Job summary
To give expert direction and leadership having overall responsibility for the management of the children and young people's continuing care process within the community children's nursing service and for the governance arrangements to ensure safe and effective care in line with the prudent healthcare agenda
To work with the team managers within the community children's nursing service (CCNS), other professionals and partner agencies and provide professional and expert advice and training in regard to the children and young peoples continuing care process.
To support the Senior Nurse and CCN Service by participating in strategic development of the continuing care service and actively contribute to the development of nursing clinical standards, policies and procedures to ensure that implementation of continuing care is sustainable and meets children and young people's assessed needs.
Main duties of the job
- Assess eligibility for continuing care through comprehensive, multi agency assessments.
- Develop and commission care packages tailored to the child/young persons complex health and social needs.
- Co ordinate across agencies ( health, social care, education) to ensure integrated support.
- Provide clinical leadership and contribute to service development and policy improvements.
- Ensure Safeguarding and compliance with the National Framework and local governance.
- Handle complaints and appeals related to continuing care provision.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
- To lead and facilitate on the strategic implementation of the Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care process within the Community Childrens Nursing Service, ensuring effective, efficient and appropriate high quality care is provided, monitored and evaluated.
- To support the delivery and development of improved performance across all children and young peoples continuing care processes, using an outward looking approach, attending and participating in local and national professional forums.
- To provide expert knowledge, strong leadership and direction to enable the Community Childrens Nursing Team to implement the Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care Guidance in partnership with other agencies and in line with national policies.
- To work with other professionals and partner agencies to actively contribute to the implementation of local and national policy and guidelines for children and young people with complex needs, thus ensuring a joint health and social care approach to assessment, care planning and review.
- To lead and support Health Assessors to make recommendations with regard to funding, placement and level of care and be able to effectively demonstrate outcomes and oversee the evaluation of the process and ensure equity across the Gwent area.
- To lead and manage a quality assurance process for children and young peoples continuing care, ensuring standards are maintained and risk is managed appropriately.
- To work collaboratively with other professionals and partner agencies to support appeals and complaints processes, ensuring these are dealt with fairly, openly and transparently.
- To work autonomously, manage own time and scope of professional practice
- To lead in partnership with adult practitioners on the transition to adult services of children and young people with complex healthcare needs, providing advice, support and guidance to young people, their families and key staff.
- To demonstrate sound knowledge of the Adult CHC process and attend planning meetings, training as necessary. To ensure Children and young People who have agreement for continuing care are entered onto the National complex Care Database.
- To take responsibility of audit in relation to children and young peoples continuing care and present reports to Health Board senior management team; this includes the maintenance of an accurate database of continuing care cases with record of financial spend and resource requirements.
- To present continuing care cases to the Health Board Multi-agency Decision Making Panel using professional judgement and clinical expertise to support recommendations for care whilst demonstrating sound knowledge of resource restraints
- To make recommendations on workforce and skill mix requirements in relation to assessed need and in line with prudent healthcare agenda
- To work with other professionals to ensure the provision of equipment for children and young people who meet eligibility for children and young peoples continuing care
- To calculate the financial cost of individual continuing care packages for children and young people and monitor the financial impact on the community childrens nursing service
- To work with team managers across the service to ensure accredited training programmes for HCSW are implemented, monitored and reviewed
- To be responsible for ensuring the safety and welfare of patients and staff ensuring that they observe and implement Health and Safety Policies identifying, and achieving training and developmental needs through the implementation of Health Board policies and procedures.
- To participate in meeting the needs of a 24 hour, 7 days a week Service and work in partnership to meet on-call Service needs to minimise the need for hospital admissions
- To deputise for Senior Nurse and support them in the development and management of the Community Childrens Service
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
- To lead and facilitate on the strategic implementation of the Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care process within the Community Childrens Nursing Service, ensuring effective, efficient and appropriate high quality care is provided, monitored and evaluated.
- To support the delivery and development of improved performance across all children and young peoples continuing care processes, using an outward looking approach, attending and participating in local and national professional forums.
