Job summary
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Main duties of the job
What youll be responsible for:
1. This role identifies and assesses the primary healthcare needs of patients to determine whether they are eligible for funding either through Funded Nursing Care or Continuing Healthcare
2. Support teams to ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively
3. Support and inform the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the tasks/projects by providing high quality support including complex information and analysis, communications and stakeholder management.
4. Internal ICB staff including managers, colleagues and senior management as appropriate
5. Members of the public and service users as appropriate
6. External staff from partner organisations and other NHS trusts
7. Non-NHS organisations
8. To work with provider services to assist in the development of competent assessors to undertake assessments and reviews.
9. Manage day to day communication with other team members within the continuing healthcare team
10. To provide contemporaneous records on all clients and reports as necessary adhering to NMC standards for record keeping.
11. Responsible for collating evidence and information for the Decision Support Tool and liaising with the multidisciplinary team in order for a team recommendation to be made for eligibility for Continuing Healthcare funding.
12. Present information for panel deliberation.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
About us
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Continuing Healthcare Nurse Assessor
Location: Charter House
**Pay to be discussed at interview
About the Trust: Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality.
The ICBs role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.
We have a budget of around £ billion, for the million people who live in this area. The budget is set by NHS England.
As a member, youll have fantastic benefits:
13. Competitive pay rates work this week, get paid next week
14. Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
15. Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime
16. Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
17. First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust access before they are made available to agency
18. Varied working options to suit your lifestyle access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
19. Training and development opportunities
20. Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
21. Stakeholder pension scheme available
What you'll be responsible for:
22. This role identifies and assesses the primary healthcare needs of patients to determine whether they are eligible for funding either through Funded Nursing Care or Continuing Healthcare
23. Support teams to ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively
24. Support and inform the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the tasks/projects by providing high quality support including complex information and analysis, communications and stakeholder management.
25. Internal ICB staff including managers, colleagues and senior management as appropriate
26. Members of the public and service users as appropriate
27. External staff from partner organisations and other NHS trusts
28. Non-NHS organisations
29. To work with provider services to assist in the development of competent assessors to undertake assessments and reviews.
30. Manage day to day communication with other team members within the continuing healthcare team
31. To provide contemporaneous records on all clients and reports as necessary adhering to NMC standards for record keeping.
32. Responsible for collating evidence and information for the Decision Support Tool and liaising with the multidisciplinary team in order for a team recommendation to be made for eligibility for Continuing Healthcare funding.
33. Present information for panel deliberation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
34. Current 1st Level Registered General Nurse/NMC Registration
35. Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
36. Knowledge and understanding of current national and local policy/Framework Guidance relating to NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care
37. Awareness of current legislation in relation to Health and social Care for older people
38. Knowledge and experience of working with Safeguarding issues and Policy guidance
39. Experience of working with patients with multiple /complex needs
40. Experience of working across organisations, local authority, other NHS Trusts, voluntary and independent sectors
41. Successful experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
42. Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
43. Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
44. Experience in communications and stakeholder management
45. Comprehensive knowledge of project management and/or health information systems development
46. Workforce development knowledge and experience
47. Working knowledge of Microsoft Project ECDL