Job summary
Interviews for this post to be held 30th October in Fulbourn.
The East of England Provider Collaborative (EoEPC) includes six NHS trusts delivering specialist mental health and learning disability care:
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)
- East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT)
- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT)
The EoEPC works with strategic partners, service users and carers to co-develop new models and pathways for specialist mental health, learning disability and autism services. Members are committed to person-centred care, open dialogue, shared responsibility and collaborative working.
Join Us as a C(E)TR Chair - Lead with PurposeWe're seeking experienced, respectful individuals with strong facilitation skills to become Delegated Chairs for Care (Education) & Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRs).
C(E)TRs are guided by national policy and rooted in human rights, person-centeredness and co-production. Chairs lead independent panels that are inclusive, evidence-based and action-focused.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure reviews reflect NHSE DSR/C(E)TR values
- Support panel members equally
- Facilitate open dialogue
- Escalate urgent concerns
- Promote accessible communication
- Summarise findings with SMART recommendations
- Liaise with commissioners
Main duties of the job
You will not have employee status.
Panel members are required to travel to the units that they are carrying out the reviews at.
Care, (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TRs) seek to improve the quality-of-care people receive in hospital by asking key questions and making recommendations that lead to improvements in safety, care and treatment. They aim to reduce the amount of time people spend in hospital and bring people together to help to sort out any problems which can keep people in hospital longer than necessary. C(E)TRs do this by helping to improve current and future care planning, including plans for leaving hospital.
C(E)TRs are carried out by an independent panel of people. This includes a commissioner ('Chair' - or a person delegated on behalf of East of England Provider Collaborative), an expert by experience (EbE), who is an autistic person or a person with a learning disability or a family carer with lived experience of services. The panel also includes a clinical expert who is qualified to work in healthcare and the commissioner who pays for the person's care.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaisonpsychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Chair is generally confined to the day of the review and the completion of C(E)TR documentation. It is not expected that Chairs will have on-going involvement in cases beyond this. Chairs may be contacted in relation to queries from the CTR review.
Ensure that the CTR is carried out in a manner that:
o Is based on the person-centred values laid out in the CTR Policy.
o Is independent, fair and constructive.
o Ensures that all relevant views are heard and discussed.
o Ensures that the views and wishes of person whose care and treatment is being reviewed, and their family members if involved, are clearly established and are at the centre of the reviews discussed.
The delegated chair must also ensure good communication with the responsible commissioner prior to and following the review.
Ensure that the Expert by Experience is able to be an equal and integrated member of the team.
Ensure that information is made available in a form that is accessible for all.
Establish an outline plan for the review day and, if required, to modify this according to any particular issues that may emerge during the review.
To help the team develop a pen-picture at the beginning of the day of the person whose care and treatment is being reviewed.
Be alert to any issues of concern regarding the welfare and safety of the person and to respond immediately and appropriately to issues that require prompt or urgent action and / or escalation.
To ensure that the team is able to have discussions with the clinicians currently responsible for the persons care and treatment and also those who may be supporting them.
To enable the team to positively challenge aspects of the persons care and treatment and plans for future care where necessary.
To clarify and summarise the findings and recommendations of the review panel both on the day and in a subsequent report.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Chair is generally confined to the day of the review and the completion of C(E)TR documentation. It is not expected that Chairs will have on-going involvement in cases beyond this. Chairs may be contacted in relation to queries from the CTR review.
Ensure that the CTR is carried out in a manner that:
o Is based on the person-centred values laid out in the CTR Policy.
o Is independent, fair and constructive.
o Ensures that all relevant views are heard and discussed.
o Ensures that the views and wishes of person whose care and treatment is being reviewed, and their family members if involved, are clearly established and are at the centre of the reviews discussed.
The delegated chair must also ensure good communication with the responsible commissioner prior to and following the review.
Ensure that the Expert by Experience is able to be an equal and integrated member of the team.
Ensure that information is made available in a form that is accessible for all.
Establish an outline plan for the review day and, if required, to modify this according to any particular issues that may emerge during the review.
To help the team develop a pen-picture at the beginning of the day of the person whose care and treatment is being reviewed.
Be alert to any issues of concern regarding the welfare and safety of the person and to respond immediately and appropriately to issues that require prompt or urgent action and / or escalation.
To ensure that the team is able to have discussions with the clinicians currently responsible for the persons care and treatment and also those who may be supporting them.
To enable the team to positively challenge aspects of the persons care and treatment and plans for future care where necessary.
To clarify and summarise the findings and recommendations of the review panel both on the day and in a subsequent report.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of professional qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Have current knowledge of learning disabilities and/or autism and the care and treatment review agenda.
- Evidence of professional experience within health/social care commissioning or provider organisation.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Have demonstrable experience of supporting someone and their carers who use services, where the system is challenged by a person's care needs
- Have demonstrable experience of community models of support for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who may have additional needs such as a mental health need either as an inpatient or supported in the community
- To adhere to confidentiality principles and handle sensitive information appropriately at all times
- Be able to express an opinion sensitively and positively and challenge where appropriate through questioning.
- Must have good report writing skills
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Understand what "good" looks like in services for people with learning disabilities and autism, including support within the community.
Personal attributes and conduct
Essential
- Be prepared to accept support in carrying out a thorough and focused review and in reaching a shared outcome/agreement
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of professional qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Have current knowledge of learning disabilities and/or autism and the care and treatment review agenda.
- Evidence of professional experience within health/social care commissioning or provider organisation.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Have demonstrable experience of supporting someone and their carers who use services, where the system is challenged by a person's care needs
- Have demonstrable experience of community models of support for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who may have additional needs such as a mental health need either as an inpatient or supported in the community
- To adhere to confidentiality principles and handle sensitive information appropriately at all times
- Be able to express an opinion sensitively and positively and challenge where appropriate through questioning.
- Must have good report writing skills
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Understand what "good" looks like in services for people with learning disabilities and autism, including support within the community.
Personal attributes and conduct
Essential
- Be prepared to accept support in carrying out a thorough and focused review and in reaching a shared outcome/agreement
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
