Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
The All Age Continuing Care leads with the assessment, case management and oversight of the NHS National Framework for Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) across Kent and Medway. Assessing, developing and overseeing personalised care package for those with complex or long-term conditions both in their own homes and in care homes. Our teams work closely with the Local Authority, Primary Care Networks and system partners as part of a multidisciplinary system.
Key Responsibilities
* Assessing people both in care homes and their own homes in accordance with the National Framework
* Assessing a person’s care needs, developing a care plan to meet their assessed needs
* Liaising with the Local Authority to ensure all eligibility decisions are framework compliant
* Ensuring outpatients are safe and their needs are being met
* Supporting patient and their representatives through the CHC, Fast track or FNC assessment process with clear high quality communication skills
* Working collaboratively with the Personal Health Budget team to support a personalised approach to care package development
* Supporting with the training and development of the CHC Framework across Kent and Medway
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.
J-18808-Ljbffr