Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of clients with Learning Disabilities in any setting (i.e. home, acute settings, residential settings) to determine eligibility to receive Fully Funded NHS Continuing Healthcare [CHC] or Funded Nursing Care [FNC]. The post holder will act as senior nurse assessor/co-ordinator of a Multidisciplinary Team to establish eligibility and working with the client and their family, identify a suitable care package. They will ensure the review process of all Funded Nursing Care/Continuing Healthcare is undertaken in accordance with the National Framework Guidance for Continuing Healthcare (revised 2018).
The post holder will ensure that assessments and reviews are carried out in a timely manner according to the local KPIs in order to meet the national performance targets. The post holder will form part of the senior nurse assessor team for the CHC team, ensuring that clients receive high quality care and provide specialist advice regarding Learning Disabilities to the CHC team. The post holder will also lead on ensuring all clients with a Learning Disability who have care delivered through a Personal Health Budget, have appropriate care and support plans in place, and will support in the management of the PHB, resolving issues as they arise.
Main duties of the job
oThe post holder will support the Continuing Healthcare team to ensure that the CHC and FNC work-stream is planned and managed effectively, taking a lead in assisting in their successful delivery.
oEstablish and maintain communication networks with care home staffs, social services, community staffs and hospital MDT in delivering CHC assessments and complex case management
o Maintain effective communication on issues in complex situations arising from the CHC criteria, CHC processes and outcomes
oPrioritise workload and team activity responding to service demands/policy changes. Ensure effective balance between clinical and administrative activities
About us
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.
Each ICS consists of two statutory elements:
- an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
- an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.
ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):
- to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
- tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
- enhance productivity and value for money and;
- help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people's health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for full details
Undertake, critique and facilitate robust clinical assessment/reviews to enable transparent and appropriate funding decisions to be made using expert knowledge of the National Framework
Manage the LD caseload and ensure correct processes are followed in delivery of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare & NHS Funded Nursing Care.
Participate in the continued development of the management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, directorate and the wider NHS organisation
Assist in the coordination of training & development and recruitment activity across the Team
To participate in peer reviews, implementing change as appropriate and as defined within the FNC/Continuing Healthcare Guidance
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for full details
Undertake, critique and facilitate robust clinical assessment/reviews to enable transparent and appropriate funding decisions to be made using expert knowledge of the National Framework
Manage the LD caseload and ensure correct processes are followed in delivery of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare & NHS Funded Nursing Care.
Participate in the continued development of the management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, directorate and the wider NHS organisation
Assist in the coordination of training & development and recruitment activity across the Team
To participate in peer reviews, implementing change as appropriate and as defined within the FNC/Continuing Healthcare Guidance
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (adult)
- Current & relevant NMC registration
- Degree or equivalent level of experience in health or social care
- Academic/professional qualification at higher degree level or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of complex case management
- Experience of reporting clinical and non- clinical accidents and incidences promptly and when requested to co-operate with any investigation undertaken
- Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the Continuing Healthcare Framework
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To interpret and collate complex information for writing of comprehensive reports to be understood and read by both health and social care professionals and the layperson
- Experience of creating and presenting client information to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- The ability to communicate sensitive and complex decisions to clients, families and other professionals, providing explicit examples to aid understanding
Other
Essential
- Ability to challenge and support others appropriately and assertively
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with an ability to adopt several ways to influence diverse parties.
- Demonstrate commitment and role model behaviours and actions that support equality, diversity, belonging and inclusion.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (adult)
- Current & relevant NMC registration
- Degree or equivalent level of experience in health or social care
- Academic/professional qualification at higher degree level or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of complex case management
- Experience of reporting clinical and non- clinical accidents and incidences promptly and when requested to co-operate with any investigation undertaken
- Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the Continuing Healthcare Framework
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To interpret and collate complex information for writing of comprehensive reports to be understood and read by both health and social care professionals and the layperson
- Experience of creating and presenting client information to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- The ability to communicate sensitive and complex decisions to clients, families and other professionals, providing explicit examples to aid understanding
Other
Essential
- Ability to challenge and support others appropriately and assertively
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with an ability to adopt several ways to influence diverse parties.
- Demonstrate commitment and role model behaviours and actions that support equality, diversity, belonging and inclusion.
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.