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Job summary

Main area
Continuing Healthcare Assessor
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
465-6219541
Employer
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Priory House
Town
Shefford
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/05/2024 23:59

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Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board logo

CHC Assessor

NHS AfC: Band 6

The Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes (ICB) is responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of the Integrated Care System (ICS), namely: to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money; and help the NHS support broader social and economic development.

Within this context, as the ICB develops as a statutory organisation, a significant challenge will be to determine how it effectively supports and enables place-based and local partnerships to take necessary action that will improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities.

If you need support with the application process, please contact the ICB [email protected]

Job overview

Are you a Heath Professional with Continuing Health Care experience or looking to develop skills in Continuing Health Care within the NHS? Are you looking to work within our Integrated Care Board (ICB)?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for professional with knowledge of Continuing Health Care or a desire to develop knowledge of Continuing Health Care. Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, compassionate, and innovative, to work with us to take our vision forward, focusing on increasing the efficiency of the ICB Continuing Health Care Team.

The post holder will work as part of an integrated ICB team, alongside system colleagues plus regional and national teams to help deliver the best value from Local and National programmes and services by providing clinical expertise to support Continuing Health Care Team. Our ICB offers superb development opportunities for all staff, and this role is ideal for aspiring practitioners as you will be responsible for leading continuing care across key business areas.

Training will be given for candidates that meet the specifications outlined.

 

 

Main duties of the job

To manage a case load of patients through the Continuing Healthcare process, utilising knowledge, and experience to complete holistic assessments and reviews both remotely and in person. Supporting our partners and the public with insight and application of the National Framework.

Additional expectations are to support the existing team with undertaking any CHC related tasks. e.g. Duty, Safeguarding, Care planning, Personal Health Budget referrals, requiring key skills of communication, prioritisation and organisation.

 

Working for our organisation

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people’s differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.

We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Working within a team of Continuing Healthcare Practitioners ensuring a high-quality service is delivered, peer supporting and mentoring junior staff to achieve continuous improvement
2. Managing a caseload of CHC eligible individuals, often with complex needs
3. Facilitating and contributing to multi-disciplinary assessments and patient reviews in line with the NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care National Framework
4. Ensuring the principles and duties of Liberty Protection Standards are holistically, consistently and conscientiously applied to the caseload
5. Supporting the Continuing Healthcare team to ensure that workstream plans are fulfilled and supervised effectively to ensure successful delivery
6. Supporting the Team Leader in ensuring that all processes that are implemented are compliant with the NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care National Framework
7. Commitment to completing all mandatory training
8. Deputising as required in the absence of the Team Leader for Continuing Healthcare
9. Assisting the Team Leaders for Continuing Healthcare with resolution of complaints, appeals and disputes as well as capturing of lessons learned to mitigate these instances
10. Supporting delivery and development of standard operating procedures and processes, including those for personal health budgets (PHBs), within the team
11. Communicating information, risks, issues and dependencies, including briefings and reports
12. Maintaining professional registration and up-to date knowledge of legislation as well as demonstrating accountability for own actions according to relevant professional code of conduct
13. Providing relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on functional and information matters relating to the service working with members of the team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions
14. Delivering against objectives, achieving quality outcomes
15. Prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines
16. Ensuring a person-centred approach with individuals, families and representatives

 

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of working in a large complex organisation
  • Educated to a degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience at a similar level in a relevant area
  • Demonstrable experience of assessing an individual's care needs, for example care and support under part 1 of the Care Act 2014, or a primary health need as defined in the Continuing Healthcare Framework Decision Support Tool
  • Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring health and social outcomes
  • Experience at communicating complex issues and MDT working
  • Access to a car 5 days per week
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Workforce development knowledge and experience
  • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicholas Chattaway
Job title
Head of CHC
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07708 935851