Job summary
Join Our Team in Continuing Healthcare!
Are you passionate about making a real difference in
peoples lives? Looking for a role where your skills will truly have an impact?
Come and join our friendly and dedicated team at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
Integrated Care Board.
We welcome interest from Registered Nurses with a
background in, mental health, learning disabilities, adult, children and young
people; commissioning, specialist commissioning and dispute resolution, in
addition to quality improvement.
Join us and be a part of something bigger making a real
difference in the lives of people across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Who Were Looking For
Were seeking dedicated, compassionate professionals with
experience in nursing and healthcare assessment. If you're passionate about
patient care, have strong assessment skills, and enjoy working in a
collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you!
Why Work With Us?
Work within a collaborative, supportive, and
forward-thinking environment.
Engage in meaningful work that directly improves the lives
of our patients.
Be part of a team dedicated to service innovation and best
practice.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Main duties of the job
The Role
As a Band 5 Assistant Commissioning Nurse in NHS Continuing
Healthcare, you'll play a key role in reviewing eligibility for the NHS
Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care in a variety of settings
including patients own home, care home or other care facility.
You'll help ensure that people receive the right support,
whether through NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Funded Nursing Care, or
jointly funded care packages.
You'll work closely with patients, their families /
representatives, and health and social care professionals to ensure that care
for eligible people is delivered safely and effectively. Your expertise will
help shape care plans, influence quality of care, and safeguard those who are
most vulnerable.
What You'll Be Doing
Triaging new referrals to the service
Reviewing eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare and
Funded Nursing Care in a range of settings (homes, care facilities, etc.);
Supporting patients, carers, and professionals with expert
advice and guidance;
Ensuring that care plans meet the needs of patients in a
safe and person-centred way;
Monitoring and improving the quality of care provided;
Working alongside local healthcare teams, NHS providers,
and social care colleagues to ensure the best possible outcomes for our
communities.
About us
At NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, we support over 2.5 million
people across nine boroughs, working alongside NHS providers, local
authorities, and community organisations. Were one of the largest Integrated
Care Systems (ICS) in the country, committed to improving health outcomes and
delivering high-quality care to those who need it most
For more information please visit:
cheshireandmerseysideopportunities.nhs.uk or for an
informal conversation please contact Anita Denton at MIAA working on behalf of
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities
This will be varied and will adapt over time as both the ICB/S develops. However, thepostholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions:
- Review eligibility for the NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing
- Care in a variety of settings including patients own home, care home or other carefacility.
- Review the care planning, to ensure that all care needs are being met safely andeffectively.
- Monitor and influence the quality of care that is provided to patients; drawing onprevious skills and knowledge to improve the patient experience of care.
- Provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues,including signposting to appropriate services and resources.
- Triage new referrals as part of duty desk cover.
Key working relationships
The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of staff at all levels within theICB/S, with senior and other representatives of local stakeholders, as well as withpatients and their representatives. Some of the key direct relationships include:
- Cheshire and Merseyside ICB/S executive teams
- Cheshire and Merseyside ICB leadership teams
- Chief Information Officers / Digital Leads
- Clinical Leaders
- Colleagues within NHSE/I
- Senior leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside, NHS, local authorities and other
- third sector organisations
Main duties and responsibilities
- First point of contact for referrals to service and provide duty nurse cover onallocated days
- Understanding of PHBs
- Co-ordinating assessment for NHS Funded Nursing Care and NHS Continuing
- Healthcare as close to the service user as feasible
- To provide clinical commissioning oversight to applications and assessmentsconcerning joint funded packages of care
- Seek authorisation of eligibility recommendations via Line Manager
- Case management as allocated by the Line Manager
- On-going review of service users eligible for CHC, NHS funded care inaccordance with National Framework for NHS Funded Care, and Joint fundedcare packages of care
- Undertake urgent reviews of service users, where quality and safety concernshave been identified and report in a timely manner
- To prepare and complete comprehensive documentation/tools to enable thelevel of NHS funding to be determined within the parameters of the NationalFramework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care and Joint
- Funding arrangements locally
- Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used inContinuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping
- To quality assure external recommendations for CHC/FNC
- Completing Continuing Healthcare Checklists, where appropriate, and thatthese are processed following service operating procedures
- To provide assurance with regard to quality of care of individual packages byundertaking reviews as agreed
- To support the delivery of local discharge to assess processes
- To actively promote communication and partnership working between thestatutory, independent and voluntary sectors
- To communicate relevant information and to provide advice and support onfunded nursing/continuing health care to service users and carers
- To liaise with other health professionals on clinical matters as part of theassessment process
- To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care
- To participate in informal and formal education and training as requested
- To participate in clinical supervision and performance and developmentreviews
- To promote positive awareness of the health and social care needs of adultsand older people in conjunction with colleagues from the ICB/Community Trustand Local Authority
- To contribute to team function by sharing own clinical skills/expertise andknowledge
- To identify the training needs within the independent and statutory servicesand ensure this information is fed back appropriately
- To promote understanding of the role and function of the team
- To support ways of improving nursing assessment/care of adults and olderpeople
- To participate in clinical audit within the service
- Mentoring and supervision of students as required
- To support the development of, and participate in clinical supervision, evidencebased and reflective practice in order to develop self and the team
- To line manage staff as requested, ensuring HR policies and procedures arefollowed
- To ensure any staff that are line managed by the post holder receiveappropriate supervision
- Ensure personal access to best practice including up to date researchevidence e.g. through NICE, in discharging professional responsibilities
- To support the development of agile working, by updating assessments anduploading data securely, from alternative areas of work other than theoperational base.
