Continuing Healthcare Nurse Assessor

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide clinical guidanceto the team members of the Continuing Healthcare teams and others.

  ii)To ensure that nursing and continuing healthcare assessments, undertaken by the team members, are accurate.

  iii)To carry out the relevant NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments and reviews, care planning for allocated clients on the caseload.

  iv)To participate and represent Tower Hamlets and Newham on the Continuing Care Appeals panel.

  v)To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Fitness to Practice, ELFT and LBTH adult policies and procedures at all times and ensure that all managed staff are compliant.

  vi)To provide effective case management for complex neurological patients in specialists placements around the country.

  vii)To work closely with a range of healthcare providers and Specialists placements, involving negotiation and reviewing individual cases for eligibility.

  viii)To deliver appropriate NHS Continuing Healthcare training across health and social care ensuring that eligibility criteria are consistently applied.

  viiii) To support in the response of all complaints received arising from the decision of the eligibility panel from NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments and Complex case management.

  x)To ensure that data proved to the Commissioners are timely and accurate, including KPIs

  xi)To act and follow up as appropriate on complaints received from clients, the public and other stakeholders according to ELFT policy.

  xii) To support in formulating, updating and reviewing policies and procedures in relevant areas of practice.

  xiii) To practice in a manner which respects the value of inter-professional and inter-agency working and promote the image of the service and ELFT at all times.

  xiiii) To undertake clinical supervision as a mean of reflective practice and maintain a personal development portfolio according to NMC and ELFT guidelines.

  xv) To support and review Neuro level one complex cases form both Tower Hamlets and Newham.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register
• Relevant post-basic qualification

Desirable

• Advance physical health assessment or working towards.
• Relevant degree qualification

Education

Essential

• A willingness to participate in continuing professional development.
• Evidence of CPD.

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience in the NHS.
• Experience at report writing and presentation
• Awareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS.
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding concerns and working in conjunction with appropriate agencies.
• Knowledge of CQC standards and regulations

Desirable

• Community 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.

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 & Wellbeing Centre

21 Newby Place

London

E14 0EY

Employer's website

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