Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Children & Young Peoples Continuing Care Nurse to join our Wolverhampton team. You will play a pivotal role in assessing, planning, and co-ordinating care for children and young people with complex health needs, ensuring delivery of high-quality, personalised, and family-centred services
About You
You will be a Registered Childrens Nurse (RSCN/RN Child) with substantial post-registration experience, including working with children & young people with complex and long-term health needs. You will have a thorough understanding of the National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care and be confident working across organisational boundaries to achieve the best outcomes.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Can demonstrate strong leadership and team-working abilities
- Is highly organised, with the ability to manage a complex caseload
- Has exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work in partnership with families & multi-agency teams
- You will work collaboratively to support some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our community, making a real and lasting difference in their lives
- You will be part of a supportive, dynamic, and dedicated team within the Wolverhampton area
- Engage in continuous professional development, supported by a comprehensive induction and ongoing education from a clinically led team
Main duties of the job
You will work within the NHS Continuing Care framework to:
- Conduct holistic assessments with highly complex health needs to make evidence-based eligibility recommendations.
- Develop and review care packages in partnership with families, education providers, social care, and other health professionals.
- Source and commission tailored support packages
- Provide compassionate, sensitive communication to children, young people, and their families, including delivering complex information and managing expectations regarding care provision.
- Offer expert advice and guidance to the All-Age Continuing Care team, ICB and wider health and social care community.
- Ensure that care meets the highest standards of safety, quality, and compassion.
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 Dudley,
Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton and are responsible for planning and buying
Primary Medical Services (GPs), dental, optometry and pharmacy services.
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.
Note: the ICB is unable to provide sponsorship to enable an
individual to have the right to work in the UK, due to the size of the
organisation
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The
post holder will be required to provide a high-quality resource of professional
advice, guidance and expertise to members of the Individual Care Team, ICB and
wider health and social care economy
- Autonomously
manage a case load of individuals with highly complex health needs providing
significant clinical guidance to providers.
- Ensure
that all assessments are holistic in nature and utilise The National Framework
for Children and Young People Continuing Care.
- 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 often work in potentially hostile environments, relaying
difficult decisions regarding care provision and managing patient and family
expectations.
- Provide
continuity of care throughout the period of care and support. This will
encompass close working with social workers, other health professionals and
care providers.
- Attend
all meetings related the patient which may impact on the care provision and
costs to meet identified needs
- Liaise
with multiple professionals involved in the patients care to ensure that a
comprehensive understanding of all identified needs is available. Ensuring that
each patient has a care plan that addresses all their identified needs and can
be used to assist assessors when completing assessments/reviews. Source the
most appropriate placement/provider.
- Coordinate
and improve health SEND planning and practice. This will involve effective
liaison with local authorities in the undertaking of Education, Health and Care
Assessments within the SEND processes.
- To
provide relevant information to the SEND Programme Officer to facilitate
appropriate decision making regarding a CYPs eligibility for continuing care.
This will include the completion of the decision support tool and the collation
of multi-disciplinary assessments.
- To
contribute to the strategic direction for the local health services in meeting
statutory requirements for SEND, identifying priorities for development and
facilitating improvements.
- Facilitate
the development of personal health budgets as a vehicle for the delivery of
care services to CYP with complex care needs.
- Support
effective and efficient transition of CYP to appropriate adult care services
- Present
comprehensive written reports to ICB Eligibility Panel following any reviews
completed once patients are in receipt of agreed care provision that identify a
change in the level of care required. This includes being able to demonstrate
improvements that may result in a reduction of care provided or a change the
patients eligibility for Continuing Care.
- To
support the resolution of any disputes with CYP, carers and other commissioners
- To
be responsible for negotiating care package costs and the monitoring
of packages of fully funded care which are in excess of £1000 per
week. To be responsible for ensuring these care packages are reviewed to an
agreed time scale, identified by the Head of CHC and that these are recorded on
the ICB database.
