Children’s Young People Continuing Care (CYPCC) Practitioner

NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB; Woking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB in Woking is seeking a Nurse Assessor to support CYPCC services, assessing children and young people in community, home and hospital settings to determine Continuing Care eligibility.

The role operates within the National Framework, requires effective collaboration with health and social care colleagues, and involves travel across Surrey and Sussex. It offers a permanent Band 6 post at 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Educated and registered to practice as a nurse with NMC.
• Experience in NHS or social care with children.
• Ability to work across community, hospital and home settings.
• Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assess and determine eligibility for NHS Continuing Care for children and young people.
• Coordinate MDT assessments and ensure timely completion of national tools.
• Explain processes to families and professionals with clear, compassionate communication.
• Support planning, reviews and discharge planning when appropriate.
• Travel across Surrey and Sussex to perform assessments as needed.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Nursing judgement

Education

Nursing degree

NMC registration

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Main area Children & Young People's Continuing Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 256-SH-7946963-4-2

Employer NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB Employer type NHS Site Duke Street Town Woking Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

This post supports the CYPCC service assessing children and young people in the community/ home and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Continuing care in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016).

Together, we have an ambitious vision for improving health and care services across Surrey and Sussex. We are working to:

• Improve health and care outcomes for everyone, with a focus on preventing ill health and proactive care.
• Tackle inequalities to reduce unfair gaps in access, experience, and outcomes.
• Get better value from our services by enhancing productivity and value for money.
• Support local communities to grow and thrive through social and economic development.

We also work with NHS trusts and organisations which deliver healthcare services through developing Provider Collaboratives to improve healthcare pathways, so local people experience better care and outcomes.

To achieve this, we need a team of people who can think beyond organisational boundaries, strong collaborators, can navigate complexity, challenge constructively, and keep communities at the centre of decisions.

Main duties of the job

This post supports the CYPCC service assessing children and young people in the community/ home andhospitalstodetermineeligibilitytoreceiveNHSContinuingcareinlinewiththeNationalFramework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016).

The role will ensure that the national assessment tool is adhered to via the required timescales.

The role with include co-ordinating, participating in, and supporting the assessment process with themultidisciplinaryteam(MDT).TherolewillbepartoftheMDTanddeterminetheindividual’seligibility in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016). This will encompass explainingtheprocesstopatientsand families,healthand social carecolleagues and care providers. Ensuring that the process is transparent and clearly understood by all parties.

The role will require travel on occasions, to carry out assessments and reviews across Surrey and Sussex.Accesstotransportisthereforenecessary,beitpersonalorpublic.AllAACCstaffareexpected to work flexibly, when required, to meet the needs of the service.

Working for our organisation

The Integrated Care Board (ICB) has the responsibility to decide what health services are needed in Surrey and Sussex and set out how they'll be provided, making sure hospitals, primary care, and other services work together, rather than in silos, for the benefit of everyone in the community. NHS Surrey Heartlands and Sussex ICB achieve this by working in partnership with local health and care organisations, staff, patients, carers, families and the public, to support three million people across Surrey and Sussex to live healthier lives.

We want everyone to feel welcome at work and are passionate about creating an inclusive, compassionate workplace culture where every colleague feels seen, heard, and valued.

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative working environment that delivers better experience and outcomes for our population.

We want our organisation to be a place where diversity is actively celebrated, where safe spaces exist for all identities, and where all voices help shape our direction. We place a high importance on the NHS values - they guide what we do every day, set out how we work, and how we treat each other.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Thekeyresponsibilitiesofthepostholderare to:

The Nurse Assessor is responsible for:

• Supporting the commissioning of health care packages at home for CYPCC eligible children and other community settings to prevent hospital admissions; in addition, they will help support discharge from hospital where ever possible.
• Assessing children and young people in the community/ home and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Children’s Continuing Care. Utilizing the national assessment tools and adhere to the required timescales to co-ordinate, participate and support the assessment process.
• The role will be part of a multi-agency decision to determine the individual’s eligibility in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care. This will encompass explaining the process to patients and families, health and social care colleagues and care providers. Ensuring that the process is transparent and clearly understood by all parties. Clinical managers for CYPCC will support throughout this process.

