Job summary
Provide comprehensive administration for Continuing Care and Funded Nursing Care. Significant responsibility within the role is the maintenance and use of the National Complex Care Database and provide data extracts to support performance monitoring. Assist the Complex Care Specialist Nurses with all aspects of the Continuing NHS Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care ensuring all agreed policies and processes are followed.
Provide, receive and interpret complex sensitive information, which requires agreement or co-operation from individuals or their legal representative. The information requires initial analysis and triage to the most appropriate health professional. Significant responsibility will be in the production of clear and accurate reports, working closely with the Finance Team to organise and plan workload to ensure that all weekly and monthly deadlines and national standards and targets are adhered to.
Responsible for the administration of Continuing NHS Health Care and the Funded Nursing Care processing functions.
Main duties of the job
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.
Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.
Did you know - Powys Teaching Health Board accepts applications to retire and return from within the NHS in Wales. If you would like to know more, please contact the Powys Teaching Health Board Workforce team on 01874 712580 or powys.workforcegeneralenquiries@wales.nhs.uk
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to NVQ 4 level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience
- Financially literate proficiency in the use of ICT applications to support work activity including the analysis, interpretation and presentation of complex data
- High degree of knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Databases and Access
Experience
Essential
- I.T. literate and able to use a range of software
- Effective communication skills with ability to relate to groups
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills including report writing and presentation skills
- Ability to assist in the improvement of reports and policies
- Knowledge of NHS Continuing Health Care
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and organise, prioritise own projects/ workload
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Ability to work without supervision
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
- Ability to manage priorities to meet deadline
- Ability to prioritise and deliver on time against a background of changing demands
- Liaising with colleagues, plans and prioritises own workload in order to meet deadlines on a daily basis, changing planned activities whilst ensuring that the quality of the work produced is of the highest standard
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
- Presents a positive image of self and the service keeps relevant people informed of progress.
- Keeps relevant and up to date records of communication
Desirable
Values
Essential
Other
Essential
- Resilience and Stamina
- Confident professional appearance
- Ability to travel within role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to NVQ 4 level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience
- Financially literate proficiency in the use of ICT applications to support work activity including the analysis, interpretation and presentation of complex data
- High degree of knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Databases and Access
Experience
Essential
- I.T. literate and able to use a range of software
- Effective communication skills with ability to relate to groups
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills including report writing and presentation skills
- Ability to assist in the improvement of reports and policies
- Knowledge of NHS Continuing Health Care
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and organise, prioritise own projects/ workload
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Ability to work without supervision
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
- Ability to manage priorities to meet deadline
- Ability to prioritise and deliver on time against a background of changing demands
- Liaising with colleagues, plans and prioritises own workload in order to meet deadlines on a daily basis, changing planned activities whilst ensuring that the quality of the work produced is of the highest standard
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
- Presents a positive image of self and the service keeps relevant people informed of progress.
- Keeps relevant and up to date records of communication
Desirable
Values
Essential
Other
Essential
- Resilience and Stamina
- Confident professional appearance
- Ability to travel within role
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).
