Job summary
Join Our Team in Continuing Healthcare!
Are you passionate about making a real difference in peoples
lives? Looking for a role where your skills will truly have an impact? Come and
join our friendly and dedicated team at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated
Care Board.
We welcome interest from Registered Nurses with a background
in, mental health, learning disabilities, adult, children and young people;
commissioning, specialist commissioning and dispute resolution, in addition to
quality improvement.
Join us and be a part of something bigger making a real
difference in the lives of people across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Who Were Looking For
Were seeking dedicated, compassionate professionals with
experience in nursing and healthcare assessment. If you're passionate about
patient care, have strong assessment skills, and enjoy working in a
collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you!
Why Work With Us?
Work within a collaborative, supportive, and
forward-thinking environment.
Engage in meaningful work that directly improves the lives
of our patients.
Be part of a team dedicated to service innovation and best
practice.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Main duties of the job
The Role
As a Band 5 Assistant Commissioning Nurse in NHS Continuing
Healthcare, you'll play a key role in reviewing eligibility for the NHS
Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care in a variety of settings
including patients own home, care home or other care facility.
You'll help ensure that people receive the right support,
whether through NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Funded Nursing Care, or
jointly funded care packages.
You'll work closely with patients, their families /
representatives, and health and social care professionals to ensure that care
for eligible people is delivered safely and effectively. Your expertise will
help shape care plans, influence quality of care, and safeguard those who are
most vulnerable.
What You'll Be Doing
Triaging new referrals to the service
Reviewing eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare and
Funded Nursing Care in a range of settings (homes, care facilities, etc.);
Supporting patients, carers, and professionals with expert
advice and guidance;
Ensuring that care plans meet the needs of patients in a
safe and person-centred way;
Monitoring and improving the quality of care provided;
Working alongside local healthcare teams, NHS providers, and
social care colleagues to ensure the best possible outcomes for our
communities.
About us
At NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, we support over 2.5 million
people across nine boroughs, working alongside NHS providers, local
authorities, and community organisations. Were one of the largest Integrated
Care Systems (ICS) in the country, committed to improving health outcomes and
delivering high-quality care to those who need it most
For more information please visit:
cheshireandmerseysideopportunities.nhs.uk or for an informal
conversation please contact Anita Denton at MIAA working on behalf of NHS
Cheshire and Merseyside.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities
This will be varied and will adapt over time as both the ICB/S develops. However, the
postholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions
- Review eligibility for the NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing
Care in a variety of settings including patients own home, care home or other care
facility.
- Review the care planning, to ensure that all care needs are being met safely and
effectively.
- Monitor and influence the quality of care that is provided to patients; drawing on
previous skills and knowledge to improve the patient experience of care.
- Provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues,
including signposting to appropriate services and resources.
- Triage new referrals as part of duty desk cover
Key working relationships
The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of staff at all levels within the
ICB/S, with senior and other representatives of local stakeholders, as well as with
patients and their representatives.
Some of the key direct relationships include:
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB leadership teams
Chief Information Officers Digital Leads
Clinical Leaders
Colleagues within NHSE/I
Senior leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside, NHS, local authorities and other
third sector organisations
Main duties and responsibilities
First point of contact for referrals to service and provide duty nurse cover on
allocated days
- Understanding of PHBs
- Co-ordinating assessment for NHS Funded Nursing Care and NHS Continuing
Healthcare as close to the service user as feasible
- To provide clinical commissioning oversight to applications and assessments
concerning joint funded packages of care
- Seek authorisation of eligibility recommendations via Line Manager
- Case management as allocated by the Line Manager
- On-going review of service users eligible for CHC, NHS funded care in
accordance with National Framework for NHS Funded Care, and Joint funded
care packages of care
- Undertake urgent reviews of service users, where quality and safety concerns
have been identified and report in a timely manner
- To prepare and complete comprehensive documentation/tools to enable the
level of NHS funding to be determined within the parameters of the National
Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care and Joint
Funding arrangements locally
- Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used in
Continuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping
- To quality assure external recommendations for CHC/FNC
3
- Completing Continuing Healthcare Checklists, where appropriate, and that
these are processed following service operating procedures
- To provide assurance with regard to quality of care of individual packages by
undertaking reviews as agreed
- To support the delivery of local discharge to assess processes
- To actively promote communication and partnership working between the
statutory, independent and voluntary sectors
- To communicate relevant information and to provide advice and support on
funded nursing/continuing health care to service users and carers
- To liaise with other health professionals on clinical matters as part of the
assessment process
- To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care
- To participate in informal and formal education and training as requested
- To participate in clinical supervision and performance and development
reviews
- To promote positive awareness of the health and social care needs of adults
and older people in conjunction with colleagues from the ICB/Community Trust
and Local Authority
- To contribute to team function by sharing own clinical skills/expertise and
knowledge
- To identify the training needs within the independent and statutory services
and ensure this information is fed back appropriately
- To promote understanding of the role and function of the team
- To support ways of improving nursing assessment/care of adults and older
people
- To participate in clinical audit within the service
Mentoring and supervision of students as required
- To support the development of, and participate in clinical supervision, evidence
based and reflective practice in order to develop self and the team
- To line manage staff as requested, ensuring HR policies and procedures are
followed
- To ensure any staff that are line managed by the post holder receive
appropriate supervision
- Ensure personal access to best practice including up to date research
evidence e.g. through NICE, in discharging professional responsibilities
- To support the development of agile working, by updating assessments and
uploading data securely, from alternative areas of work other than the
operational base.