- Identify
and process any safeguarding and quality of care issues and takeappropriate
action to ensure that peoples welfare is protected and that thequality
and standard of services provided are at a level that is in line with ICB
required standards. Close liaison with the ICB Quality Team is necessary to
ensure ICB funded individuals are in receipt of high quality, safe care.
- Develop
and maintain effective working relationships with clinicians, general
practitioners and providers in order to ensure continuity of care and address
patient needs.
- Provide
information and support to the senior managers when considering the most
appropriate provider to address patients identified needs and to act
autonomously when required to agree care packages in excess of the usual ICB
cost.
- To
maintain a formal record of all cases and ensure that all relevant clinical
information is available and updated regularly, both electronically and in
patient files.
- Support
the Head of Service in working with partner agencies and other stakeholders in
developing the local market for services to ensure that it reflects the
requirements of individuals and is able to meet current and future needs
- To
call and chair multi-disciplinary meetings, including case conferences and
discharge meetings to ensure continuity of care across agencies; thus,
improving patient and family experience.
- Provide
data in order that the ICB can continuously monitor care delivery and identify
how performance of providers can be improved. Working closely with colleagues
in the ICB Quality Team to assure the quality of care received by NHS funded
individuals.
- To
have budgetary monitoring responsibilities and to ensure that the Head of
Service is informed of any identified budget pressures or financial risks that
may impact on the overall service budget. The post holder will need to
demonstrate both quality of care and value for money in all placements.
- To
develop policies and procedures, as requested, which will support the overall
delivery of Children and Young People within the ICB.
- To
contribute to and deliver training on Children and Young Peoples complex
healthcare to a variety of audiences particularly in health and social care
- To
provide clinical support and mentoring to the nurse assessors within the team
and provide additional support and training as required by the Lead Nurse.
- To
work within the NMC Code and to meet requirements for revalidation.
- To
undertake and comply with all mandatory training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The
post holder will be required to provide a high-quality resource of professional
advice, guidance and expertise to members of the Individual Care Team, ICB and
wider health and social care economy
- Autonomously
manage a case load of individuals with highly complex health needs providing
significant clinical guidance to providers.
- Ensure
that all assessments are holistic in nature and utilise The National Framework
for Children and Young People Continuing Care.
- 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 often work in potentially hostile environments, relaying
difficult decisions regarding care provision and managing patient and family
expectations.
- Provide
continuity of care throughout the period of care and support. This will
encompass close working with social workers, other health professionals and
care providers.
- Attend
all meetings related the patient which may impact on the care provision and
costs to meet identified needs
- Liaise
with multiple professionals involved in the patients care to ensure that a
comprehensive understanding of all identified needs is available. Ensuring that
each patient has a care plan that addresses all their identified needs and can
be used to assist assessors when completing assessments/reviews. Source the
most appropriate placement/provider.
- Coordinate
and improve health SEND planning and practice. This will involve effective
liaison with local authorities in the undertaking of Education, Health and Care
Assessments within the SEND processes.
- To
provide relevant information to the SEND Programme Officer to facilitate
appropriate decision making regarding a CYPs eligibility for continuing care.
This will include the completion of the decision support tool and the collation
of multi-disciplinary assessments.
- To
contribute to the strategic direction for the local health services in meeting
statutory requirements for SEND, identifying priorities for development and
facilitating improvements.
- Facilitate
the development of personal health budgets as a vehicle for the delivery of
care services to CYP with complex care needs.
- Support
effective and efficient transition of CYP to appropriate adult care services
- Present
comprehensive written reports to ICB Eligibility Panel following any reviews
completed once patients are in receipt of agreed care provision that identify a
change in the level of care required. This includes being able to demonstrate
improvements that may result in a reduction of care provided or a change the
patients eligibility for Continuing Care.
- To
support the resolution of any disputes with CYP, carers and other commissioners
- To
be responsible for negotiating care package costs and the monitoring
of packages of fully funded care which are in excess of £1000 per
week. To be responsible for ensuring these care packages are reviewed to an
agreed time scale, identified by the Head of CHC and that these are recorded on
the ICB database.
