ICB compliance with
national guidance.
- To undertake a management
role in the development and ongoing management responsibility for the commissioning
of services for Named Patients including Section 117 across partner local
authorities.
- To ensure that clinical
requests for out of area treatment for Dorset residents are managed effectively
and ensuring that there is a focus on the needs of the patient throughout the
process.
- To work in partnership with
local authorities to ensure that the health needs of individuals placed by them
are met and the appropriate input from health professionals secured and
appropriately funded.
- To ensure that the programme
for placing individuals is managed within the financial allocation set by the ICB
with delegated budgetary responsibility.
- To work collaboratively with
partners to develop joint commissioning opportunities across a range of areas
promoting where appropriate the further integration of services across Dorset.
- To ensure the appropriate
engagement of individuals, carers and users in the development of services, and
models of care, across social care and health.
- To support effective
management of all budget allocations associated with the services.
- To manage and provide
ongoing support to a small staff team consisting of joint funding Senior
Practitioners and administrative and operational staff.
POST SPECIFIC,
TASKS AND OBJECTIVES
-
To play an active role in complex patient assessments
and provide highly specialised advice on packages of care.
-
To work with Local Authorities in agreeing the level
of financial contribution to be made by the ICB in individual Local Authority
led placements. Where appropriate to
decline funding requests consistent with local and national NHS guidance.
-
To deal with emergency or crisis situations, having
regard to clinical preference or local authority recommendations, balanced
against financial implications for the ICB and to ensure that the service
users interests are paramount in this process.
-
To work within the vulnerable adults safeguarding
policy and work collaboratively with partners to address safeguarding issues
related to Section 117/Named Patients.
-
To provide expert advice to ICB colleagues, acute trusts,
community staff and social care staff on Section 117 eligibility and process
and Responsible Commissioner Guidance.
-
To provide information, effective communication and
support to families and carers on the Section 117/Named Patient funding process
when required.
-
Where appropriate, to suggest alternative strategies
to clinical staff with the aim of providing patients with treatment locally
rather than patients having to move out of the area.
-
To oversee arrangements for Consultants and / or their
colleagues to review their patients placed out of area and to take a lead in
helping clinical staff consider other options including ways of returning
patients to local Trust services.
-
To provide highly specialised advice on packages of
care.
-
Where appropriate to decline funding requests
consistent with local and national NHS guidance and policy.
-
To carry risk management responsibility for the
appropriate placements of individuals ensuring levels of security meet the
assessed need presented by the individual.
-
To take lead responsibility for the overall
management of The Named Patient Programme with delegated budgetary
responsibility for it
-
To work positively with clinicians and senior
managers ensuring that individual users receive an appropriate response from
the NHS.
-
To ensure that national and local legislation,
policies and protocols are properly applied in determining an individuals entitlement
to NHS funding.
-
To represent the Trust in initiatives being explored
by other agencies as a means of offering local solutions as an alternative to
out of area placements. To ensure that the Trusts interests are protected
including those which may have a financial implication.
-
To communicate with patients, service users,
relatives or advocates by telephone and/or letter on aspects relating to placements. To communicate officially on behalf of the Trust, handling individuals concerns
sensitively, particularly in cases where funding may have been declined.
-
To represent the ICB at Joint Commissioning Panel
meetings with local authority senior service managers. To make judgements on the level of funding
for individual cases which are consistent with the views of the Director and
the wider perspective of partnership between the Trust and local authorities.
-
To promote evidence-based practice.
-
To focus on the reduction of inequalities within the
Joint Commissioning Agenda and contribute with partners to strategies to reduce
inequalities.
-
To ensure the development of Health and Social
Impact Assessment and Health and Social Impact Audits to inform commissioning.
-
To develop strategies for promoting health,
independence and well-being to reduce inequalities and promote longer-term
equity.
-
To develop policies and procedures on an
inter-agency basis where necessary to promote agreed multi-agency practice.
-
To support the development of care outside of
hospital.
-
To develop when required, policies and procedures to
ensure that the local authority meet statutory requirements and comply fully with
mental health legislation.
- Clinical Governance / Risk Management
-
To develop/maintain a quality assurance system for Section
117/Named Patient assessments and decisions to ensure auditing and consistency
of decision making.
-
To inform and support patients and families/carers
through the appeals process for continuing Healthcare.
- Education and Training
-
As a Registered Professional be personally
accountable for their practice and in the exercise of professional
accountability shall act in accordance with guidelines laid down by their
relevant professional body.
