Continuing Healthcare

We are looking for a highly motivated Mental Health Nurse. Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you looking to broaden your existing skills and knowledge around continuing healthcare, individual patient activity, personal health budgets and funded nursing care?

We have a new Band 5 CHC Practitioner, working across various sites around the Derbyshire region. This is an opportunity to join an established review team. Duties will include reviewing patients with complex care needs who are eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding or NHS-funded nursing care.

The posts are agile with a requirement to attend the office as and when required and there will also be a requirement to complete some assessments face to face.

A vehicle for the purpose of business travel is essential for this role.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE DOES NOT OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP AS THIS ROLE IS NOT ELGIBLE**

Experience of undertaking assessments, and working with patients, families and carers is essential. The Personalised Healthcare Team are responsible for the assessment and review of people who reside in nursing care homes and the clinical commissioning of packages of care for people with continuing healthcare needs who reside in their own homes.

The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe. It’s a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to work, full of challenges and opportunities.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is one of the biggest and best-performing commissioning support units in the country, with among the highest levels of staff and customer satisfaction. We work together as a team of over 1,600 expert staff based across the Midlands and North West to make a difference - for our customers, patients and communities.

Offering a full range of professional services to hospital trusts, local authorities, integrated care systems (ICSs) and other public bodies across the country, our NHS values underpin everything we do.

This post will be working across various localities across Derbyshire and is a permanent role. They will be expected to cover a very large geographical area so access to a vehicle is essential.

We provide a supportive environment in which to learn and develop, with the opportunity to further your skills and career.

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

**Key Working Relationships**:
Personalised Healthcare Commissioning Team

Personalised Healthcare Commissioning Team members

Safeguarding teams

Local Authority

Service users and relatives

Solicitors and other legal representatives

Care providers from all sectors e.g. care homes, NHS Hospital Trusts

Quality assurance Team

Finance team

Human Resources

PALs team

Brokerage team (this list is not exhaustive)

Communication and Relationship Skills

Communicating information, risks, issues and dependencies, including briefings and reports

Maintaining constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders

Working closely with care providers involved in delivery of the service

Knowledge, training and Experience

Providing coordination of, and participating in, meetings and providing information, advice and support as required

Assisting and supporting individuals and representatives in relation to the Personalised Healthcare process

Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of legislation, policies and guidance

Providing relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on functional and information matters relating to the service

Analytical and judgement skills

Supporting investigations into an individual’s eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare following an individual challenge or dispute

Working with members of the team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions

Planning and organisational skills

Contribute to maintenance and monitoring of service standards around quality

Supporting the Personalised Healthcare team to ensure that workstream plans are fulfilled and supervised effectively to ensure successful delivery

Physical skills

Keyboard skills

Access to vehicle for occasional travel between sites

Patient/Client Care

Managing a caseload of patients

Ensure the principles and duties of safeguarding are holistically and consistently applied

Supporting the arrangement of services required to meet the needs of individuals who qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare and for the healthcare element of a joint care package

Fostering transparency and a person-centred approach with patients, families and representatives