4. Monitoring and providing assurance on the quality-of-service providers for children and young people, this includes residential placements and short breaks environments.

• In the absence of clinical managers, act in a deputizing role, which would include undertaking duty management and responding to package breakdowns, enquiries for new referrals, checklists and prioritizing workload.
• Assist when required with the monitoring and providing assurance on the quality of service providers for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care, this includes residential placements and short breaks environments.
• Advising AACC Provider Sourcing on clinical needs and best practice in relation to services for children with complex health needs and providing clinical input to all parts of the commissioning process.
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• To be responsible for planning, managing, co-ordinating and undertaking annual reviews of the Children and young people eligible for CYPCC, within the caseload. Responding to any health needs reported and reviewing the DST and care package accordingly.
• Communicate, with support from the clinical managers, complex information, with empathy and consideration to the children, young people, parents and carers. This may relate to a diagnosis, prognosis and funding issues, which therefore could be highly sensitive or distressing and associated with high degrees of emotion or conflict. This may include end of life discussions.

11. Work alongside other agencies, e.g., Local hospices, as well as social services and specialist educational schools, to provide joint care packages where appropriate, ensuring that families receive the most appropriate and equitable service for their child.

13. AssistingCYPCCteaminthedeliveryofinformaleducationalsessionstovaryinggroupsofstaff on subjects related to Children’s Continuing care.

14. Organiseownworkload,withoversightfromaClinical Manager.

15. BeawareofandfollowlocalSafeguardingpolicyandfollowchildprotectionprocedures,providing any reports and attending child protection conferences as necessary.

16. Undertakeanyotherdutiesthatmayreasonablybe required.

Person specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area with up-to-date registration with the relevant regulatory body e.g. Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)Registered Nurse or Children’s Nurse or Other allied professional with experience of working with children with complex health needs e.g. Registered physiotherapist, occupational therapist or speech and language therapist
• Previous experience of working in a health or care environment (including acute, community, mental health, local authority etc. and evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience and understanding of health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
• Experience of working in multi- disciplinary teams
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of current national and local policy/Framework Guidance relating to NHS National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care and its application in practice
• Knowledge and experience of working with Safeguarding issues and Policy guidance
• Ability to address complex or sensitive issues in an organised and appropriate manner both verbally and in writing at all levels; written documents, spread sheets
• Demonstrates ability to manage own workload effectively and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales

Analytical

• Ability to analyse very complex clinical information as part of the assessment process– interpreting both physical and mental health needs, skills required to formulate, develop and ensure implementation of specialist CYPCC care plans to meet identified needs.
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
• Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement

Communication & Relationship Skills

• Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
• Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
• Involvement in operational processes and evidence of using a problem solving and forward- thinking approach
• Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.

Planning Skills

• Skills for project management including time keeping
• Previous experience in supporting clinical projects or clinical transformation

Physical Skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills

Management Skills

• Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
• Skills for managing clinical caseloads.

Equality and Diversity

• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships

Autonomy

• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales

Other

• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
• Used to working in a busy environment.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Professional calm and efficient manner
• Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
• Ability to demonstrate the NHS and ICs values and behaviours in all aspects of work and interactions with colleagues, stakeholders, patients and service users.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome all applications, especially those from underrepresented communities, including people with a disability, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

As part of the organisation’s commitment to achieving equality of opportunity for all staff, NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB will consider all requests for flexible working on hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, compressed hours, part-time hours and/or job-sharing, and homeworking.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

In accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB will not discriminate against or dismiss the applications of candidates with spent convictions for posts which are not exempt from this legislation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.