Job summary
The post holder will be a registered nurse who will work within the All Age Continuing Care Service across Cheshire delivering optimum holistic care to service users with a learning disability identified for NHS healthcare funding. The post holder will be actively involved in ensuring that service users with a learning disability meet the eligibility criteria for NHS Continuing Healthcare and are reviewed in line with national and local policies and procedures, as well as those with a learning disability eligible for Section 117.
The post holder will be an experienced practitioner with knowledge and understanding of health inequalities, a sense of advocacy and a drive to engage all partners to bring about positive change for our people across Cheshire with learning disabilities and /or Autism, working collaboratively with the wider ICB team as well as local authority and CWP.
The post holder will be part of the Learning Disability and Mental Health team that currently works across Cheshire East and Cheshire West, this role is to work in Cheshire East, based either from Macclesfield or Crewe with a hybrid approach to working from home as well.
Main duties of the job
To assess, commission, plan and procure packages of care for service users with a learning disability / s117 Aftercare in line with Cheshire's All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Commissioning Policy.
The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating relevant assessments and completing documentation in order to commission a package of care.
The post holder must have an understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Work collaboratively and constructively, as part of the MH/LD complex care team, as well as with multi professionals and multi-agency organisations to ensure individuals' needs are met, particularly in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
About us
This job role is an opportunity for a senior nurse with relevant experience to work full time, Monday-Friday 9-5, based in Cheshire East at either Infinity House or New Alderley building.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide case management and review for service users with a learning disability working in partnership with Local Authorities.
Recording and accurately inputting information onto the electronic systems used in All Age Continuing Healthcare, adhering to NMC standards for record keeping, ensuring data systems are kept up to date and maintained in line with standard operating policy and procedures.
Delivering against objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
To facilitate the delivery and implantation of Personal Health Budgets, ensuring the correct policy, procedure and governance arrangements are applied.
To adhere to the National Framework and all Cheshire and Merseyside ICB policies and procedures as well as implement policy and guidance in respect of Section 117 of the Mental Health Act and associated policy areas
To deputise for the clinical lead as required.
The post holder will also be asked to support work across areas of the Transforming Care Programme, supporting the delivery of Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews, chairing meetings and attending Quality Assurance reviews.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide case management and review for service users with a learning disability working in partnership with Local Authorities.
Recording and accurately inputting information onto the electronic systems used in All Age Continuing Healthcare, adhering to NMC standards for record keeping, ensuring data systems are kept up to date and maintained in line with standard operating policy and procedures.
Delivering against objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
To facilitate the delivery and implantation of Personal Health Budgets, ensuring the correct policy, procedure and governance arrangements are applied.
To adhere to the National Framework and all Cheshire and Merseyside ICB policies and procedures as well as implement policy and guidance in respect of Section 117 of the Mental Health Act and associated policy areas
To deputise for the clinical lead as required.
The post holder will also be asked to support work across areas of the Transforming Care Programme, supporting the delivery of Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews, chairing meetings and attending Quality Assurance reviews.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree or equivalent level of qualification or experience in working at a similar level in specialist area
- Nursing qualification with current registration
- Evidence of post registration education and training
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge around NHS Framework for Continuing Healthcare, Section 117 aftercare and Learning Disabilities services
- Knowledge and understanding of current health and social care policy including Transforming Care Programme, and application to practice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to review the quality and outcomes of services for people with a learning disability
- Excellent written and verbal communication including providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information
- Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence
- Numerical and financial ability sufficient to manage budgets, analyse/monitor performance activity and develop business cases where necessary
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often challenging timescales
- IT skills, ability to use Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Outlook).
- Accurate data entry and text processing skills.
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years extensive learning disabilities experience
- Experience of working in a health care environment.
- Experience in communicating highly sensitive information with professionals, patients and families.
- Multidisciplinary team work, and Caseload management
- Commissioning for learning disabilities
- Experience completing complex case reviews and reports with recommendations
- Evidence of leadership and management skills
- Track record in clinical quality & performance activities
Desirable
- Experience of partnership working with other agencies.
Special Aptitudes
Essential
- Enhanced CRB disclosure required
- Determination, perseverance, and resilience.
- Calm and resolute under pressure. Dependable and reliable.
- Flexibility and the ability to handle a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment
- Ability to work flexibly across the geographical area of Cheshire and beyond
- Able to be flexible on working hours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree or equivalent level of qualification or experience in working at a similar level in specialist area
- Nursing qualification with current registration
- Evidence of post registration education and training
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge around NHS Framework for Continuing Healthcare, Section 117 aftercare and Learning Disabilities services
- Knowledge and understanding of current health and social care policy including Transforming Care Programme, and application to practice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to review the quality and outcomes of services for people with a learning disability
- Excellent written and verbal communication including providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information
- Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence
- Numerical and financial ability sufficient to manage budgets, analyse/monitor performance activity and develop business cases where necessary
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often challenging timescales
- IT skills, ability to use Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Outlook).
- Accurate data entry and text processing skills.
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years extensive learning disabilities experience
- Experience of working in a health care environment.
- Experience in communicating highly sensitive information with professionals, patients and families.
- Multidisciplinary team work, and Caseload management
- Commissioning for learning disabilities
- Experience completing complex case reviews and reports with recommendations
- Evidence of leadership and management skills
- Track record in clinical quality & performance activities
Desirable
- Experience of partnership working with other agencies.
Special Aptitudes
Essential
- Enhanced CRB disclosure required
- Determination, perseverance, and resilience.
- Calm and resolute under pressure. Dependable and reliable.
- Flexibility and the ability to handle a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment
- Ability to work flexibly across the geographical area of Cheshire and beyond
- Able to be flexible on working hours.
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).