-
To contribute to and deliver the training programmes
for health and social care staff on Continuing Healthcare appeals process.
Information Systems
-
To Manage the effective management of records for Section
117/Named Patients, meeting the requirements set out in the departments procedures
and ICB Record management policies.
-
To produce reports on activity as required by the ICB.
Service Promotion and Development
-
To support and assist senior managers with service
developments.
-
To monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Section
117 policy and Pan Dorset funding Agreement and produce reports and
recommendations as required.
-
To attend meetings on Section 117/Named Patients as
required.
-
To develop a working knowledge and understanding of the
ICB, localities, priorities, people, communities and services.
For further
information, please see full Job Description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will focus on:
-
NHS Dorset's ICB statutory responsibility to jointly
commission Section 117 (Mental Health Act) Aftercare
-
The ICBs responsibility to commission care for
Named Patients being individuals (Adults and CAMHS) with mental health
difficulties and/or a learning disability who cannot, because of their
individual needs, receive that care in Dorset.
-
Representing the ICB and/or to chair Section 117 funding
panels.
-
Representing the ICB at multi agency joint funding
panels when required.
-
To attend planning and discharge meetings where
funding may be required.
- To provide support advice and consultation to the Section 117/Named
Patient Administrator.
- To work collaboratively and
effectively with relevant healthcare professionals, health organisations, local
authorities, providers, carers and families to provide expert advice on Section
117 aftercare issues.
- To ensure that
the ICB is fulfilling its statutory responsibilities in Section 117 Mental
Health Act 1983 in accordance with the Pan Dorset s117 Policy (2016) and the
Pan Dorset Section 117 Funding Agreement (2013).
- Ensuring quality assurance within the funding process providing
effective and efficient responsible commissioner advice and guidance to
colleagues internally and with partner agencies to ensure ICB compliance with
national guidance.
- To undertake a management
role in the development and ongoing management responsibility for the commissioning
of services for Named Patients including Section 117 across partner local
authorities.
- To ensure that clinical
requests for out of area treatment for Dorset residents are managed effectively
and ensuring that there is a focus on the needs of the patient throughout the
process.
- To work in partnership with
local authorities to ensure that the health needs of individuals placed by them
are met and the appropriate input from health professionals secured and
appropriately funded.
- To ensure that the programme
for placing individuals is managed within the financial allocation set by the ICB
with delegated budgetary responsibility.
- To work collaboratively with
partners to develop joint commissioning opportunities across a range of areas
promoting where appropriate the further integration of services across Dorset.
- To ensure the appropriate
engagement of individuals, carers and users in the development of services, and
models of care, across social care and health.
- To support effective
management of all budget allocations associated with the services.
- To manage and provide
ongoing support to a small staff team consisting of joint funding Senior
Practitioners and administrative and operational staff.
POST SPECIFIC,
TASKS AND OBJECTIVES
-
To play an active role in complex patient assessments
and provide highly specialised advice on packages of care.
-
To work with Local Authorities in agreeing the level
of financial contribution to be made by the ICB in individual Local Authority
led placements. Where appropriate to
decline funding requests consistent with local and national NHS guidance.
-
To deal with emergency or crisis situations, having
regard to clinical preference or local authority recommendations, balanced
against financial implications for the ICB and to ensure that the service
users interests are paramount in this process.
-
To work within the vulnerable adults safeguarding
policy and work collaboratively with partners to address safeguarding issues
related to Section 117/Named Patients.
-
To provide expert advice to ICB colleagues, acute trusts,
community staff and social care staff on Section 117 eligibility and process
and Responsible Commissioner Guidance.
-
To provide information, effective communication and
support to families and carers on the Section 117/Named Patient funding process
when required.
-
Where appropriate, to suggest alternative strategies
to clinical staff with the aim of providing patients with treatment locally
rather than patients having to move out of the area.
-
To oversee arrangements for Consultants and / or their
colleagues to review their patients placed out of area and to take a lead in
helping clinical staff consider other options including ways of returning
patients to local Trust services.
-
To provide highly specialised advice on packages of
care.
-
Where appropriate to decline funding requests
consistent with local and national NHS guidance and policy.
-
To carry risk management responsibility for the
appropriate placements of individuals ensuring levels of security meet the
assessed need presented by the individual.
-
To take lead responsibility for the overall
management of The Named Patient Programme with delegated budgetary
responsibility for it
-
To work positively with clinicians and senior
managers ensuring that individual users receive an appropriate response from
the NHS.