- The job description and person specification are an outline of the task,responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will carry out anyother duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
- The jobdescription and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis inaccordance with the changing needs of the department and organisation
All staff are expected to adhere and complete the NHS Continuing HealthcareCompetency Framework on an annual basis
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities
This will be varied and will adapt over time as both the ICB/S develops. However, thepostholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions:
- Review eligibility for the NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing
- Care in a variety of settings including patients own home, care home or other carefacility.
- Review the care planning, to ensure that all care needs are being met safely andeffectively.
- Monitor and influence the quality of care that is provided to patients; drawing onprevious skills and knowledge to improve the patient experience of care.
- Provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues,including signposting to appropriate services and resources.
- Triage new referrals as part of duty desk cover.
Key working relationships
The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of staff at all levels within theICB/S, with senior and other representatives of local stakeholders, as well as withpatients and their representatives. Some of the key direct relationships include:
- Cheshire and Merseyside ICB/S executive teams
- Cheshire and Merseyside ICB leadership teams
- Chief Information Officers / Digital Leads
- Clinical Leaders
- Colleagues within NHSE/I
- Senior leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside, NHS, local authorities and other
- third sector organisations
Main duties and responsibilities
- First point of contact for referrals to service and provide duty nurse cover onallocated days
- Understanding of PHBs
- Co-ordinating assessment for NHS Funded Nursing Care and NHS Continuing
- Healthcare as close to the service user as feasible
- To provide clinical commissioning oversight to applications and assessmentsconcerning joint funded packages of care
- Seek authorisation of eligibility recommendations via Line Manager
- Case management as allocated by the Line Manager
- On-going review of service users eligible for CHC, NHS funded care inaccordance with National Framework for NHS Funded Care, and Joint fundedcare packages of care
- Undertake urgent reviews of service users, where quality and safety concernshave been identified and report in a timely manner
- To prepare and complete comprehensive documentation/tools to enable thelevel of NHS funding to be determined within the parameters of the NationalFramework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care and Joint
- Funding arrangements locally
- Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used inContinuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping
- To quality assure external recommendations for CHC/FNC
- Completing Continuing Healthcare Checklists, where appropriate, and thatthese are processed following service operating procedures
- To provide assurance with regard to quality of care of individual packages byundertaking reviews as agreed
- To support the delivery of local discharge to assess processes
- To actively promote communication and partnership working between thestatutory, independent and voluntary sectors
- To communicate relevant information and to provide advice and support onfunded nursing/continuing health care to service users and carers
- To liaise with other health professionals on clinical matters as part of theassessment process
- To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care
- To participate in informal and formal education and training as requested
- To participate in clinical supervision and performance and developmentreviews
- To promote positive awareness of the health and social care needs of adultsand older people in conjunction with colleagues from the ICB/Community Trustand Local Authority
- To contribute to team function by sharing own clinical skills/expertise andknowledge
- To identify the training needs within the independent and statutory servicesand ensure this information is fed back appropriately
- To promote understanding of the role and function of the team
- To support ways of improving nursing assessment/care of adults and olderpeople
- To participate in clinical audit within the service
- Mentoring and supervision of students as required
- To support the development of, and participate in clinical supervision, evidencebased and reflective practice in order to develop self and the team
- To line manage staff as requested, ensuring HR policies and procedures arefollowed
- To ensure any staff that are line managed by the post holder receiveappropriate supervision
- Ensure personal access to best practice including up to date researchevidence e.g. through NICE, in discharging professional responsibilities
- To support the development of agile working, by updating assessments anduploading data securely, from alternative areas of work other than theoperational base.
- The job description and person specification are an outline of the task,responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will carry out anyother duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
- The jobdescription and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis inaccordance with the changing needs of the department and organisation
All staff are expected to adhere and complete the NHS Continuing HealthcareCompetency Framework on an annual basis
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care
- Understanding of Local Authority functions
- Conversant with national and local guidance on continuing care/NHS Funded Care for adults
- Understanding of the operational management and clinical role of the NHS
- Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution to quality
- Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of primary care
- Experience of working effectively with clinicians, Health and Social Care colleagues and other partner agencies
- Ability to self-manage and organise workload
- Previous experience of working within a busy environment with ever changing priorities
- In order to apply please upload your CV via NHS Jobs
- Please note we review applications as they arrive so please consider applying prior to the closing date
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Evidence continued professional development.
- Current NMC Registration or other appropriate professional body.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care
- Understanding of Local Authority functions
- Conversant with national and local guidance on continuing care/NHS Funded Care for adults
- Understanding of the operational management and clinical role of the NHS
- Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution to quality
- Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of primary care
- Experience of working effectively with clinicians, Health and Social Care colleagues and other partner agencies
- Ability to self-manage and organise workload
- Previous experience of working within a busy environment with ever changing priorities
- In order to apply please upload your CV via NHS Jobs
- Please note we review applications as they arrive so please consider applying prior to the closing date
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Evidence continued professional development.
- Current NMC Registration or other appropriate professional body.
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).
