Job summary
Calling
all Children's Registered Nurses, Children's Learning Disability Nurses & Children's Mental Health Nurses.
Are you
looking for your next new and exciting challenge?
Do you
need a better work / life balance? Be a hybrid worker (home / office /
community) Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Do you
want an opportunity for development & to gain experience in different areas
of healthcare?
Do you
value diversity, fairness, excellence & sustainability, and are passionate
about working with others to ensure high quality care for NHS patients, then
the Complex Cases Team - Children's Continuing Care is the place where you can
thrive!
We have a vacancy within our service & are looking for a highly
motivated, enthusiastic professional to join our supportive & dynamic
team.
The role
involves, completing robust & holistic health care assessments, leading
multi-disciplinary team meetings, care planning safe and effective packages of
care & supporting individuals with complex care needs to maintain their
quality of life. This role regularly involves providing support & guidance to
both our clients, their families, & external professionals, in order to
achieve the best outcomes.
The team is responsible for upholding the guidance
provided by the National Framework for Children's &Young Peoples & therefore, comprehensive training is provided to ensure this specialist
knowledge is gained.
Main duties of the job
We are
looking for a registered professional who is experienced in working with
children & young people who have complex physical & mental health needs.
Successful
candidates will have excellent communication & assessment skills; be
resilient, able to work autonomously but also work as part of a team. This is a
home-based role, & post holders will be expected to be able to travel across
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough & out of area as required.
You will
be joining a fast-paced team that employs the use of holistic nursing,
inquisitive thinking & a focus on high quality. The nature of the role is
autonomous & challenging but with the benefit of supportive colleagues.
Our workstreams include:
*
Assessments / Reviews
*
Verifications / Quality Assurance
*
Duty
*
Personal Health Budgets
*
Case Management
*
Transition
* Adhering to its statutory duties for Children &Young Peoples Continuing Care, Section 117 Aftercare, Education &Treatment Reviews &complaint with national guidance.
This is a
role for someone who is invested in supporting children &young people to
improve their health outcomes &quality of life. We are an innovative team
who likes to use new ideas to continually improve practice &work in
partnership with other agencies to achieve this.
About us
NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough is an Integrated Care
Board (ICB) and the statutory NHS organisation responsible for planning and
delivering local health and care services to the population and communities of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
Working collaboratively with partner organisations, including
the VCSE sector, it oversees the commissioning, performance, financial
management and transformation of the local NHS, as part of Cambridgeshire &
Peterborough Integrated Care System (ICS).
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that
promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas,
perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work
environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications
irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender
expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other
personal circumstances.
We are a predominantly home based organisation. Some roles within the ICB are not suitable for the sole use
of public transport and/or where there is a long journey from home to where work
routinely takes place.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide
clinical advice and expertise to the commissioning of NHS Childrens Continuing
Care. To ensure a robust framework for monitoring the quality and adherence to
the National Framework for Childrens Continuing Care.
As a
Childrens Continuing Care Practitioner for Children & Young Peoples
Continuing Care, you will work as part of the Complex Cases Team delivering an
effective assessment, review and case management service across Cambridge and
Peterborough for clients who may be eligible for Childrens Continuing
Care.
Undertaking
this role will require a high level of communication and analytical skill for
receiving and interpreting highly complex health, education and social care
need information, to present to stake holders- i.e. information around funding
decisions which may be met with resistance.
The post
holder will be expected to travel within the Cambridge and Peterborough
Integrated Care Board boundaries on a regular basis and may require travel
outside of these boundaries as required by the caseload and requirements of the
service
This work requires working in close
partnership with clinical leaders, the acute sector, community services, local
authority, voluntary organisations, patients, families and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide
clinical advice and expertise to the commissioning of NHS Childrens Continuing
Care. To ensure a robust framework for monitoring the quality and adherence to
the National Framework for Childrens Continuing Care.
As a
Childrens Continuing Care Practitioner for Children & Young Peoples
Continuing Care, you will work as part of the Complex Cases Team delivering an
effective assessment, review and case management service across Cambridge and
Peterborough for clients who may be eligible for Childrens Continuing
Care.
Undertaking
this role will require a high level of communication and analytical skill for
receiving and interpreting highly complex health, education and social care
need information, to present to stake holders- i.e. information around funding
decisions which may be met with resistance.
The post
holder will be expected to travel within the Cambridge and Peterborough
Integrated Care Board boundaries on a regular basis and may require travel
outside of these boundaries as required by the caseload and requirements of the
service
This work requires working in close
partnership with clinical leaders, the acute sector, community services, local
authority, voluntary organisations, patients, families and carers.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Fully conversant with the assessment process and need to assess as well as plan to implement and evaluate the needs of clients
- Ability to manage and have a clinical knowledge of a wide range of long term conditions illness and disability
- Knowledge of patient safety. Risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to produce any documentation to a high standard
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care Framework
- Knowledge of complex case management and complex packages
- Knowledge of various acts and statutory guidance such as the Children & Families Act 2014. Mental Health Act. Mental Capacity Act. Valuing People& Safeguarding
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or appropriate equivalent or appropriate equivalent experience
- Registered Nurse First level (RN Child, LD, MH)
- Valid professional registration
Desirable
- Continuing Care Specialist training or qualification
- Practice Teacher or Mentorship Qualification
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in undertaking thorough, evidence-based holistic health assessments
- Experience of working directly with children, young people and their families
- Experience of care planning for clients with complex health and social care needs.
- Experience of undertaking clinical risk management for individual patients / people and developing safe and effective clinical care plans to maintain patient safety
- Experience in team working, working on ones own initiative and managing caseload.
Desirable
- Experience within NHS Continuing Care
- Experience of working in partnership between health and social care and wider system partners
- Experience in complex case management
- Experience of assembling specialist packages of care which are tailored to the needs of individual clients.
- Experience and awareness of budgetary issues ensuring concordance
- Experience of delivering training programmes to groups.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Fully conversant with the assessment process and need to assess as well as plan to implement and evaluate the needs of clients
- Ability to manage and have a clinical knowledge of a wide range of long term conditions illness and disability
- Knowledge of patient safety. Risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to produce any documentation to a high standard
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care Framework
- Knowledge of complex case management and complex packages
- Knowledge of various acts and statutory guidance such as the Children & Families Act 2014. Mental Health Act. Mental Capacity Act. Valuing People& Safeguarding
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or appropriate equivalent or appropriate equivalent experience
- Registered Nurse First level (RN Child, LD, MH)
- Valid professional registration
Desirable
- Continuing Care Specialist training or qualification
- Practice Teacher or Mentorship Qualification
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in undertaking thorough, evidence-based holistic health assessments
- Experience of working directly with children, young people and their families
- Experience of care planning for clients with complex health and social care needs.
- Experience of undertaking clinical risk management for individual patients / people and developing safe and effective clinical care plans to maintain patient safety
- Experience in team working, working on ones own initiative and managing caseload.
Desirable
- Experience within NHS Continuing Care
- Experience of working in partnership between health and social care and wider system partners
- Experience in complex case management
- Experience of assembling specialist packages of care which are tailored to the needs of individual clients.
- Experience and awareness of budgetary issues ensuring concordance
- Experience of delivering training programmes to groups.
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).
