Job summary
Are you looking to improve your work life balance?
Would you be interested in working 15 hours across Monday-Friday, no weekends or Bank Holidays?
Are you interested in using your clinical knowledge and skills in a different way?
Are you compassionate, motivated and enjoy a challenge?
If so, we would really love to hear from you.
As a result of the previous postholders partial retirement, we are wishing to recruit a RGN to work as a part time Lead Nurse in our small and very friendly Continuing Healthcare Team.
This is a role for a Registered General Nurse, to support the team, clinically and operationally, on a part time basis; in line with the requirements of The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare.
The role is varied and interesting, working collaboratively with health and social care colleagues in Wolverhampton to support some of the most complex and vulnerable people in our community.
It offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop their knowledge of commissioning, whilst maintaining their clinical knowledge and managing a clinical team.
We offer a comprehensive induction, with ongoing development and support from a clinically lead team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will need to be motivated and focused on providing compassionate and supportive service delivery for the NHS Continuing Healthcare process.
They will also need to display inspirational leadership skills and be a role model for team, who will require excellent time management skills and the ability to work autonomously.
They will jointly line manage the clinical team which will include regular supervision and PDRs.
The post holder will need excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt such skills to communicate with a wide variety of people, including patients and their families.
They will be required to provide high-quality professional advice, guidance, and expertise to members of the Individual Care Team, ICB and wider health and social care economy.
To ensure that assessments are holistic in nature and utilise The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare. Verification of completed assessments to ensure quality and consistent approach.
To have an expert level of knowledge regards The National Framework and its application in practice. To be able to impart this knowledge to a variety of audiences.
To provide complex and sensitive information to patients, relatives/representatives, and work in potentially hostile environments, relaying difficult decisions regarding care provision, managing patient and family expectations.
To support the Head of Continuing Healthcare in developing and improving service delivery.
About us
The Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory NHS
organisation responsible for developing a plan for meeting the health needs of
1.26 million people in the Black Country. We manage the NHS budget for
the area (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) and we are
responsible for planning and buying Primary Medical Services (GPs), dental,
optometry and pharmacy services.
Working for the ICB means you are making
a difference to the lives and health of people in the Black Country.
We are part of the Black Country Integrated Care System (ICS),
known as Healthier Futures, which is a partnership of organisations working
together to bring health and social care services closer together for the good
of our communities. We support the ICS vision for a healthier place with
healthier people and healthier futures.
The ICB has five core values that underpin the
way we work and help to guide our actions and the decisions we make for local
people and communities. These are compassion, inclusivity, integrity,
fairness and trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer who actively supports and
encourages increasing the diversity of our employees, and welcome applications
from people with transferable skills gained through experience across the full
range of health and social care settings.
We are also a bronze award holder under the Defence Employer
Recognition Scheme (ERS). The ERS recognises commitment and support from UK
employers for defence personnel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible
for providing expert knowledge of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Framework
- Support
the Head of CHC in providing advanced theoretical and specialist knowledge of
the national strategies surrounding the continuing healthcare framework
- Prioritise
and manage workload effectively and change at very short notice in response to
service issues
- Responsible
for identifying and appropriate management or referral of any safeguarding and
quality of care issues and take appropriate action to ensure that peoples
welfare is protected
- Provide
expert advice and guidance on application of Mental Capacity Act & DOLs,
Power of Attorney and Court of Protection
- Work
collaboratively with senior health and local authority colleagues, including
social care and non-NHS organisations, providers of specialist health care
services in the independent sector to ensure CHC placements are value for money
and provide high quality care.
