Job summary
Are you a motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced registered nurse seeking a change of direction? An opportunity has arisen within NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) to join the Continuing Healthcare Care (CHC) team as Continuing Health Care (CHC) Nurse Assessor, to deliver an effective assessment, review, and case management service.
We are looking for candidates with professional registration from a range of backgrounds who can evidence how their qualifications, skills and experience will contribute to SCWCSU values and strategic goals. Candidates are advised to use the supporting statement section of the application form to clearly outline how they meet the role requirements set out in the attached person specification.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the CHC legislation and process and have experience of working within the field of CHC.
Person centred assessment, including risk assessment, and case management skills are essential.
Main duties of the job
Undertaking Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments/ Decision Support Tool (DST), Care needs assessments, Personal Health Budget Care and Support Plan and reviews for patients across all aspects of their care.
Chair multi-disciplinary team meeting when completing DST ensuring that information on DST is evidence based.
Produce quality DSTs before verification. If DST is completed in the community, complete care needs assessment.
Checklist and fast track screening/ triage.
Mental capacity assessment and Best Interest Assessment.
Manage safeguarding referrals for all individuals fully funded via CHC.
About us
SCW is committed to our process of redeployment of at-risk members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
SCW collaborate with customers and partners across the health and social care system to manage, analyse, and improve performance and enableour customers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their patients and populations. We are aspiring to be the support and transformation service of choice in activities relating to health, wellbeing, and care. This builds on our core values and it is important that we add value for our customers and the system. This will enable SCW to grow and have the most impact and in so doing offers our people interesting work and rewarding careers. CHC team consists of clinical team, business team and placement team. CHC service is a very interesting, challenging, very busy area filled with supportive team where no two days are the same.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Patient First - Customer Excellence
- Aspirational
- Collaborative
- Insightful
- Respectful
Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- 1st Level RGN/RN Registered Social Worker Registered allied professional Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience of supporting change management processes and an ability to adapt to change
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting change management processes and an ability to adapt to change
- Experience in communicating with and to a variety of stakeholders and service users
- A good understanding of the NF , Mental capacity act, Safeguarding policies and procedures; health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
Desirable
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
- Workforce development knowledge and experience
- Working knowledge of office based software and data base entry
- Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- Skills for communication on complex, sensitive and clinical matters, and demanding situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Critical thinking skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be several courses of action
- Skills for managing priorities and delivering successful outcomes within time frames
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
- Skills for managing expectations ensuring they meet financial targets
- Skills for manipulating information
- Intermediate keyboard skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a busy team environment
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Professional calm and efficient manner
- Effective organiser
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
Person Specification
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Patient First - Customer Excellence
- Aspirational
- Collaborative
- Insightful
- Respectful
Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- 1st Level RGN/RN Registered Social Worker Registered allied professional Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience of supporting change management processes and an ability to adapt to change
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting change management processes and an ability to adapt to change
- Experience in communicating with and to a variety of stakeholders and service users
- A good understanding of the NF , Mental capacity act, Safeguarding policies and procedures; health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
Desirable
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
- Workforce development knowledge and experience
- Working knowledge of office based software and data base entry
- Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- Skills for communication on complex, sensitive and clinical matters, and demanding situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Critical thinking skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be several courses of action
- Skills for managing priorities and delivering successful outcomes within time frames
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
- Skills for managing expectations ensuring they meet financial targets
- Skills for manipulating information
- Intermediate keyboard skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a busy team environment
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Professional calm and efficient manner
- Effective organiser
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
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).
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