Continuing Healthcare Practitioner (Remote Based)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The role will be part of the Liaison Care Delivery Team completing Continuing Healthcare assessments and reviews.

The post holder will be undertaking assessment and reviews remotely for individuals in Care Homes and in the community.

The Care Practitioner will chair the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meeting as the Lead Assessor, the NHS Continuing Healthcare framework 2022 for the Decision Support Tool (DST) and subsequent reviews, and provide person centered evidence-based recommendations for eligibility.

As a practitioner you will be expected to challenge and report poor practice and discriminatory attitudes and behaviour relating to individuals you assess should you identify this during your review. This will include the reporting of safeguarding concerns as per the appropriate Integrated Care Board (ICB), Health Board and Liaison procedure.

Principal tasks and activities:

Chair Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings

Completing the NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Decision Support Tool with clear eligibility recommendations.

Completing CHC reviews

Manage relevant follow up calls and request further documentation and evidence as required from other professionals and care providers.

Conduct the assessments, reviews, and any care and support plan.

Working to both Liaison Care and the ICBs Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential:

Registered nurse with at least 12 months post registration experience, preferably within a community setting

Assessment and report writing

Computer literate

Foundation of understanding of CHC National Framework 2022 and Mental Capacity Act 2019

Experience in working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIS)

Desirable:

Project management experience

Knowledge and experience of CHC National Framework 2022 and Mental Capacity Act 2019

Working in multidisciplinary environments

Meeting chairing experience

Skills & competencies

• Communicates very sensitive, complex condition related information to individuals, relatives where there may be barriers to understanding requiring persuasive and influencing skills, whilst demonstrating empathy and reassurance.
• Highly skilled in engaging others in collaborative working through effectivenegotiation, persuasion, and interpersonal skills.
• Able to deal with highly sensitive, highly complex information in relation to changes to service provision
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce and present reports to clinical and senior management level audiences, often in relation to complex or contentious subject matter

Highly motivated and able to work autonomously

• Analytical and judgement skills for assessing and interpreting specialist conditions.

Excellent organisational skills and time management

Able to effectively prioritise and work to deadlines

• Used to working to and achieving KPIs

Qualifications & training

Registered nurse with at least 12 post-registration experience.

Environmental considerations e.g., use of a car

You will need to be able to travel across the UK for company events and meetings.

Safe working environment at home.

Behaviours in line with company values

Must demonstrate core Liaison Group Values: Care, Honesty, Inspire and Guide.

Our Behaviours are to be present, choose your attitude, make someones day and most importantly have fun!

Key Performance Indicators

Achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with business requirements

Throughput of work/productivity

Contribution to team goals and objectives

Miscellaneous:

In addition, the postholder will be expected to:

Undertake training and development deemed necessary for the pursuance of the post.

Ensure that Health & Safety is observed in the course of employment.

Comply with the contract of employment and company policies and procedures.

Comply with any reasonable requests which may be communicated by the company from time to time

This job description does not attempt to define, in detail, all duties and responsibilities and may be subject to periodic review and alteration by the company.

Liaison Group operates a certified Information Security Management System to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. All employees play a part in ensuring Liaison complies with information security requirements and may be required to participate in internal or external audits from time-to-time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with at least 12 months post registration experience, preferably within a community setting

Experience

Essential

• Assessment and report writing
• Computer literate
• Foundation of understanding of CHC National Framework 2022 and Mental Capacity Act 2019
• Experience in working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIS)

Desirable

• Project management experience
• Knowledge and experience of CHC National Framework 2022 and Mental Capacity Act 2019
• Working in multidisciplinary environments
• Meeting chairing experience

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Liaison Group

Address

Liaison Court

Vincent Road

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1BW

Employer's website

https://liaisongroup.com/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)