- To provide expert knowledge, strong leadership and direction to enable the Community Childrens Nursing Team to implement the Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care Guidance in partnership with other agencies and in line with national policies.
- To work with other professionals and partner agencies to actively contribute to the implementation of local and national policy and guidelines for children and young people with complex needs, thus ensuring a joint health and social care approach to assessment, care planning and review.
- To lead and support Health Assessors to make recommendations with regard to funding, placement and level of care and be able to effectively demonstrate outcomes and oversee the evaluation of the process and ensure equity across the Gwent area.
- To lead and manage a quality assurance process for children and young peoples continuing care, ensuring standards are maintained and risk is managed appropriately.
- To work collaboratively with other professionals and partner agencies to support appeals and complaints processes, ensuring these are dealt with fairly, openly and transparently.
- To work autonomously, manage own time and scope of professional practice
- To lead in partnership with adult practitioners on the transition to adult services of children and young people with complex healthcare needs, providing advice, support and guidance to young people, their families and key staff.
- To demonstrate sound knowledge of the Adult CHC process and attend planning meetings, training as necessary. To ensure Children and young People who have agreement for continuing care are entered onto the National complex Care Database.
- To take responsibility of audit in relation to children and young peoples continuing care and present reports to Health Board senior management team; this includes the maintenance of an accurate database of continuing care cases with record of financial spend and resource requirements.
- To present continuing care cases to the Health Board Multi-agency Decision Making Panel using professional judgement and clinical expertise to support recommendations for care whilst demonstrating sound knowledge of resource restraints
- To make recommendations on workforce and skill mix requirements in relation to assessed need and in line with prudent healthcare agenda
- To work with other professionals to ensure the provision of equipment for children and young people who meet eligibility for children and young peoples continuing care
- To calculate the financial cost of individual continuing care packages for children and young people and monitor the financial impact on the community childrens nursing service
- To work with team managers across the service to ensure accredited training programmes for HCSW are implemented, monitored and reviewed
- To be responsible for ensuring the safety and welfare of patients and staff ensuring that they observe and implement Health and Safety Policies identifying, and achieving training and developmental needs through the implementation of Health Board policies and procedures.
- To participate in meeting the needs of a 24 hour, 7 days a week Service and work in partnership to meet on-call Service needs to minimise the need for hospital admissions
- To deputise for Senior Nurse and support them in the development and management of the Community Childrens Service
Person Specification
Qualifications/experience
Essential
- RGN/RSCN
- Evidence of post registration education in children's nursing or community care
- Significant experience in children's nursing including complex health needs- Experience in community settings- Experience in care planning and assessments
Desirable
- Leadership and team co ordination- excellent communication and negotiation skills- Ability to use the Decision Support Tool (DST)
- Previous experience in a Continuing Care Manger role- Experience in commissioning care packages
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care- Safeguarding Procedures- Multi agency working principles
- Leadership and team co-ordination- Excellent Communication and negotiation skills- Ability to use the Decision Support Tool (DST)
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS funding streams and budget management
- Project management skills-Audit and service improvement experience
- Experience in quality assurance and compliance monitoring
- Advanced data analysis/reporting skills
Person Specification
Qualifications/experience
Essential
- RGN/RSCN
- Evidence of post registration education in children's nursing or community care
- Significant experience in children's nursing including complex health needs- Experience in community settings- Experience in care planning and assessments
Desirable
- Leadership and team co ordination- excellent communication and negotiation skills- Ability to use the Decision Support Tool (DST)
- Previous experience in a Continuing Care Manger role- Experience in commissioning care packages
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care- Safeguarding Procedures- Multi agency working principles
- Leadership and team co-ordination- Excellent Communication and negotiation skills- Ability to use the Decision Support Tool (DST)
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS funding streams and budget management
- Project management skills-Audit and service improvement experience
- Experience in quality assurance and compliance monitoring
- Advanced data analysis/reporting skills
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
