Job summary
Are you interested in an exciting
opportunity with the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Service in Berkshire West area
of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB.
We are looking for enthusiastic
professionals with nursing, social work or allied health professional
qualifications with drive and passion to join our CHC Service and undertake
quality continuing healthcare assessments for people with long term health conditions.
The CHC Service
works core office hours but flexible working is available following discussion
with your line manager. Our office is in Reading, however we are agile working,
with a hybrid mixture of home/office.
Posts are available on a permanent or
secondment basis for a minimum of 12 months. If you are interested in applying
for a seconded position, you should obtain permission from your current line
manager prior to applying for this post.
If
you would like to discuss this post in more detail please contact Marion Gelder
or Steve Farley on 0118 982 2900.
Main duties of the job
This important role involves working
some of the most vulnerable members of society.
The role is central to the delivery of Continuing Healthcare across
Berkshire West through collaborative working across disciplines and professions
with a primary objective of ensuring fair access to CHC with better outcomes
and better experience for our patients.
CHC Services assess and manage a
diverse number of patients with long-term conditions and provides excellent
experience to professionals wishing to extend their knowledge of long-term
conditions, quality assessment and risk assessment processes as well as
determining care packages and ongoing case management requirements.
Working
in a CHC Service equips professionals with knowledge and experience that will
be invaluable to them in their future careers.
This Service is part of the wider BOB ICB where there is currently a
transformationprocess underway to ensure similar working
practices across the ICB so there may be wider opportunities within ICB.
About us
In
the heart of the Thames Valley is our Integrated Care Board (ICB). It covers
the geography across three counties and goes in line with the local authority
boundaries of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, West Berkshire and
Wokingham. Our geography covers a population of nearly 1.8 million. While
overall in good health and socio-economic condition, alongside affluence we
have pockets of severe deprivation.
Our
constituent organisations include 175 GP surgeries, 5 local authorities, 3
acute hospital trusts, 2 mental health and community providers, 1 ambulance
trust and a single operating model across all of this, spending £2.5bn of
public money each year.
We
value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for
all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the
communities they serve. We want to increase the diversity of our NHS leadership
and particularly encourage applications from women, people from black and
minority ethnic communities, LGBT communities, younger candidates and from
people with lived experience of disability, who we know are all
under-represented in these important roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Establish and maintain communication networks to
support care home staff, community staff and hospital multi disciplinary teams
through the process of NHS Continuing Healthcare/funded nursing care
assessment.
To implement systems and processes for NHS Continuing Healthcare funded nursing
care, assessments and reviews across the locality.
To
undertake high quality holistic assessments of patients, clearly identifying
needs using assessment tools as required, as delegated by
Team Leader.
To
work as an integral member of the Continuing Healthcare Team.
To
participate in joint assessments/reviews with Social Services as required.
To
audit screening assessment and decision making tools.
To
make recommendations regarding eligibility to the Continuing Healthcare Team
Leader for discussion at clinical panel meetings.
To
prepare and present these cases to decision making panels.
Review
the suitability of existing placement, care packages and funding and propose change
where necessary.
To
maintain effective communication on issues in complex situations arising from
the application of NHS Continuing Healthcare criteria and the outcomes,
including a range of inter-organisational professionals including GPs and
Health Professionals, patients and families and providers as appropriate.
To
prepare and manage appeal cases for current appeals and restitution cases for
Independent Review panel relating to the application of the NHS Continuing
Healthcare funded nursing care criteria and assessment processes.
To
assist in continual monitoring and analysing information against quality
standards, advising and facilitating agreed proposals for reducing clinical
risk and improving clinical care through the use of clinical systems.
To
maintain data providing locality updates to the manager to support reports for
presentation through the management structure to the ICB.
To
maintain an effective audit trail.
To
maintain accurate records on agreements.
To
liaise with Clinical Commissioning, responding to requests for appeals using
agreed processes when required and investigating complaints.
Deputise
for the Manager as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Establish and maintain communication networks to
support care home staff, community staff and hospital multi disciplinary teams
through the process of NHS Continuing Healthcare/funded nursing care
assessment.
To implement systems and processes for NHS Continuing Healthcare funded nursing
care, assessments and reviews across the locality.
To
undertake high quality holistic assessments of patients, clearly identifying
needs using assessment tools as required, as delegated by
Team Leader.
To
work as an integral member of the Continuing Healthcare Team.
To
participate in joint assessments/reviews with Social Services as required.
To
audit screening assessment and decision making tools.
To
make recommendations regarding eligibility to the Continuing Healthcare Team
Leader for discussion at clinical panel meetings.
To
prepare and present these cases to decision making panels.
Review
the suitability of existing placement, care packages and funding and propose change
where necessary.
To
maintain effective communication on issues in complex situations arising from
the application of NHS Continuing Healthcare criteria and the outcomes,
including a range of inter-organisational professionals including GPs and
Health Professionals, patients and families and providers as appropriate.
To
prepare and manage appeal cases for current appeals and restitution cases for
Independent Review panel relating to the application of the NHS Continuing
Healthcare funded nursing care criteria and assessment processes.
To
assist in continual monitoring and analysing information against quality
standards, advising and facilitating agreed proposals for reducing clinical
risk and improving clinical care through the use of clinical systems.
To
maintain data providing locality updates to the manager to support reports for
presentation through the management structure to the ICB.
To
maintain an effective audit trail.
To
maintain accurate records on agreements.
To
liaise with Clinical Commissioning, responding to requests for appeals using
agreed processes when required and investigating complaints.
Deputise
for the Manager as required.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skill & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the philosophies of the protection of vulnerable adults.
- Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act.
- Knowledge and understanding of quality, clinical audit and evidence of practice.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- IT skills (good use of MS Office inc. Word, Outlook and Excel).
Desirable
- Audit data analysis.
- In depth knowledge of NHS Continuing Healthcare legislation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Health or Social care professional registered with a recognised professional body.
- RN or RMN educated to degree level, diploma or equivalent, for example Occupational Health, Physiotherapist, Social Worker etc.
- Educated to diploma/degree level or willingness to undertake.
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years post registration experience.
- Experience of undertaking highly complex, clinical assessments.
- Management experience.
Desirable
- Palliative care experience.
- Liaison with outside agencies.
- Recognised teaching module.
- Experience of working with patients with multiple or complex physical care needs.
- Experience of planning and evaluating complex care packages.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to assess complex needs, plan and evaluate care.
- Ability to organise and prioritise work (including delegation to others).
- Ability to complete work within set time scales.
- Ability to engage and deliver change.
- Research skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to produce concise and accurate written reports.
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
Additional requirements
Essential
- Car driver, ability to travel independently (role covers a rural area whereby public transport is prohibitive)
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skill & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the philosophies of the protection of vulnerable adults.
- Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act.
- Knowledge and understanding of quality, clinical audit and evidence of practice.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- IT skills (good use of MS Office inc. Word, Outlook and Excel).
Desirable
- Audit data analysis.
- In depth knowledge of NHS Continuing Healthcare legislation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Health or Social care professional registered with a recognised professional body.
- RN or RMN educated to degree level, diploma or equivalent, for example Occupational Health, Physiotherapist, Social Worker etc.
- Educated to diploma/degree level or willingness to undertake.
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years post registration experience.
- Experience of undertaking highly complex, clinical assessments.
- Management experience.
Desirable
- Palliative care experience.
- Liaison with outside agencies.
- Recognised teaching module.
- Experience of working with patients with multiple or complex physical care needs.
- Experience of planning and evaluating complex care packages.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to assess complex needs, plan and evaluate care.
- Ability to organise and prioritise work (including delegation to others).
- Ability to complete work within set time scales.
- Ability to engage and deliver change.
- Research skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to produce concise and accurate written reports.
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
Additional requirements
Essential
- Car driver, ability to travel independently (role covers a rural area whereby public transport is prohibitive)
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).
