Clinical and Service Lead

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced manager to apply the NHS Continuing Healthcare Framework for clients funded by Tower Hamlets and Newham ICB. You will line-manage the CHC team, oversee day-to-day operations, and coordinate service delivery to meet KPIs.

The role requires expert knowledge of the NHS Continuing Healthcare framework and the ability to advise across all aspects of continuing care, safeguarding responsibilities, and case management to ensure seamless care

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of the NHS Continuing Healthcare framework and its application.
• Experience in line-management of clinical teams.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary assessments and audits.
• Awareness of safeguarding within adult health and social care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical guidance to the Adult Continuing Care Panel.
• Coordinate case management of continuing care cases for adults.
• Ensure prompt, fair, and equitable specialist assessments.
• Deliver clinical audits and monitor KPIs.

Skills

NHS Continuing Healthcare knowledge

Team management

Governance & KPIs

Clinical guidance

Job description

The post-holder to be responsible for the application of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Framework for clients whose services are commissioned by Tower Hamlets and Newham ICB . This includes all fully funded NHS Continuing Care clients and those who are jointly funded packages of health and social care.

The post-holder will directly line-manage the team members in the NHS Continuing Healthcare Service. This includes day to day operational management of the integrated CHC team.

The post-holder will co-ordinate the delivery of the NHS Continuing Healthcare and be responsible for the delivery of Key Performance Indicators.

The post-holder will need to have an expert knowledge of the NHS Continuing Healthcare framework and its application and will advise on all aspects of NHS Continuing Healthcare framework., Some of the main duties:

• To provide clinical guidance and expertise to the Adult Continuing Care Panel and where relevant, and to co-ordinate the case management of continuing care cases for adults where required.
• To ensure that relevant teams provide prompt, fair and equitable specialist assessments and Continuing Care assessments and promotes seamless care provision to residents in Tower Hamlets and Newham.
• To ensure that the Nursing Homes Liaison Service provides clinical support and interventions to Newham and Tower Hamlets Nursing Homes which reduce and/or prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
• To ensure that Continuing Care assessments are effectively completed and clinical reasoned which are reflected in clinical audits that are regularly undertaken.

The post holder will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload while also serving as the adult safeguarding lead within the service.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.