CHC Nurse Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To act as Lead Coordinator for NHS Continuing Healthcare Assessments and undertake comprehensive, robust and skilled health assessments for Patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.

• To agree a shared care plan with members of the Multidisciplinary Team for Patients who are assessed as meeting the criteria for shared care with the Local Authority, ensuring robust care plans are in place to support the decision.

• To case manage Patients who meet the criteria for NHS Continuing Healthcare. To monitor the standard of care provided and coordinate, liaise with Health and Social Care Professionals.

• To provide advice and support to the MDT regarding NHS Continuing Healthcare Assessments, provide quality assurance on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and ensure that the Patients case is discussed at Continuing Healthcare Panel within 28 days of receipt of referral.

• Attend NHS Continuing Healthcare Panel and present cases for Patients assessed under the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care.

• To arrange Care Packages/Placements for Patients deemed eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare in conjunction with Commissioning. To complete Personal Health Budget Care Plans in collaboration with Patient, Family and MDT. To provide ongoing monitoring to ensure quality, value for money and ensure NHS resources are properly utilised.

• To arrange Case Conferences and attend Safeguarding Meetings as necessary.

• To monitor and prioritise own workload in collaboration with Lead Nurse and Senior Staff within the CHC Team.

• • To allocate case load to Junior Staff members, ensuring equitable distribution of case load and timely assessment of Patients, re-priortising own workload if required.

  • To provide effective mentorship for Student Nurses & Junior Staff members enabling them to maximise their own potential.

  • To appraise and provide clinical supervision for Junior Staff.

  • To undertake clinical supervision as a means of reflective practice and maintain a personal development portfolio in accordance with trust guidelines.

  • To participate in any Disciplinary or Grievance Procedure.

  • To support the Lead Nurse by participating in formulating, updating and reviewing all policies and procedures as appropriate and relevant to the area of practice.

  • To ensure that trust policies and procedures are maintained at all times, confidentially being paramount.

  • To assist in other areas as required by Lead Nurse. This may include occasionally working outside of your current role and in different work locations.

  • To attend meetings as appropriate and represent the Continuing Healthcare Team as requested by Lead Nurse

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN)
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• ENB Certificate 998 Teaching and Assessing/ Preparation for Mentorship Qualification or equivalent qualification
• Educated to Degree Level or equivalent

Desirable

• Specialist Practitioner District Nurse
• Leadership/management course

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience in conducting comprehensive health assessments
• Experience in providing teaching and support to other clinical staff.
• Experience working as an autonomous practitioner.
• Demonstrate experience of Multi -Agency working across Health & Social care
• Knowledge & experience of Patient's information systems e.g. EMIS
• Experience of using electronic systems such as Microsoft Word & Excel
• Knowledge of National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care.
• Able to produce concise and accurate verbal and written reports in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and NHS policy and protocols.
• Knowledge and understanding of the philosophies of the Safeguarding and the protection of vulnerable Adults

Personal & Professional Development

Essential

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Ability to undertake appraisals of Staff
• Ability to train Staff with varied learning needs and monitor standards of practice

Desirable

• Experience of Team management and leadership.

Communication

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner, adapting strategies to meet their needs.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Newby Place Health and Wellbeing Centre

21 Newby Place

Poplar

E14 0EY

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)