- Ensure
complex and challenging problems are evaluated and negotiated solutions
implemented to ensure individuals are in the most appropriate placement
- Leads,
influences and negotiates across statutory and non-statutory organisations as
required, with support from the Head of Service
- Provides
inspirational leadership to designated team of nurses and is responsible for
line management and individual performance reviews
- Provide
line management and visible leadership to staff members as delegated by CHC
Head of Service
- Provide
guidance, information and support to service users, carers and families
- Lead
on strategic planning across the adult continuing healthcare pathway
- Disseminates
sensitive and complex information to team members to ensure individual
placements are appropriate and timely, ensuring that national and local CHC
policy is adhered to
- Demonstrates
good negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to represent the team
at national, regional and local level
- Leads
on a variety of projects, managing deadlines to ensure the delivery of the CHC
team objectives
- Investigates
complaints and takes appropriate action.
- Responsibility
for the recruitment and retention process for the service
- Responsible
for writing and implementing policies within own area of practice.
- Participates
in relevant work streams within the local health and social care economy
- Provide
expert training and education opportunities with the team, within the provider
trusts, within local and national areas
- Work
in collaboration with others to plan and deliver interventions to meet the
learning and development needs of their own and other professions
- Advocate
and contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports
continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession
planning
- Actively
communicates research to colleagues and multi-disciplinary team
- Actively
undertakes collaborative clinical audit and research with others e.g.
development of referrals pathways within acute and community and develops
protocols for client care based on up-to-date research findings
- Demonstrates
excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation and
report writing skills on a daily basis
- Provides
and receives complex and sensitive information orally, in writing or
electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, public, external
contacts
- Work
collaboratively to maintain effective communication channels with patients and
relatives and all disciplines of staff e.g. colleagues, consultants, key
stakeholders and partners.
- Ensures
that all documentation is completed accurately, is legible and falls within the
NMC and Record Keeping Guidelines
- Leads
in the development of written guidance and information to help meet patients
need for information
- Participate
in CHC appeals processes and provide responses to the outcome of continuing
healthcare assessments, using a high level of communication, negotiation, and
persuasion
- Demonstrates
knowledge of theoretical frameworks underpinning nurse specialist
practice
- Displays
knowledge of current structural changes in the NHS, and their impact upon
service delivery
- Provide
regular clinical supervision to staff within the continuing healthcare team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible
for providing expert knowledge of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Framework
- Support
the Head of CHC in providing advanced theoretical and specialist knowledge of
the national strategies surrounding the continuing healthcare framework
- Prioritise
and manage workload effectively and change at very short notice in response to
service issues
- Responsible
for identifying and appropriate management or referral of any safeguarding and
quality of care issues and take appropriate action to ensure that peoples
welfare is protected
- Provide
expert advice and guidance on application of Mental Capacity Act & DOLs,
Power of Attorney and Court of Protection
- Work
collaboratively with senior health and local authority colleagues, including
social care and non-NHS organisations, providers of specialist health care
services in the independent sector to ensure CHC placements are value for money
and provide high quality care.
- Ensure
complex and challenging problems are evaluated and negotiated solutions
implemented to ensure individuals are in the most appropriate placement
- Leads,
influences and negotiates across statutory and non-statutory organisations as
required, with support from the Head of Service
- Provides
inspirational leadership to designated team of nurses and is responsible for
line management and individual performance reviews
- Provide
line management and visible leadership to staff members as delegated by CHC
Head of Service
- Provide
guidance, information and support to service users, carers and families
- Lead
on strategic planning across the adult continuing healthcare pathway
- Disseminates
sensitive and complex information to team members to ensure individual
placements are appropriate and timely, ensuring that national and local CHC
policy is adhered to
- Demonstrates
good negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to represent the team
at national, regional and local level
- Leads
on a variety of projects, managing deadlines to ensure the delivery of the CHC
team objectives
- Investigates
complaints and takes appropriate action.
- Responsibility
for the recruitment and retention process for the service
- Responsible
for writing and implementing policies within own area of practice.