- The job description and person specification are an outline of the task,
responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will carry out any
other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job
description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in
accordance with the changing needs of the department and organisation
- All staff are expected to adhere and complete the NHS Continuing Healthcare
Competency Framework on an annual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities
This will be varied and will adapt over time as both the ICB/S develops. However, the
postholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions
- Review eligibility for the NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing
Care in a variety of settings including patients own home, care home or other care
facility.
- Review the care planning, to ensure that all care needs are being met safely and
effectively.
- Monitor and influence the quality of care that is provided to patients; drawing on
previous skills and knowledge to improve the patient experience of care.
- Provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues,
including signposting to appropriate services and resources.
- Triage new referrals as part of duty desk cover
Key working relationships
The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of staff at all levels within the
ICB/S, with senior and other representatives of local stakeholders, as well as with
patients and their representatives.
Some of the key direct relationships include:
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB leadership teams
Chief Information Officers Digital Leads
Clinical Leaders
Colleagues within NHSE/I
Senior leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside, NHS, local authorities and other
third sector organisations
Main duties and responsibilities
First point of contact for referrals to service and provide duty nurse cover on
allocated days
- Understanding of PHBs
- Co-ordinating assessment for NHS Funded Nursing Care and NHS Continuing
Healthcare as close to the service user as feasible
- To provide clinical commissioning oversight to applications and assessments
concerning joint funded packages of care
- Seek authorisation of eligibility recommendations via Line Manager
- Case management as allocated by the Line Manager
- On-going review of service users eligible for CHC, NHS funded care in
accordance with National Framework for NHS Funded Care, and Joint funded
care packages of care
- Undertake urgent reviews of service users, where quality and safety concerns
have been identified and report in a timely manner
- To prepare and complete comprehensive documentation/tools to enable the
level of NHS funding to be determined within the parameters of the National
Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care and Joint
Funding arrangements locally
- Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used in
Continuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping
- To quality assure external recommendations for CHC/FNC
3
- Completing Continuing Healthcare Checklists, where appropriate, and that
these are processed following service operating procedures
- To provide assurance with regard to quality of care of individual packages by
undertaking reviews as agreed
- To support the delivery of local discharge to assess processes
- To actively promote communication and partnership working between the
statutory, independent and voluntary sectors
- To communicate relevant information and to provide advice and support on
funded nursing/continuing health care to service users and carers
- To liaise with other health professionals on clinical matters as part of the
assessment process
- To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care
- To participate in informal and formal education and training as requested
- To participate in clinical supervision and performance and development
reviews
- To promote positive awareness of the health and social care needs of adults
and older people in conjunction with colleagues from the ICB/Community Trust
and Local Authority
- To contribute to team function by sharing own clinical skills/expertise and
knowledge
- To identify the training needs within the independent and statutory services
and ensure this information is fed back appropriately
- To promote understanding of the role and function of the team
- To support ways of improving nursing assessment/care of adults and older
people
- To participate in clinical audit within the service
Mentoring and supervision of students as required
- To support the development of, and participate in clinical supervision, evidence
based and reflective practice in order to develop self and the team
- To line manage staff as requested, ensuring HR policies and procedures are
followed
- To ensure any staff that are line managed by the post holder receive
appropriate supervision
- Ensure personal access to best practice including up to date research
evidence e.g. through NICE, in discharging professional responsibilities
- To support the development of agile working, by updating assessments and
uploading data securely, from alternative areas of work other than the
operational base.
- The job description and person specification are an outline of the task,
responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will carry out any
other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job
description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in
accordance with the changing needs of the department and organisation
- All staff are expected to adhere and complete the NHS Continuing Healthcare
Competency Framework on an annual basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or
- experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Evidence continued professional development.
- Current NMC Registration or other appropriate professional body.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of National Framework for NHS Continuing
- Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care
- Understanding of Local Authority functions
- Conversant with national and local guidance on continuing
- care/NHS Funded Care for adults
- Understanding of the operational management and clinical role of
- the NHS
- Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution
- to quality
- Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of
- primary care
- Experience of working effectively with clinicians, Health and
- Social Care colleagues and other partner agencies
- Ability to self-manage and organise workload
- Previous experience of working within a busy environment with
- ever changing priorities
- In order to apply please upload your CV via NHS Jobs
- Please note we review applications as they arrive so please consider applying prior to the closing date
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or
- experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Evidence continued professional development.
- Current NMC Registration or other appropriate professional body.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of National Framework for NHS Continuing
- Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care
- Understanding of Local Authority functions
- Conversant with national and local guidance on continuing
- care/NHS Funded Care for adults
- Understanding of the operational management and clinical role of
- the NHS
- Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution
- to quality
- Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of
- primary care
- Experience of working effectively with clinicians, Health and
- Social Care colleagues and other partner agencies
- Ability to self-manage and organise workload
- Previous experience of working within a busy environment with
- ever changing priorities
- In order to apply please upload your CV via NHS Jobs
- Please note we review applications as they arrive so please consider applying prior to the closing date
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).
