CYPCC Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a Clinical Practitioner for the CYPCC team responsible for assessments and care planning for children with complex health needs. Applicants should possess a post-graduate diploma and extensive experience in children's services. The role offers an opportunity to contribute to meaningful outcomes in a diverse and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience in children's services.
• Extensive knowledge of the National CYPCC Framework.
• Experience in both acute and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess and review individuals within CYPCC framework.
• Support delivery of individualized care including Personal Health Budgets.
• Lead on transition processes to achieve seamless care delivery.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Post graduate diploma in health or care discipline

Job description

Go back Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

CYPCC Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Unfortunately,we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship.

Childrens and young peoples Continuing Care,covering Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) are looking forassessors with a range of clinical skills to support assessments of Childrenand young people with varying but complex health needs.

We are a team, keen to make a difference with plenty ofexperience and knowledge. There will be ample opportunity to develop new skillsworking alongside existing learning disability, mental health and physical health case managers leading theway in the application of Childrens Continuing Care Framework to supportequitable, good quality health care delivery and positive health outcomes.

Main duties of the job

If you have experience in complex physicalhealth and /or mental health and/or learning disabilities, you may be just theperson to join our thriving team. We are looking for individuals who are motivatedto use their clinical expertise to make a positive difference, deliveringassessments using the National Framework and seeking CYP and family basedsolutions often through Personal Health Budgets. As we cover a largegeographical area there will be opportunity to have a primary base in one ofour counties however there will also be an expectation that work is carried outacross BOB in answer to referral receipt and clinical need. Our currentassessors primarily work virtually however there is an expectation that face toface assessment and visits to home and school are part of each assessment.

About us

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire andBerkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board is the statutory NHS organisationresponsible for planning and delivering health and care services for thecommunities of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.

We work collaboratively with partnerorganisations including local government, the voluntary, community and socialenterprise sector, and people and communities across the BOB Health and CareIntegrated Care System (ICS).

Our key priorities are toincrease healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities for the 1.7million people who live in our communities.

We value and promote diversityand are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the bestemployers are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want toincrease the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applicationsfrom women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTcommunities, younger candidates and from people with lived experience ofdisability, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.

Our Values are:

Respectfulwe are inclusive

Impactfulwe make a difference

Integritywe are kind and fair

Leadershipwe encourage leadership

Collaborativewe work together in a positive way

Job responsibilities

Using clinical expertise in applying the Continuing HealthCare Framework for Children, the post holder will be responsible for Assessingand Reviewing individuals within or referred into CYPCC.

The post holder will work with wider teams to support thedelivery of individualised care delivery including Personal Health Budgets(PHBs).

Working within the remit of the National Framework (NF) for CYPCC,the post holder will provide a high quality service that supports the deliveryof an effective and competent service that consistently delivers anindividual-focused intervention with patients, their families andrepresentatives.

Take a lead on ensuring transitionprocesses are continually developed and improved to achieve seamless CYP keytransition milestones.

The post holder will be required to have a good knowledge of healthand social care practice and be able to demonstrate an understanding of CYPCCand be prepared to extend their skills, knowledge and competence in this field.

This post will require good communication skills withindividuals and their families or representatives and requires the ability towork in a multi-disciplinary way with colleagues.

Deliver against objectives, achieving quality outcomes,prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring theirprofessional registration and mandatory training is up-to-date.

The job description and person specification are an outlineof the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder willcarry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewedon an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the AACC serviceand the ICB.

Person Specification

Analytical

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
• Take decisions on difficult and challenging issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.

Management Skills

• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively. Experience of managing and motivating colleagues.

Planning Skills

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.

Other

• Used to working in a busy environment.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
• Professional, calm and efficient manner.
• Effective organiser, influencer and networker.
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
• Completer/Finisher.

Experience

• Extensive knowledge of National CYPCC Framework and a Personal Health Budget delivery.
• Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
• Have an appreciation of wider Children's services delivery and shared responsibilities to meet need of CYP.
• Have a minimum of two years experience working within Children's services.
• Have experience working within Children's services in both acute and community settings.
• Have working knowledge of safeguarding principles and processes

Communication Skills

• Must be able to articulately navigate complex presentations and reflect these within any assessment clearly identifying points at which views differ.
• To be able to maintain positive communication with families during highly emotive conversations.
• To be able to communicate complexity and/or questions posed in a manner that can be understood well by non-medical personnel.

Qualifications

• Hold a post graduate diploma qualification in a relevant health or care discipline or equivalent experience.
• Member of relevant professional body.

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.

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB