Job summary
The
Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care (CYPCC) Team are looking for
experienced registered nurses (RN Child, RNLD/RNMH, RN with PHN qualification)
who are passionate about improving care for children and young people with
complex needs.
You
will need to be able to work independently and take a lead role in providing
needs led and child centred assessment, development & clinical oversight of
care packages for children and young people with complex needs referred for and
receiving Children and Young People's Continuing Care. Experience of working in
the field of childrens complex health/palliative care/learning
disability/mental health is essential. We are particularly keen to attract
nurses with experience of working with children/young people/adults with autism
and/or intellectual disability and behaviours that challenge in order to
develop our team skill mix due to an increase in referrals in this area.
We
have various hours available; our teams include South Bank (North & North
East Lincolnshire), North Bank (Hull & East Riding) and North Yorkshire
& York. Our CYPCC Nurses are predominantly remotely based and aligned to
one of the above teams however there is an expectation that post holders are
willing to be flexible, able to travel for face-to-face assessments and support
across the teams in line with service need.
Main duties of the job
Please note - this role is home/hybrid working - ICB wide. The office base will be the closest to the candidates home.
Our
CYPCC Nurses undertake evidence based, holistic needs assessments following the
National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care. The
assessment process is a collaborative approach with the child and family at the
centre, and extensive input from multi-agency professionals.
Utilising
specialist nursing knowledge you will signpost to commissioned NHS services,
identify gaps in health care provision, develop and commission comprehensive
needs led packages of care in partnership with the child/young person, their
family, and professionals across health, social care and education.
The
post holders will provide specialist health advice and contribute to complex
case management alongside colleagues in health, social care, and education. You
will take an active role in the Education, Health and Care planning (EHPC)
process; Care, Education and Treatments Reviews (CETRs) and multi-agency
meetings with local authority Children with Disabilities Services. You will
work under the guidance of our clinical Team Leaders and CYPCC Strategic,
Operational, and Quality Lead, with access to regular clinical and safeguarding
supervision, and opportunities for training and development.
About us
We are
a welcoming and supportive team with an extensive skill mix and endless passion
and drive for high quality service delivery. Positive outcomes for children and
their families are at the heart of everything we do. You will join us at a time
when we are making significant progress in our quality improvement programme,
with opportunities to influence service design and delivery through various
working groups and projects.
We
support flexible working, with staff wellbeing and development of paramount
importance. We encourage collaboration between our place teams with regular
team meetings and informal weekly wellbeing catch ups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake
comprehensive assessments of need for children with complex health needs,
utilising specialist health knowledge and experience.
Always
maintain a person centred and multi-agency approach to needs assessment and
care package development.
To work
in partnership with all relevant stakeholders in the provision of continuing
health care packages to enable the child or young person to attain their
optimum life experience and outcomes.
To facilitate
difficult and challenging conversations and communicate highly sensitive and
complex information using high level communication skills to a range of
audiences including medical/non-medical professionals, parents/carers,
children/young people.
To use advanced
analytical skills in continuing health assessments for children in agreeing
levels of care, funding and developing bespoke packages of care within agreed
eligibility and criteria.
To
support parents/carers and young people to hold a personal health budget where
eligible and desired.
To
review at least annually packages of care, outcomes, and personal health
budgets, ensuring they continue to work effectively for the child and their
family.
To meet statutory duties under the SEND Code of Practice, engaging in the
Education, Health, and Care planning process to ensure alignment of EHCP and
Continuing Care.
To
attend SEND decision makings panels as a health representative or to present
continuing health care assessments for peer review.
To support professionals across education, health, and care services by
offering timely, effective specialist health support and information.
Ensure
children and young people are safe and remain safe.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake
comprehensive assessments of need for children with complex health needs,
utilising specialist health knowledge and experience.
Always
maintain a person centred and multi-agency approach to needs assessment and
care package development.
To work
in partnership with all relevant stakeholders in the provision of continuing
health care packages to enable the child or young person to attain their
optimum life experience and outcomes.
To facilitate
difficult and challenging conversations and communicate highly sensitive and
complex information using high level communication skills to a range of
audiences including medical/non-medical professionals, parents/carers,
children/young people.
