CHC Nurse Assessors

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

NHS South Yorkshire ICB is a South Yorkshire wide organisation, employees work collaboratively travelling across our sites regularly.

NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) means a package of ongoing care that is arranged and funded solely by the NHS where the individual has been found to have a Primary Health Need as set out in the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-Funded Nursing Care. We are proud of our CHC team who are committed to being the best and delivering the highest quality CHC service to people of Barnsley in line with best practice and we now have this fantastic opportunity to recruit an additional team member. This post is to join the CHC team at Barnsley Place however as part of NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board the post holder may also work across Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield.

CHC Nurse Assessor AFC Band 5 (37.5 hours) and CHC Nurse Assessor Learning Disability AFC Band 5 (37.5)

Main duties of the job

Applicants must hold a valid NMC registration and show Continuous Professional Development within their application form.

The main duty of the role is facilitating Continuing Healthcare/Funded Nursing Care assessments and reviews for patients

This will contribute to the maintenance of the appropriate level of funding support.

Ensuring there is an effective, up to date patient care management plan which meets the requirements of the individual and is reviewed as per Barnsley CHC processes.

Co-ordination of the assessment process and where necessary supporting and writing key elements of the patient care plan to reflect presenting health needs.

Work closely with our health and social care partners in the best interest of the patient.

The individual must be able to work autonomously but also be active part of the team maintaining the values and beliefs of NHS South Yorkshire ICB at all time.

All Staff must follow their professional NMC Code of Conduct

About us

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our four places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.

Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working across nine NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000 voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider determinants of health in South Yorkshire.

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

D9133-897

Job locations

51 Gawber Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2PY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The CHC Nurse Assessor will work with relevant health professionals, CHC colleagues, business support staff, senior leads and other support staff within the CHC team to ensure delivery of key targets and products required.

They will undertake or manage timely review of all Continuing Healthcare/Funded Nursing Care patients functioning as a central point for referral, assessment and support.

This will contribute to the maintenance of the appropriate level of funding support, the accuracy of the Continuing Healthcare client database and the commissioning of appropriate continuing healthcare funded packages of care to meet the identified care needs of individual patients deemed eligible for support.

Will support the care manager for ensuring that the commissioned care package meets the health and social needs of the patients funded by CHC and ensure that all appropriate legal diligence checks are undertaken and completed.

Offering continuing support and advice to family and carers in complex situations, necessitating a high level of interpersonal and communication skills.

Interpreting national and regional guidance relating to the implementation of the National Framework and subsequent developments within the CHC service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The CHC Nurse Assessor will work with relevant health professionals, CHC colleagues, business support staff, senior leads and other support staff within the CHC team to ensure delivery of key targets and products required.

They will undertake or manage timely review of all Continuing Healthcare/Funded Nursing Care patients functioning as a central point for referral, assessment and support.

This will contribute to the maintenance of the appropriate level of funding support, the accuracy of the Continuing Healthcare client database and the commissioning of appropriate continuing healthcare funded packages of care to meet the identified care needs of individual patients deemed eligible for support.

Will support the care manager for ensuring that the commissioned care package meets the health and social needs of the patients funded by CHC and ensure that all appropriate legal diligence checks are undertaken and completed.

Offering continuing support and advice to family and carers in complex situations, necessitating a high level of interpersonal and communication skills.

Interpreting national and regional guidance relating to the implementation of the National Framework and subsequent developments within the CHC service.

Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
  • Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
  • Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
  • Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Strategic thinking ability to anticipate
  • Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis
  • Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be a number of courses of action.
  • Skills for manipulating information.
  • Intermediate keyboard skills

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

  • Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
  • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it

Desirable

  • A good understanding of the National Framework for NHS CHC and NHS FNC

Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
  • An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
  • Used to working in a busy environment
  • Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
  • Commitment to continuing professional development and show evidence of Revalidation
  • Professional calm and efficient manner
  • Effective organizer and management of time
  • Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of
  • experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Registered with their professional body and hold a clinical Qualification as a Registered Learning Disability Nurse .
  • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.

Desirable

  • Further training or significant experience in case management, project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
  • Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
  • Experience in communications and stakeholder management
  • Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
  • Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
  • Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
  • Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Strategic thinking ability to anticipate
  • Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis
  • Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be a number of courses of action.
  • Skills for manipulating information.
  • Intermediate keyboard skills

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

  • Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
  • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it

Desirable

  • A good understanding of the National Framework for NHS CHC and NHS FNC

Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
  • An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
  • Used to working in a busy environment
  • Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
  • Commitment to continuing professional development and show evidence of Revalidation
  • Professional calm and efficient manner
  • Effective organizer and management of time
  • Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of
  • experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Registered with their professional body and hold a clinical Qualification as a Registered Learning Disability Nurse .
  • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.

Desirable

  • Further training or significant experience in case management, project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
  • Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
  • Experience in communications and stakeholder management
  • Previous experience in similar role in public sector

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).

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.

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

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

51 Gawber Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2PY


Employer's website

https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

51 Gawber Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2PY


Employer's website

https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Jo Harrison

jo.harrison3@nhs.net

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

D9133-897

Job locations

51 Gawber Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2PY


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)