-
To ensure that national and local legislation,
policies and protocols are properly applied in determining an individuals entitlement
to NHS funding.
-
To represent the Trust in initiatives being explored
by other agencies as a means of offering local solutions as an alternative to
out of area placements. To ensure that the Trusts interests are protected
including those which may have a financial implication.
-
To communicate with patients, service users,
relatives or advocates by telephone and/or letter on aspects relating to placements. To communicate officially on behalf of the Trust, handling individuals concerns
sensitively, particularly in cases where funding may have been declined.
-
To represent the ICB at Joint Commissioning Panel
meetings with local authority senior service managers. To make judgements on the level of funding
for individual cases which are consistent with the views of the Director and
the wider perspective of partnership between the Trust and local authorities.
-
To promote evidence-based practice.
-
To focus on the reduction of inequalities within the
Joint Commissioning Agenda and contribute with partners to strategies to reduce
inequalities.
-
To ensure the development of Health and Social
Impact Assessment and Health and Social Impact Audits to inform commissioning.
-
To develop strategies for promoting health,
independence and well-being to reduce inequalities and promote longer-term
equity.
-
To develop policies and procedures on an
inter-agency basis where necessary to promote agreed multi-agency practice.
-
To support the development of care outside of
hospital.
-
To develop when required, policies and procedures to
ensure that the local authority meet statutory requirements and comply fully with
mental health legislation.
- Clinical Governance / Risk Management
-
To develop/maintain a quality assurance system for Section
117/Named Patient assessments and decisions to ensure auditing and consistency
of decision making.
-
To inform and support patients and families/carers
through the appeals process for continuing Healthcare.
- Education and Training
-
As a Registered Professional be personally
accountable for their practice and in the exercise of professional
accountability shall act in accordance with guidelines laid down by their
relevant professional body.
-
To contribute to and deliver the training programmes
for health and social care staff on Continuing Healthcare appeals process.
Information Systems
-
To Manage the effective management of records for Section
117/Named Patients, meeting the requirements set out in the departments procedures
and ICB Record management policies.
-
To produce reports on activity as required by the ICB.
Service Promotion and Development
-
To support and assist senior managers with service
developments.
-
To monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Section
117 policy and Pan Dorset funding Agreement and produce reports and
recommendations as required.
-
To attend meetings on Section 117/Named Patients as
required.
-
To develop a working knowledge and understanding of the
ICB, localities, priorities, people, communities and services.
For further
information, please see full Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of responsibility
- Evidence of good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience of working with patients with complex needs
- Experience of working in difficult and challenging situations with patients and families/carers
- Experience of leading and motivating others.
- Proven ability to maintain and monitor high standards of practice
- Track record of partnership working and stakeholder management at an operational level
- Health needs assessment and analysis
- Budgeting experience and participating in audit
- Demonstrable evidence of management skills in the following areas:
- oRecruitment and selection
- oPerformance management
- Understanding of the commissioning/ procurement process for adults Personal Health Commissioning care packages
Experience
Essential
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role
- Previous supervision/management experience
- Demonstrate effective team leadership abilities and good teamwork
- Able to deal with sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to project plan, manage workload and meet deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors
- Ability to present complex information in written and verbal form for a range of different audiences
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Interpersonal and influencing skills
- IT capability and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner and to demonstrate an ability to make decisions
- Innovative approach to problem solving
- Experience of working with Mental health and LD operationally
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level or equivalent level of experience to demonstrate highly specialist post specific knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge
Person Specification
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of responsibility
- Evidence of good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience of working with patients with complex needs
- Experience of working in difficult and challenging situations with patients and families/carers
- Experience of leading and motivating others.
- Proven ability to maintain and monitor high standards of practice
- Track record of partnership working and stakeholder management at an operational level
- Health needs assessment and analysis
- Budgeting experience and participating in audit
- Demonstrable evidence of management skills in the following areas:
- oRecruitment and selection
- oPerformance management
- Understanding of the commissioning/ procurement process for adults Personal Health Commissioning care packages
Experience
Essential
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role
- Previous supervision/management experience
- Demonstrate effective team leadership abilities and good teamwork
- Able to deal with sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to project plan, manage workload and meet deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors
- Ability to present complex information in written and verbal form for a range of different audiences
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Interpersonal and influencing skills
- IT capability and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner and to demonstrate an ability to make decisions
- Innovative approach to problem solving
- Experience of working with Mental health and LD operationally
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level or equivalent level of experience to demonstrate highly specialist post specific knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge
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).
