Job summary
Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board is a leading NHS organisation with an award-winning governing body. Working closely with partner organisations, the ICB'sstaff design, plan and commission health services for more than half a million people and monitor the quality and effectiveness of those services.The ICB currently has a vacancy for a Locality Manager within the All Age Continuing Care (AACC) team.
The post holder will work alongside the Locality Lead, and deputise in his/her absence, as a key clinical resource to support patient flow for individuals requiring an assessment for or found eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care or CHC Fast Track. A key aspect of the role will be to provide professional leadership within their field of expertise to the wider teams and to provide clinical oversight and knowledge to support system-wide patient flow.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for the day to day line management of the Clinical Leads within the AACC team and will have dynamic leadership and excellent communication skills.
A key aspect of the role will be to provide professional leadership, within their field of expertise to wider teams and support patient flow out of acute care and community bed base.
The position is office based.
About us
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum and maximum payment per annum (pro rata where applicable) in line with Agenda for Change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with active UK NMC registration
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Analytical
Essential
- Proficient in the application of analytical and negotiation skills to ensure complexities of eligibility are considered.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of CHC specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
- Must have specific knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare/Funded Nursing Care and related guidance/policies
- Skilled at undertaking nursing assessments and ability to make decisions based on assessments and to justify decisions to professionals and cares based on evidence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with active UK NMC registration
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Analytical
Essential
- Proficient in the application of analytical and negotiation skills to ensure complexities of eligibility are considered.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of CHC specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
- Must have specific knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare/Funded Nursing Care and related guidance/policies
- Skilled at undertaking nursing assessments and ability to make decisions based on assessments and to justify decisions to professionals and cares based on evidence
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).
