NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

AACC Clinical Operational Manager

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Job summary

The All Age Continuing Health Care Service at WYICB Wakefield Place is primarily responsible for assessing and commissioning AACC and personal health care services for our population. The service works in close liaison with our local authority partners, Care Homes and Domiciliary Care Providers to support a range of care placements and integrated care services. If you are looking for new challenges, passionate about patient care and achieving the best health outcomes for patients, an opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated, experienced Registered Nurse to lead the NHS All Age Continuing Healthcare clinical commissioning function. As Clinical lead, you will join our clinical/Nursing team and bring forward their expert leadership and management experience. Applications will be welcomed who already have CHC leadership and management experience or who are able to demonstrate their aptitude to lead and influence a busy nursing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing management and leadership and overseeing a team of professionally qualified nurses in the delivery of NHS All Age Continuing Healthcare and for Deputising for the CHC Head of Service as required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the clinical team to develop the role and to contribute to the development and implementation of robust NHS healthcare processes both at Place and across the ICB. The post holder will work as part of the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Team and will be responsible for providing clinical leadership, expertise, advice, supervision and line management of the CHC Nurse Team Leaders. The post holder will report to the Head of AACC and provide the clinical oversight and management of our nursing team, providing support and professional clinical leadership to the WY ICB Wakefield Place CHC Team. They will be responsible for driving any clinical innovations and changes to improve our service, the correct interpretation of the National Frameworks for AACC, achieving our quality standards; providing high quality services to the population of Wakefield ensuring that our eligible patients receive the right care, at the right time in the right environment. They will be responsible for liaising with patient and their families, appeals processes and complaint investigations.

About us

The post holder will assume the responsibility for providing clinical support and professional nurse leadership as required for a designated work streams and care groups, so as to support the commissioning priorities/principles of Wakefield Place, the wider WY ICB and the work programs of the team. The role will link closely with the CHC senior management team working across systems to ensure seamless patient pathways are achieved. You must be an NMC Registered Nurse and have extensive experience in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working and NHS CHC. The successful post holder will have the support of an experienced senior clinical and non-clinical commissioning team.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

D9475-ICB-568B

Job locations

West Parade

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 1LT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for providing line management and senior leadership to the clinical team in the delivery of NHS Continuing Healthcare and deputising as required.

The post holder will retain a key senior clinical presence and function in the team, ensuring that systems and processes are in place to maintain a high level of clinical skill and competence to support effective and evidence-based assessment and decision-making processes are in place to support the equitable allocation of resources.

The post holder is responsible for the deliver of NHS Continuing Healthcare and Continuing Care for Children and adults, and is required to support across all areas, including physical disabilities, mental health, older people, learning disability and autism.

Ensure that all clinical policies and procedures are in place and monitor implementation and adherence by the clinical team, implementing development plans where required.

Responsible for the development and delivery of a robust clinical and personal development programme for all clinical staff in the team to support maintain the requirements of a highly skilled and expert workforce

Responsible for ensuring effective case management, quality assurance and resource allocations are in place and that clinical representation in those processes is robust and evidence based

Responsible for the development and implementation of key clinical performance indicators for the delivery of the clinical functions of the service, including assessment, review, Fast Track and case management

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for providing line management and senior leadership to the clinical team in the delivery of NHS Continuing Healthcare and deputising as required.

The post holder will retain a key senior clinical presence and function in the team, ensuring that systems and processes are in place to maintain a high level of clinical skill and competence to support effective and evidence-based assessment and decision-making processes are in place to support the equitable allocation of resources.

The post holder is responsible for the deliver of NHS Continuing Healthcare and Continuing Care for Children and adults, and is required to support across all areas, including physical disabilities, mental health, older people, learning disability and autism.

Ensure that all clinical policies and procedures are in place and monitor implementation and adherence by the clinical team, implementing development plans where required.

Responsible for the development and delivery of a robust clinical and personal development programme for all clinical staff in the team to support maintain the requirements of a highly skilled and expert workforce

Responsible for ensuring effective case management, quality assurance and resource allocations are in place and that clinical representation in those processes is robust and evidence based

Responsible for the development and implementation of key clinical performance indicators for the delivery of the clinical functions of the service, including assessment, review, Fast Track and case management

Person Specification

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

  • Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/Microsoft IT office packages
  • Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet deadlines
  • Able to exercise independent judgement where appropriate and problem solve
  • Have the communication skills to work in challenging circumstances, where there is conflict and emotionally charged situations.
  • 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.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of both community and hospital working and possess a sound understanding/working knowledge of the NHS CHC national guidance and Mental Health Act.
  • Significant staff Management experience
  • Significant working knowledge of the CHC function within a large and complex organisation
  • Experience of managing change and supporting change management processes

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent in experience working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Hold a clinical qualification and be registered with the relevant professional body RMN/RGN/RN LD
  • Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge in or experience to masters level equivalent

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Able to regulate behaviour even when challenged
  • Has a responsive, solution focused approach to addressing issues and barriers
Person Specification

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

  • Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/Microsoft IT office packages
  • Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet deadlines
  • Able to exercise independent judgement where appropriate and problem solve
  • Have the communication skills to work in challenging circumstances, where there is conflict and emotionally charged situations.
  • 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.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of both community and hospital working and possess a sound understanding/working knowledge of the NHS CHC national guidance and Mental Health Act.
  • Significant staff Management experience
  • Significant working knowledge of the CHC function within a large and complex organisation
  • Experience of managing change and supporting change management processes

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent in experience working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Hold a clinical qualification and be registered with the relevant professional body RMN/RGN/RN LD
  • Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge in or experience to masters level equivalent

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Able to regulate behaviour even when challenged
  • Has a responsive, solution focused approach to addressing issues and barriers

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

West Parade

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 1LT


Employer's website

http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

West Parade

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 1LT


Employer's website

http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Chief Nurse/HOS AACC

Judith Wild

judithwild@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

21 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

D9475-ICB-568B

Job locations

West Parade

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 1LT


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