Individual Patient Activity Advisor | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

OverviewA NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENT ACTIVITY ADVISORS (IPA) ROLES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENT ACTIVITY ADULT TEAMS THROUGHOUT LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA PLACE BASES INCLUDE: BLACKPOOL, FYLDE & WYRE, MORECAMBE, SOUTH CUMBRIA, LANCASTER, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, GREATER PRESTON, CHORLEY & SOUTH RIBBLE, EAST LANCASHIRE & WEST LANCASHIRE ROLE IS FAMILY FRIENDLY AND OPEN TO ALL ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS & NURSES We are looking for candidates across the Lancashire and South Cumbria area. The post holder will have a lead role working within the Individual Patient Activity (IPA) Adult Team concerning the commissioning and reviewing arrangements associated with our adult complex client placements. This includes S117 aftercare, Non-CHC funded cases & Joint funded packages of care with Local Authority. The post holder will take a lead role in attending case reviews including, Care Program Approach (CPA), monitoring standards of care and treatment and liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies in the repatriation of Lancashire & South Cumbria residents. The post holder will attend Triage and PHB meetings to assist MDT members with funding decisions. The post is a mix of agile working with some office based working, as well as visiting people within their own homes & in placements. Currently we are looking for a motivated and experienced RMN, RGN, RNLD or AHP who can work autonomously and collaboratively in a multi-agency environment with individuals and their representatives to support the assessment and review process within our IPA Adult Team.Primary ResponsibilitiesMonitor progress on treatments to:Inform future commissioning arrangementsAssist in identifying future resource implicationsEnsure informed information is available on care and treatment as required to assist the commissioningInvestigate sources and reasons for referrals and to influence future referral patternsDetermine compliance with the ICB commissioning policiesSupport the complex MDT meetings in ensuring the most effective care/treatment of patients in the most appropriate locationAchieve the most effective use of the ICB's resourcesMonitor compliance with terms of authorised referralsInitial visits to potential providers and ongoing attendance at relevant review meetingsLiaison with client's key workers from statutory and non-statutory agenciesProvide and receive highly complex, sensitive information. Communicate complex client condition related information to health and Social Care professionals/clients and other groups of staffTo keep up to date with Department of Health Guidance Circulars and ensure proper implementation of policies and proceduresLancashire & South Cumbria ICB is a fully-authorised ICB responsible for the full range of ICB statutory duties and powers. The ICB aim is to improve the health of the people of Lancashire & South Cumbria and reduce health inequalities through strong, clinically-led commissioning of high quality healthcare services. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Individual Patient Activity (IPA) Adult Team. The postholder will be involved in commissioning and reviewing arrangements associated with our adult complex client placements. Good induction and training offered. Friendly Multi-disciplinary Team. The role is varied and involves working closely with Local Authority, Acute Trusts and with providers You will work within the Mental Capacity Act and gain experience involving Best Interest decisions and Court of Protection work. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a successful, progressive ICB and to make a positive contribution to the lives of people in Lancashire & South Cumbria. Our hours of work are Monday -Friday, 9am -5pm with the opportunity for agile working. Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB is committed to the personal and professional development of their staff and offers a wide selection of learning and development opportunities.Other Key ResponsibilitiesAttend Complex Client MDT meetings as appropriate which consider difficult to place clients/high cost Prepare and circulate reports relevant to meeting, including reports for Court and attendance at hearings where necessaryAttend CPA's as requiredUnderstand and undertake DOLS assessments and necessary action to inform council colleaguesDevelop and maintain a case management system containing details of relevant complex Provide the first point of contact for internal and external enquiries about individual cases, preparing case reports for the consideration of the panelsProvide advice on clinical issues relating to individual cases where appropriateMonitor compliance with terms of individual patient/client Service This includes awareness of expenditure.Liaison with the Councils and Regional Secure Commissioning Team about placements, admissions reviews andWork in collaboration where necessary with the ICB's Fully Funded Continuing Care/NHS Nursing Home Care Place based Lead Nurse concerning future need/provision of nursing homeKey Working RelationshipsMaintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and externalParticipate in relevant internal and external working groups, projects, services, and initiatives which may be highly complex, sensitive, political, and contain contentious information with the aim of providing information and analytical advice to theWork with colleagues in the ICB to develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data and informationCommunicate information, risks, issues and dependencies, including briefings and reports to ICB senior managers, the Executive Team, and a range of internal and externalFunctional ResponsibilitiesAnalytical/JudgementalUndertake complex and detailed information analysis of specific projects and tasks requiring high levels of concentrationMake decisions concerning packages of care using managerial and/or clinical skills and knowledgeUpdate, maintain, organise, gather and analyse information to predict and meet future ICB and team needs by identifying best professional practice.Monitor and track risks and issues, proactively resolve and elevate as appropriateContribute to the information management of tasks and projects, taking a lead for specific tasksProvide coordination of and participate in relevant meetings, providing information advice and supportEnsure that data collected is analysed, reported by the team as appropriate and monitor the processing of data and informationCommunicationProvide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on functional and informationWork with other members of the team, other departments in the ICB, and with key stakeholders to investigate the causes of any variance from planned delivery targets and contribute to the implementation of solutionsSupport the development of internal and external communications where required by regular contact with other teams in the ICB and with external stakeholdersPrepare correspondence and complex papers as requiredFinancial and Physical ResourcesDeliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.Support and inform the ICB on the targeting of resources, developing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating the delivery of plans by providing sophisticated, high quality information and analysisDeliver task outcomes, value for money and greater efficiencyEnsure tasks are cost-effective and delivered on timeContribute to commissioning of goods and services as requiredStaff ManagementProvide specialist training, advice and support on own role and responsibilitiesSupport training and induction of new staffSupervise team as required.Participate in the recruitment process of support staffInformation ManagementProvide management information lo enhance decision making processes.Update, maintain, organise, gather and analyse information to predict and meet future organisational and team needs by identifying best professional practiceLead on the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of new information systems and databases as requiredCarry out timely and accurate information analysis and reporting on agreed areas of portfolioResponsible for the development and maintenance of databases required for regular reportsOrganisational ContextLancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is an organisation included in NHS Oversight Framework (NOF) 4 with a section 111 undertaking. In the upcoming weeks and months, the organisation plans to initiate a programme of organisational change, though the specifics are yet to be determined. For the individual patient activity (IPA) team, there will be no immediate changes except possibly in line management and portfolio alignment. However, the team may fall under the scope of future organisational change programmes. #J-18808-Ljbffr