- Identify
and process any safeguarding and quality of care issues and takeappropriate
action to ensure that peoples welfare is protected and that thequality
and standard of services provided are at a level that is in line with ICB
required standards. Close liaison with the ICB Quality Team is necessary to
ensure ICB funded individuals are in receipt of high quality, safe care.
- Develop
and maintain effective working relationships with clinicians, general
practitioners and providers in order to ensure continuity of care and address
patient needs.
- Provide
information and support to the senior managers when considering the most
appropriate provider to address patients identified needs and to act
autonomously when required to agree care packages in excess of the usual ICB
cost.
- To
maintain a formal record of all cases and ensure that all relevant clinical
information is available and updated regularly, both electronically and in
patient files.
- Support
the Head of Service in working with partner agencies and other stakeholders in
developing the local market for services to ensure that it reflects the
requirements of individuals and is able to meet current and future needs
- To
call and chair multi-disciplinary meetings, including case conferences and
discharge meetings to ensure continuity of care across agencies; thus,
improving patient and family experience.
- Provide
data in order that the ICB can continuously monitor care delivery and identify
how performance of providers can be improved. Working closely with colleagues
in the ICB Quality Team to assure the quality of care received by NHS funded
individuals.
- To
have budgetary monitoring responsibilities and to ensure that the Head of
Service is informed of any identified budget pressures or financial risks that
may impact on the overall service budget. The post holder will need to
demonstrate both quality of care and value for money in all placements.
- To
develop policies and procedures, as requested, which will support the overall
delivery of Children and Young People within the ICB.
- To
contribute to and deliver training on Children and Young Peoples complex
healthcare to a variety of audiences particularly in health and social care
- To
provide clinical support and mentoring to the nurse assessors within the team
and provide additional support and training as required by the Lead Nurse.
- To
work within the NMC Code and to meet requirements for revalidation.
- To
undertake and comply with all mandatory training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Professional Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Academic/professional qualification at masters level or equivalent level of experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level of working knowledge of the relevant legislation and theories underpinning the provision of services to the relevant client group
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities within the NHS, especially within Clinical Commissioning Groups
- A clear knowledge and understanding of service provision available locally, regionally and nationally for the client group
- Understanding of relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms
- Good working knowledge of childrens safeguarding
- Awareness of Data Protection and confidentiality issues
- 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 time management skills
- Ability to prioritise and to work effectively on own initiative
- Ability to work in hostile environments and deal with conflict on a regular basis
- Understanding of the commissioning/procurement process for Childrens continuing care packages
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience gained over a number of years in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment
- Extensive experience of case management with service users who have complex health needs
- Clear knowledge and understanding of The National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care and its application in practice
- An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its application
- An understanding of commissioning for complex health needs in the context of Continuing Care for Children and Young People
- Experience of monitoring a budget and understanding of financial systems and processes
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across Wolverhampton and surrounding areas as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Professional Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Academic/professional qualification at masters level or equivalent level of experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level of working knowledge of the relevant legislation and theories underpinning the provision of services to the relevant client group
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities within the NHS, especially within Clinical Commissioning Groups
- A clear knowledge and understanding of service provision available locally, regionally and nationally for the client group
- Understanding of relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms
- Good working knowledge of childrens safeguarding
- Awareness of Data Protection and confidentiality issues
- 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 time management skills
- Ability to prioritise and to work effectively on own initiative
- Ability to work in hostile environments and deal with conflict on a regular basis
- Understanding of the commissioning/procurement process for Childrens continuing care packages
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience gained over a number of years in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment
- Extensive experience of case management with service users who have complex health needs
- Clear knowledge and understanding of The National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care and its application in practice
- An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its application
- An understanding of commissioning for complex health needs in the context of Continuing Care for Children and Young People
- Experience of monitoring a budget and understanding of financial systems and processes
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across Wolverhampton and surrounding areas as required
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).
