The main duties of the posts are to assess and review individuals with complex health care needs within the community and hospitals.
Main duties of the job
A vacancy has arisen with the Complex Care Team for an experienced Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN or RNLD) to undertake the role of Complex Care Nurse Assessor, based in Ty Gwent, Cwmbran.
The role will require the post-holder to undertake in-depth expert / specialist nursing assessments in hospital sites across the five Locality areas of Gwent, on behalf of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, to ascertain individual's eligibility for Continuing NHS Healthcare (CHC), Discharge to Assess and entitlement to NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) funding. Consequently, the role will require the post-holder to facilitate the Multi-disciplinary Team assessment process, and to provide input into the discharge process.
The post-holders will promote collaborative and inter-agency working across professional and organisational boundaries by providing professional advice, support and guidance to both professional and non-professional colleagues, patients, and their relatives / representatives.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable, but not essential for this post.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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
The successful applicants should have:
Recent NHS or Care Home experience is essential.
A proven track record of being reliable and dependable.
A flexible approach to work would be a great advantage.
Please ensure you evidence all of the above mandatory criteria and how you meet the essential and desirable criteria specified in the person specification in your application form. Failure to do so will result in your application not being shortlisted
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
CHC Manager
01495 363110
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree level' education
* Adult Safeguarding level 1&2
* Post graduate certificate or degree in Community care / nursing or relevant area of nursing.
* Short courses attended or postgraduate certificates in managing challenging behaviour, dementia
Experience
* Experience of undertaking needs based assessments and care plans
* Undertaking capacity assessments, gaining formal consent and the application of DoLS and the Mental Health Act.
* Community nursing
* Knowledge of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts
Knowledge
* Dealing with cases with complex presentations
* Knowledge of Continuing Care legislation and policy
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.
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