Job summary
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Please note that this is a hybrid role with an expectation of at least two-day per week in the office (Laurence House, SE6).
We are looking for an experienced senior nurse with experience of children's mental health and emotional well-being to join our Children and Young People's Joint Commissioning team, initially for a two-year fixed term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work across NHS South East London and Lewisham Council to make a real difference to children's mental health and emotional well-being.
Reporting to the Head of CYP Joint Commissioning, the Clinical Nurse Officer will support the development of children and young people's mental health and emotional well-being pathways and our aim of ensuring children and young people receive the right support at the right time. They will provide expert advice and guidance to joint-funded care placements and ensure there is adequate and timely health input. There will also be opportunities to support and lead on the develop of new process and lead on the borough's CYP Dynamic Support Register (DSR).
The post holder will be employed by NHS South East London on behalf of Lewisham Council.
For further details or an informal discussion please contact Simon Whitlock via simon.whitlock@lewisham.gov.uk / 07341 782752
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure that the outcomes for children and young people and those with mental health needs are maximised by working to improve quality of life; school absences; emotional and physical health concerns; personal autonomy and involvement in further education and employment; and independent living and community inclusion.
The post holder will provide expert information, advice and guidance on matters relating to CYP mental health for the ICB, Local Authority, health care providers, families and other local agencies and organisations, as well providing support to the Shared Funding Panel (LBL/SEL ICB)
The post holder will be part of the Children's Joint Commissioning Team and will have a role when reviewing and quality assuring all aspects of delivery to support children and young people with enduring mental health concerns.
About us
The South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together the health and care partners that serve our vibrant and highly diverse populations resident in the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Greenwich - our Places.
Our vision for the ICS is a highly performing, sustainable system that looks after its staff, responds to its communities and takes action to reduce the inequalities they experience. As a new organisation we have developed a system development planhttps://www.ourhealthiersel.nhs.uk/SDP-8-November-2021.pdfthat outlines the way in which we seek to operate and the steps we will take to realise the full potential of our partnership.
Our ICS is a 'System of systems' and the Integrated Care Board (ICB) that supports it will work with partners that come together as Collaboratives for acute physical and mental health care; and as Local Care Partnerships (LCPs) that provide multi-agency leadership to the development and delivery of borough focused care. The ICB will relate to and work with residents and the bodies that serve them at neighbourhood, borough and south east London wide levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Duties and Responsibilities
Shared Funding for Placements and Complex Care Packages
The Council and SEL ICB (Lewisham) have a Shared Funding Panel for complex cases with representation from joint commissioning, SEL ICB, social care, education, and finance.
The post holder will lead the SEL ICB (Lewisham) joint funding process to review health assessments and costs, provide clinically informed oversight to both the process and associated health budgets. The post holder will contribute to placement planning discussions to avoid crisis situations and support step down from hospital / inpatient services.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Coordinate and oversee shared funding placement / complex care packages on behalf of the SEL ICB (Lewisham).
- Oversight of £1m health budget to support complex care packages and placements.
- Attend and provide clinical advice for placement planning (CLA / SEND) professional meetings when theres a significant health component to prevent placement / family breakdown or support step down / prevention of crisis.
Dynamic Support Register (DSR)
The post holder will have clinical oversight and management of the children and young peoples Learning Disability and Autism Programme Dynamic Support Register (DSR) and Transition to Adulthood.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Oversight of the Dynamic Support Register, by working with the allocated business support officer, the post holder will ensure that the DSR is up to date and contains the correct level of information for individual CYP
- Chair the six weekly DSR meeting to ensure effective co-ordination across the professional network
- Coordinate and chair Lewisham CYP Community Education Treatment Reviews (CETRs) for outpatient cases and will attend and represent commissioning (SEL ICB) all Lewisham inpatient CETRS, which are chaired by NHSE.
- Attend the monthly in-patient surgery to provide and receive updates on those young people on the DSR who are in hospital.
- Working closely with the Designated Clinical Officer (DCO) and the LDA Programme regional operations group, keeping abreast of the wider programme delivery and implications for place.
Transition to Adulthood Pathways
The Council and SEL ICB (Lewisham) are commitment to supporting young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities aged between 14 and 25 years to prepare for adulthood. The post holder will have oversight of key cohorts within Childrens Services, notably Children Leaving Care, Young People transitioning from Childrens to Adults with Mental Health Services and Young People transitioning from youth offending services.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Oversight and involvement in CYP cases on adult DSR between ages of 16 21 to support effective transition.
- Attend placement planning (children looked after) professional meetings when theres a significant mental health component to ensure smooth transition. In addition, provide advice and information on suitability of placements to meet individual CYPs needs.
Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care
The postholder will provide clinical input for CYP Continuing Care (CC) assessments and help identify the appropriate support necessary to meet their needs.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Reviewing the pre-assessment to help identify cases to be escalated to full CYPCC assessment.
- Providing clinical perspective in panel decisions on eligibility for continuing care.
- Identify the health needs in support of funding decisions at panel.
- Attending the fortnightly panel and co-chair when necessary.
- Support the SEL ICB All Age Continuing Health Care programme, including the development of the NHSE patient dataset for CYP.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Duties and Responsibilities
Shared Funding for Placements and Complex Care Packages
The Council and SEL ICB (Lewisham) have a Shared Funding Panel for complex cases with representation from joint commissioning, SEL ICB, social care, education, and finance.
The post holder will lead the SEL ICB (Lewisham) joint funding process to review health assessments and costs, provide clinically informed oversight to both the process and associated health budgets. The post holder will contribute to placement planning discussions to avoid crisis situations and support step down from hospital / inpatient services.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Coordinate and oversee shared funding placement / complex care packages on behalf of the SEL ICB (Lewisham).