- Participates
in relevant work streams within the local health and social care economy
- Provide
expert training and education opportunities with the team, within the provider
trusts, within local and national areas
- Work
in collaboration with others to plan and deliver interventions to meet the
learning and development needs of their own and other professions
- Advocate
and contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports
continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession
planning
- Actively
communicates research to colleagues and multi-disciplinary team
- Actively
undertakes collaborative clinical audit and research with others e.g.
development of referrals pathways within acute and community and develops
protocols for client care based on up-to-date research findings
- Demonstrates
excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation and
report writing skills on a daily basis
- Provides
and receives complex and sensitive information orally, in writing or
electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, public, external
contacts
- Work
collaboratively to maintain effective communication channels with patients and
relatives and all disciplines of staff e.g. colleagues, consultants, key
stakeholders and partners.
- Ensures
that all documentation is completed accurately, is legible and falls within the
NMC and Record Keeping Guidelines
- Leads
in the development of written guidance and information to help meet patients
need for information
- Participate
in CHC appeals processes and provide responses to the outcome of continuing
healthcare assessments, using a high level of communication, negotiation, and
persuasion
- Demonstrates
knowledge of theoretical frameworks underpinning nurse specialist
practice
- Displays
knowledge of current structural changes in the NHS, and their impact upon
service delivery
- Provide
regular clinical supervision to staff within the continuing healthcare team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Academic/professional qualification at masters level or equivalent level of experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
- Wide experience of cross-sector partnership working
- Extensive knowledge of Continuing and Complex health
- An understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its application.
- Extensive knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care and its application in practice.
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level working in partnership with other organisations/agencies.
- Case management experience of community patients.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level of working knowledge of the relevant legislation and theories underpinning the provision of services to complex patients in the community.
- Extensive knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care and its application in practice.
- Ability to lead within the nursing profession and multi-professional team, both within the organisation and across organisational boundaries; being able to identify and implement systems to promote their contribution and demonstrate the impact of advanced level nursing to the wider healthcare and social care teams
- Able to communicate effectively in demanding and challenging situations e.g. patients/families appealing continuing healthcare recommendations
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities.
- Understanding the relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms.
- Good working knowledge of adult safeguarding issues.
- Good working knowledge of GDPR and confidentiality issues.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft office with standard keyboard skills
- Effective interpersonal and negotiation skills enabling effective communication with clients, other professionals, colleagues, partner agencies, providers and carers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication including providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to prioritise and to work effectively changing priorities at short notice
- Be able to deliver training and give presentations to multi-agency staff and to regional events.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills in contexts that are unfamiliar, complex, unpredictable and provide consultancy services to their own team and other professions on continuing healthcare processes and service developments
- Ability to manage change at both strategic and operational levels
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional, calm and confident manner
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Adaptability, flexibility to work and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Academic/professional qualification at masters level or equivalent level of experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
- Wide experience of cross-sector partnership working
- Extensive knowledge of Continuing and Complex health
- An understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its application.
- Extensive knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care and its application in practice.
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level working in partnership with other organisations/agencies.
- Case management experience of community patients.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level of working knowledge of the relevant legislation and theories underpinning the provision of services to complex patients in the community.
- Extensive knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care and its application in practice.
- Ability to lead within the nursing profession and multi-professional team, both within the organisation and across organisational boundaries; being able to identify and implement systems to promote their contribution and demonstrate the impact of advanced level nursing to the wider healthcare and social care teams
- Able to communicate effectively in demanding and challenging situations e.g. patients/families appealing continuing healthcare recommendations
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities.
- Understanding the relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms.
- Good working knowledge of adult safeguarding issues.
- Good working knowledge of GDPR and confidentiality issues.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft office with standard keyboard skills
- Effective interpersonal and negotiation skills enabling effective communication with clients, other professionals, colleagues, partner agencies, providers and carers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication including providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to prioritise and to work effectively changing priorities at short notice
- Be able to deliver training and give presentations to multi-agency staff and to regional events.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills in contexts that are unfamiliar, complex, unpredictable and provide consultancy services to their own team and other professions on continuing healthcare processes and service developments
- Ability to manage change at both strategic and operational levels
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional, calm and confident manner
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Adaptability, flexibility to work and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
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).
