CHC Lead Nurse

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking NHS Continuing Healthcare/ Funded Nursing Care assessments, care planning and the evaluation of packages for patients eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. The postholder is expected to work independently within codes of practice, standard operating procedures and professional guidelines.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Post holder will support complex case management and work in collaboration with other health professionals and social care staff. The post holder will deputise for the band 7 nurses.

Communications & Relationship Skills

Undertaking Continuing Healthcare (CHC)/Funded Nursing Care (FNC) assessments and reviews for patients across all aspects of care. This necessitates a high level of assessment skills requiring tact, diplomacy and the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues, health care professionals, service users' carers and family members.

Offering continuing support and advice to family and carers in complex and sensitive situations, necessitating a high level of interpersonal, and reassurance skills; supporting the local resolution process in the case of complaints/appeals/retrospective cases and providing information on a timely basis.

Developing and maintaining effective and appropriate communication networks with health and social care professionals and act as a resource to them.

Working with relevant health professionals, CHC colleagues, Business Support Staff, Senior Leads and other Support Staff within the CHC team to ensure a seamless and efficient service is delivered.

Analytical & Judgmental Skills

Exercising professional judgement as necessary when analysing and communicating complex and sensitive information on behalf of the CHC service and application of the associated criteria.

Interpreting national and regional guidance relating to the implementation of the CHC National Framework and subsequent developments within the CHC service.

Decision making with regards to multi-disciplinary team CHC assessments to determine eligibility.

Supporting Community Matrons/District Nurses in their case management roles for complex cases that are eligible for continuing healthcare.

Planning & Organisational Skills

Deputise for the CHC Team Leader when required.

Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.

Plan, organise and implement reviews and assessments, to co-ordinate with Local Authority, family and providers

Patient/Client Care

Ensuring there is a holistic care plan in place, including the production and co production when required with Social Services.

Ensure personal health budgets are actively promoted with service users and their representatives and work closely with the CSU to encourage a seamless delivery

Identify risk of abuse and need for protection from harm to self or others and report in line with local safeguarding routes and governance arrangements.

Ensuring timely "End of life" provision and reviews, following the national guidance for clients Fast Tracked through the CHC system.

Providing specialist nursing advice to secondary care, primary care, nursing homes etc to facilitate the continuing healthcare process.

Policy and Service Development

Ensure policies are implemented and adhered to whilst identifying and proposing changes for improvement to practices and procedures in own area. Required to implement changes to policies and procedures.

Finance and Physical Resources

Approving a package of care in line with the NHS Kirklees Health and Care Partnership standing financial instructions and agreed thresholds.

Continually strive for delivering project/function outcomes, value for money and greater efficiency

Agreeing eligibility and will make financial decisions within the NHS Kirklees Health and Care Partnership standing financial instructions

Human Resources

Delivering formal and non formal education programmes to Community and hospital staff, including nursing/residential homes, GPs, community nursing and therapy staff relating to the assessment and management of CHC patient groups in line with the latest research, evidence and Department of Health/NICE guidance.

Information Resources

Maintaining and updating clinical records in a timely manner and in line with local and national policies.

This job description is not meant to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may be subject to change in the light of developing organisational and service needs and wherever possible change will follow consultation with the post holder. The postholder may be directed to complete other tasks according to the skills and requirements for individual roles. These duties will always be reasonable and deemed within the expectations of your position.

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Has a responsive, solution focused approach to addressing issues and barriers.
• -Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence
• -Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and ensure a stakeholder focused response
• -Able to build and sustain relationships at all levels, actively involving stakeholders where appropriate.
• -Able to regulate behaviour even when challenged. -Is open and honest and acts with integrity.
• -Able to work both independently where required and as a team and corporate player
• -Is open to change and possible alternatives to doing things differently.
• -Credible, trustworthy and able to inspire confidence in others.
• -Conscientious; able and keen to deliver best possible quality at all times.
• -Conscientious; able and keen to deliver best possible quality at all times.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to post-registration or graduate diploma level or equivalent level of training supported by experience.
• -Hold a Registered Nurse Qualification.
• -Current and relevant NMC registration

Desirable

• Post Graduate qualification or specialist training i.e. District Nursing.
• Recognised teaching/mentoring qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of on-going professional development.
• Evidence of on-going professional development.
• -Demonstrable evidence of the use of key performance indicators.
• -Working knowledge of the function within a large and complex organisation.
• -Experience of managing change and supporting change management processes.
• -Staff Management experience.
• -Experience of working to and achieving tight deadlines.
• -Evidence of cross sector partnership working.
• -Extensive knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLs
• -Up to date knowledge of the national nursing agenda i.e. 6 cs.
• -Experience of working in a LD and or MH field of practice

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

• Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/office packages.
• -Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily.
• -Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision, working to tight and often changing timescales
• -Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems
• -Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust their communication style and content to suit the audience.
• -Evidence of personal development, with a continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work.

Desirable

• Able to analyse and interpret business data
• Able to effectively manage allocated resources.

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).