- Oversight of £1m health budget to support complex care packages and placements.
- Attend and provide clinical advice for placement planning (CLA / SEND) professional meetings when theres a significant health component to prevent placement / family breakdown or support step down / prevention of crisis.
Dynamic Support Register (DSR)
The post holder will have clinical oversight and management of the children and young peoples Learning Disability and Autism Programme Dynamic Support Register (DSR) and Transition to Adulthood.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Oversight of the Dynamic Support Register, by working with the allocated business support officer, the post holder will ensure that the DSR is up to date and contains the correct level of information for individual CYP
- Chair the six weekly DSR meeting to ensure effective co-ordination across the professional network
- Coordinate and chair Lewisham CYP Community Education Treatment Reviews (CETRs) for outpatient cases and will attend and represent commissioning (SEL ICB) all Lewisham inpatient CETRS, which are chaired by NHSE.
- Attend the monthly in-patient surgery to provide and receive updates on those young people on the DSR who are in hospital.
- Working closely with the Designated Clinical Officer (DCO) and the LDA Programme regional operations group, keeping abreast of the wider programme delivery and implications for place.
Transition to Adulthood Pathways
The Council and SEL ICB (Lewisham) are commitment to supporting young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities aged between 14 and 25 years to prepare for adulthood. The post holder will have oversight of key cohorts within Childrens Services, notably Children Leaving Care, Young People transitioning from Childrens to Adults with Mental Health Services and Young People transitioning from youth offending services.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Oversight and involvement in CYP cases on adult DSR between ages of 16 21 to support effective transition.
- Attend placement planning (children looked after) professional meetings when theres a significant mental health component to ensure smooth transition. In addition, provide advice and information on suitability of placements to meet individual CYPs needs.
Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care
The postholder will provide clinical input for CYP Continuing Care (CC) assessments and help identify the appropriate support necessary to meet their needs.
Responsibilities to include: -
- Reviewing the pre-assessment to help identify cases to be escalated to full CYPCC assessment.
- Providing clinical perspective in panel decisions on eligibility for continuing care.
- Identify the health needs in support of funding decisions at panel.
- Attending the fortnightly panel and co-chair when necessary.
- Support the SEL ICB All Age Continuing Health Care programme, including the development of the NHSE patient dataset for CYP.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical qualification in Children's Mental Health or equivalent qualification
- Educated to post- graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area;
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience: Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses, to master's level equivalent Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the main issues affecting outcomes for children, young people and families, particularly children and young people with mental health concerns
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Children and Families Act 2014, Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, continuing care frameworks and SEND Code of Practice 0-25 (2014) in addition to other relevant legislation, local and national policy and good practice guidance.
- Understanding of ICB/NHS statutory clinical commissioning responsibilities and experience of contributing to appropriate governance systems and processes.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of children's services at both a local and national level.
- Substantial experience of working in an operational/clinical capacity within a children's/ child and adolescent mental health service environment.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of key issues affecting health services/modernisation/local commissioning agendas including national policy on system reform in the NHS.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to think strategically and to translate the vision for local services into delivery by collaboration and partnership working.
- Knowledge and ability to lead and / or contribute to the development and delivery of mental health policies, processes and guidance.
- Strategic planning and implementation of strategic plans, including leading service change and improvement.
- Experience of using information and evidence gathered to make sound and reasoned judgements and recommendations and communicate effectively to a range of audiences.
- Evidence of ability to encourage and achieve change through the use of effective influencing and facilitation skills
- An excellent communicator with the proven ability to network effectively, negotiate at all levels and influence other's decisions
- Proven ability to influence outside own sphere of control
- Experience of contribution to data collection, evaluation and report writing.
- Can demonstrate evidence of implementing innovative solutions designed to improve services with partners within tight financial constraints.
- Ability to plan and deliver work flexibly and with a high level of autonomy
- Ability to prioritise and meet demanding deadlines
Other
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and work flexibly to provide support to other departments and teams as and when necessary
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical qualification in Children's Mental Health or equivalent qualification
- Educated to post- graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area;
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience: Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses, to master's level equivalent Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the main issues affecting outcomes for children, young people and families, particularly children and young people with mental health concerns
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Children and Families Act 2014, Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, continuing care frameworks and SEND Code of Practice 0-25 (2014) in addition to other relevant legislation, local and national policy and good practice guidance.
- Understanding of ICB/NHS statutory clinical commissioning responsibilities and experience of contributing to appropriate governance systems and processes.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of children's services at both a local and national level.
- Substantial experience of working in an operational/clinical capacity within a children's/ child and adolescent mental health service environment.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of key issues affecting health services/modernisation/local commissioning agendas including national policy on system reform in the NHS.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to think strategically and to translate the vision for local services into delivery by collaboration and partnership working.
- Knowledge and ability to lead and / or contribute to the development and delivery of mental health policies, processes and guidance.
- Strategic planning and implementation of strategic plans, including leading service change and improvement.
- Experience of using information and evidence gathered to make sound and reasoned judgements and recommendations and communicate effectively to a range of audiences.
- Evidence of ability to encourage and achieve change through the use of effective influencing and facilitation skills
- An excellent communicator with the proven ability to network effectively, negotiate at all levels and influence other's decisions
- Proven ability to influence outside own sphere of control
- Experience of contribution to data collection, evaluation and report writing.
- Can demonstrate evidence of implementing innovative solutions designed to improve services with partners within tight financial constraints.
- Ability to plan and deliver work flexibly and with a high level of autonomy
- Ability to prioritise and meet demanding deadlines
Other
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and work flexibly to provide support to other departments and teams as and when necessary
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.
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).
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.
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).
