Job summary
Hybrid Working - Two posts available - 1 permanent vacancy and one 12 month fixed term vacancy
NHS
Kent and Medway are looking for CHC Practitioners to work across Kent and
Medway delivering an effective, equitable, high quality and patient centred
service delivery in line with the National Framework for NHS Continuing
Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing care, revised 2022 (The National Framework).
You
will be assessing individuals health needs using robust assessment procedures
to determine if they have a primary healthcare need, while adhering to the NHS
National Framework
The successful candidate will need to be able to
demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to work in
stressful situations and be able to prioritise and organise their own workloads
to meet deadlines.
Main duties of the job
In
line with The National Framework, you will be responsible for the management of
NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) related activity which includes the completion of
CHC Checklists and Decision Support Tool and FNC reviews, ensuring value for
money placements which meets the needs of the individual as well as identifying
opportunities for development and improvement to assist delivery of best
practice healthcare.
You will be a nurse or an allied health
professional, with experience in assessing individual care needs and be highly
motivated. You will have the ability to work independently as well as part of a
supportive team. You will have good interpersonal and patient assessment skills
and experience with safeguarding procedures. There will be extensive liaison
with patients, families, care providers and other professionals within the
health and social care sectors.
About us
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are
reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly
organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for
us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to
accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time
for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work
flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree
objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to
training opportunities.
We are committed to equal
opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our
population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the
community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual
orientation. If you would like this information in an alternative format, or in
a different language, please contact the HR team at kmicb.hr@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be an integral member of the NHS Continuing and NHS Funded Nursing care team across Kent and Medway
- Be responsible for completion of timely and comprehensive assessments and reviews, applying the principles of the NF
- Complete the assessment tools from the NF, in conjunction with individual/family and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
- Review and reassess clients eligibility for NHS CHC and Funded Nursing Care (FNC)
- Review the CHC and FNC service and care commissioned in regard to quality and appropriateness to client need
- Manage enquiries by various stakeholders in relation to NHS CHC and FNC, and provide detailed
- Complete retrospective CHC reviews as required.
- Be able to undertake assessments of capacity and coordinate/complete Best Interest Decisions as required.
- Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations and individuals
- Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally
- Keep accurate and robust records at all times.
- The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager to deliver the service
- The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Please see job description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be an integral member of the NHS Continuing and NHS Funded Nursing care team across Kent and Medway
- Be responsible for completion of timely and comprehensive assessments and reviews, applying the principles of the NF
- Complete the assessment tools from the NF, in conjunction with individual/family and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
- Review and reassess clients eligibility for NHS CHC and Funded Nursing Care (FNC)
- Review the CHC and FNC service and care commissioned in regard to quality and appropriateness to client need
- Manage enquiries by various stakeholders in relation to NHS CHC and FNC, and provide detailed
- Complete retrospective CHC reviews as required.
- Be able to undertake assessments of capacity and coordinate/complete Best Interest Decisions as required.
- Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations and individuals
- Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally
- Keep accurate and robust records at all times.
- The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager to deliver the service
- The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Please see job description for full details
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A good understanding of the National Framework for NHS continuing health care and funded nursing care, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding policy, and procedures; health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse Adults, Learning Disability/Mental Health or equivalent HCP, Occupational Health, Physiotherapy, etc.
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Further training or evidence of post registration clinical experience, in a variety of acute/community settings
Experience
Essential
- A good understanding of the National Framework for NHS continuing health care and funded nursing care, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding policy, and procedures; health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A good understanding of the National Framework for NHS continuing health care and funded nursing care, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding policy, and procedures; health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse Adults, Learning Disability/Mental Health or equivalent HCP, Occupational Health, Physiotherapy, etc.
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Further training or evidence of post registration clinical experience, in a variety of acute/community settings
Experience
Essential
- A good understanding of the National Framework for NHS continuing health care and funded nursing care, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding policy, and procedures; health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
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).
