Job summary
The post holder will support the Trust and ICS's commitment to deliver the ambition of the national learning disabilities and autism programme (previously referred to as Transforming Care (TCP)) through ensuring people, adults and children, are supported in the most appropriate setting to meet their needs. The role will have a focus on supporting people to discharge from specialist hospital placements into the community, or into the least restrictive environment, therefore reducing the number of people who have a learning disability and/or autism who are in specialist hospitals.To achieve this the post holder will be the lead the clinical commissioning team to commission highly personalised care and support packages to enable people to live meaningful lives in the community in settings which are sustainable, high quality and safe, living as part of the community to allow people to thrive and live their best life. The post-holder will be responsible for leading either the discharge or community hub team, providing leadership and day to day management of the team, ensuring delivery of the team function to enable the Trust to achieve the learning disability and autism programme ambitions. The post holder will build and maintain strong relationships with system colleague to support overall delivery of the programme, and to provide appropriate clinical challenge to ensure people are supported within the most appropriate settings to meet their needs.
Main duties of the job
- Establishment and adherence to locally defined processes and policies based on national guidance for the programme.
- Provide clinical leadership and support for all admission avoidance and discharge processes defined within the SOP are enacted to ensure only clinically appropriate admissions take place.
- The post holder will provide clinical challenge, where appropriate, to ensure the system takes all appropriate action to support people in the community.
- Ensure functions are delivered on a day to day basis through line management of the team, including planning and cover of leave, supervision responsibilities of the team.
- Ensure that Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles are applied to all cases.
- Oversee root cause analysis investigations for admissions/readmissions as required.
- Oversee the team to ensure the application of clinical knowledge and challenge, where appropriate, to commission specialist placements or packages of care
- Through leadership of the team oversee the planning of repatriation or onward pathway plans for those assessed when appropriate.
- Oversee the appropriateness of current placements to meet commissioning and individual needs; including care, quality, and financial outcomes.
- Ensure that all care packages and placement proposals are clinically appropriate, have all agreed documentation in place and make best use of agreed resources.
About us
OTHER DUTIES
The post holder will be required to use a computer, either a stand-alone or as part of a networked system and will be responsible for the quality of information. The amount of time spent on this type of work will depend on the job.
The Trust embraces the principles of Improving Working Lives, and all staff will be required to adhere to the standards laid down in this initiative.
- The post holder will be required to take part in an annual performance appraisal, where this job description will be reviewed, and objectives set
- The Trust has a No Smoking Policy that prohibits any smoking whilst at work.
- To follow and adhere to the Trust's Health and Safety Policies and instructions and be responsible for your own and others health and safety in the workplace.
- The post holder is expected to contribute to the creation of a working environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and treated with dignity
This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended in consultation with the post holder. It should be reviewed whenever major changes have been agreed to the post and should be reviewed as part of the annual appraisal process to ensure it remains an accurate reflection of the duties and responsibilities undertaken by the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use expert clinical knowledge to support clinical commissioners to agree/negotiate specialist placements or packages of care in response to recommendations made by mental health, learning disability or autism professionals from a variety of providers with respect to eligibility for funding and individual packages of care.
- Act as a source of advice on providers with the relevant capabilities and competencies to deliver the agreed care requirements.
- Ensure that responsible commissioner or ordinary residence is established for each individual case in line with national frameworks/guidance, leading on the resolution of disputes in such cases where necessary.
- Support the funding process for individual packages of care in line with existing process across the Trust and the ICB within delegated limits in respect of eligible packages. Ensure that all care packages and placement proposals are clinically appropriate, have all agreed documentation in place and make best use of agreed resources.
- Coordinate and chair client specific panels and ratification processes to ensure consistency of approach and decision making, challenging on behalf of the Trust and ICB when appropriate.
- Review, in detail, highly complex cases to ensure that plans are clinically appropriate to meet the assessed need of the individual through the provision of high quality, value for money packages of care. Agree financial expenditure for these cases on behalf of the Trust and ICB within delegated limits.
- Take responsibility for ensuring that all clinical aspects of enquiries and complaints are managed and coordinated in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Ensure that Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles are applied to all cases.
- Provide clinical advice and expertise to the Trust and partner agencies on the LDA
- Provide leadership that drives forward and embeds personalisation within all settings and commissioned services, focusing on health need and effective response to need.
- Regularly review processes to identify any opportunities to improve pathways of care as appropriate to enhance quality and effectiveness.
- Engage with patients and public in a meaningful way
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use expert clinical knowledge to support clinical commissioners to agree/negotiate specialist placements or packages of care in response to recommendations made by mental health, learning disability or autism professionals from a variety of providers with respect to eligibility for funding and individual packages of care.
- Act as a source of advice on providers with the relevant capabilities and competencies to deliver the agreed care requirements.
- Ensure that responsible commissioner or ordinary residence is established for each individual case in line with national frameworks/guidance, leading on the resolution of disputes in such cases where necessary.
- Support the funding process for individual packages of care in line with existing process across the Trust and the ICB within delegated limits in respect of eligible packages. Ensure that all care packages and placement proposals are clinically appropriate, have all agreed documentation in place and make best use of agreed resources.
- Coordinate and chair client specific panels and ratification processes to ensure consistency of approach and decision making, challenging on behalf of the Trust and ICB when appropriate.
- Review, in detail, highly complex cases to ensure that plans are clinically appropriate to meet the assessed need of the individual through the provision of high quality, value for money packages of care. Agree financial expenditure for these cases on behalf of the Trust and ICB within delegated limits.
- Take responsibility for ensuring that all clinical aspects of enquiries and complaints are managed and coordinated in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Ensure that Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles are applied to all cases.
- Provide clinical advice and expertise to the Trust and partner agencies on the LDA
- Provide leadership that drives forward and embeds personalisation within all settings and commissioned services, focusing on health need and effective response to need.
- Regularly review processes to identify any opportunities to improve pathways of care as appropriate to enhance quality and effectiveness.
- Engage with patients and public in a meaningful way
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Experience of working in a Learning Disability, Autism or Mental health service
- Leadership role
- Understanding of the Mental health Act.
- Ability to travel nation wide.
- strategic thinking, ability to anticipate and resolve issues before they arise
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Experience of working in a Learning Disability, Autism or Mental health service
- Leadership role
- Understanding of the Mental health Act.
- Ability to travel nation wide.
- strategic thinking, ability to anticipate and resolve issues before they arise
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).
