Job summary
Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) is looking for an experienced Nurse who has specialised knowledge and experience of working with individuals with complex care needs. You will have worked in either a specialised or community setting with experience of the Continuing Healthcare process.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for validating applications received from a variety of practitioners recommending people for Continuing Healthcare and NHS funded Nursing Care and act as a link person for continuing care service users and carers.
The post holder will be the case manager for people who are within the All Age Continuing Care [AACC] caseload and will provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues.
The role will require a high level of communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work supportively and effectively with individuals and their families ensuring that they are fully involved throughout the process.
If you have the energy, enthusiasm, values and drive that are required for this post we invite you to apply.
About us
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality.
The ICB's role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the 1.6 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex.
It's an exciting time for us and we're looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim.
So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services then we want to hear from you.
The position is based at our Welwyn Garden City site. Travel to other offices located at Hemel Hempstead and Harlow may also be required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the Job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the Job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult or Mental Health) - with current registration
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS/public body
- Evidence of working knowledge of CHC
- Excellent understanding of the current issues impacting on the NHS, governance, policy and an experience of its implications so as to interpret and communicate them locally
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Demonstrated experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult or Mental Health) - with current registration
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS/public body
- Evidence of working knowledge of CHC
- Excellent understanding of the current issues impacting on the NHS, governance, policy and an experience of its implications so as to interpret and communicate them locally
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Demonstrated experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
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).