To use advanced
analytical skills in continuing health assessments for children in agreeing
levels of care, funding and developing bespoke packages of care within agreed
eligibility and criteria.
To
support parents/carers and young people to hold a personal health budget where
eligible and desired.
To
review at least annually packages of care, outcomes, and personal health
budgets, ensuring they continue to work effectively for the child and their
family.
To meet statutory duties under the SEND Code of Practice, engaging in the
Education, Health, and Care planning process to ensure alignment of EHCP and
Continuing Care.
To
attend SEND decision makings panels as a health representative or to present
continuing health care assessments for peer review.
To support professionals across education, health, and care services by
offering timely, effective specialist health support and information.
Ensure
children and young people are safe and remain safe.
Person Specification
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- relevant agencies and multidisciplinary professionals at all levels.
- Have a clinical/professional knowledge of a wide range of chronic conditions, illness and disability or the ability to learn this.
- Ability to produce any written documentation to a high standard.
- Ability to travel efficiently for meetings and assessments and other purposes as required by the business.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills/negotiation skills.
- Ability to deal with distressed individuals in a professional manner at all times.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Education, Health & Care Planning (EHC)
- Skills in quality/audit systems
- Demonstrable good standard of IT skills.
- Ability to network and develop deep understanding and knowledge of services.
- Ability to sign post and provide advice on access to generic health and social services.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to work with families and other agencies to ensure the implementation/review of care packages which meet need.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse currently registered with the NMC.
- Degree or Diploma level qualifications or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Knowledge of governmental policy in relation to the wider health care system
- Ability to update knowledge of various acts and statutory guidance such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Valuing People, Safeguarding etc.
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance.
Desirable
- Childrens Community nursing degree/willingness to undertake course or relevant equivalent course.
- Working knowledge of the current National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Continuing Care
- Working knowledge of personal health budgets/direct payments
- Knowledge of responsibilities of the Local Authority in the context of NHS CHC/CC
Experience
Essential
- In order to undertake the duties of this post it is expected the post holder will have demonstrable broad post-registration experience in a relevant field of nursing e.g. complex health/palliative care/CAMHS/Learning Disability.
- Demonstrable post registration experience at Band 5 or above
- Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
- Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of managing own caseload and working autonomously
- Experience of communicating sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information appropriately to different audiences.
- Experience of complex case management within a multi-agency setting
Desirable
- Experience of the National Framework for NHS CHC/CC
- Experience of the National Framework for NHS PHB
Person Specification
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- relevant agencies and multidisciplinary professionals at all levels.
- Have a clinical/professional knowledge of a wide range of chronic conditions, illness and disability or the ability to learn this.
- Ability to produce any written documentation to a high standard.
- Ability to travel efficiently for meetings and assessments and other purposes as required by the business.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills/negotiation skills.
- Ability to deal with distressed individuals in a professional manner at all times.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Education, Health & Care Planning (EHC)
- Skills in quality/audit systems
- Demonstrable good standard of IT skills.
- Ability to network and develop deep understanding and knowledge of services.
- Ability to sign post and provide advice on access to generic health and social services.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to work with families and other agencies to ensure the implementation/review of care packages which meet need.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse currently registered with the NMC.
- Degree or Diploma level qualifications or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Knowledge of governmental policy in relation to the wider health care system
- Ability to update knowledge of various acts and statutory guidance such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Valuing People, Safeguarding etc.
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance.
Desirable
- Childrens Community nursing degree/willingness to undertake course or relevant equivalent course.
- Working knowledge of the current National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Continuing Care
- Working knowledge of personal health budgets/direct payments
- Knowledge of responsibilities of the Local Authority in the context of NHS CHC/CC
Experience
Essential
- In order to undertake the duties of this post it is expected the post holder will have demonstrable broad post-registration experience in a relevant field of nursing e.g. complex health/palliative care/CAMHS/Learning Disability.
- Demonstrable post registration experience at Band 5 or above
- Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
- Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of managing own caseload and working autonomously
- Experience of communicating sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information appropriately to different audiences.
- Experience of complex case management within a multi-agency setting
Desirable
- Experience of the National Framework for NHS CHC/CC
- Experience of the National Framework for NHS PHB
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).
