Lead Children’s Continuing Care Nurse Assessor

Integrated Care System; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Lead Children’s Continuing Care Nurse Assessor in Stockport. The role involves coordinating eligibility for Continuing Care, conducting complex assessments, and collaborating with health and social care professionals. Candidates should be registered children's nurses educated to degree level, with experience in managing complex health needs. This position offers opportunities for career advancement and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with complex health needs, including Learning Disabilities.
• Evidence of post registration education and training.
• Understanding of professional accountability in line with NMC standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate eligibility determination for Continuing Care.
• Conduct nursing assessments and reviews in a specialist area.
• Organise and chair Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings.

Skills

Communication skills

Assessment skills

Diplomacy

Problem solving

Education

Registered Children's Nurse/Neonatal Educated to degree level

Job description

Lead Children’s Continuing Care Nurse Assessor

The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating the process of determination of eligibility for Continuing Care within the parameters of the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care 2016 for children and young people registered within Bury/Stockport ICB.

To undertake functions, in accordance with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016), with particular responsibilities for individuals who have complex health care needs, this includes all categories of needs e.g. physical, end of life, Mental Health and Learning Disability needs.

All functions to be carried out jointly with individuals/family/carers and with other professionals from health and social care, to ensure the health needs of individuals are identified and appropriately met.

Undertake Nursing assessments &checklists.

Collating comprehensive evidence for Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings, organising and chairing Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings, completion of DST and preparation for presentation at panel.

Main duties of the job

Children's Nurse/Neonatal Nurse

Undertake comprehensive assessments, reviews and complex case management in a specialist area (Continuing Care). Evaluate and analyse information gathered during comprehensive assessments, which can often be complex and sensitive.

Provide a service to children and young people, including individuals with complex health needs, mental health difficulties and/or Learning Disabilities.

Offer Specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.

Undertake specialist Continuing Care and Personal Health Budget training.

Undertake self-directed learning regarding associated legislation, policies and guidance.

Completion of mandatory and job specific training; including safeguarding children and adults, Mental Capacity Act training and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Training.

Gain on-going experience in implementing the Continuing Care framework and providing and managing Personal Health Budgets.

Provide training sessions for health and Social Care professionals. Support individuals and carers in understanding the Continuing Care assessment process; this includes individuals who may have a cognitive impairment, which may require the use of adapted methods of communication.

About us

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area.

We are inclusive, actively promote equality and diversity, and challenge discrimination.

We are kind and treat people with compassion, courtesy, and respect.

We are Curious

We aim for the highest standards and seek to continually improve, harnessing our ingenuity.

We can be trusted to do what we promise.

We will develop our cultural proficiencies, ensuring we deliver well to all our diverse communities.

We are Collaborative

We collaborate, forming effective partnerships to achieve our common goals.

We celebrate success and support our people to be the best they can be.

Job responsibilities

COMMUNICATION

Be an active and supportive member of the team, whilst maintaining effective communication with all stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Work collaboratively and act as a specialist resource to all stakeholders in both an advisory and directional capacity

Maintain first rate comprehensive, succinct and appropriately hand-written and digital records and to communicate information as required with all relevant parties, whilst maintaining confidentiality of the individuals records; conforming to the Data Protection Act and adhering to Caldicott principles.

Undertake assessments and reviews across Bury/Stockport and wider areas, where required.

Effective co-ordination and management of the assessment and review process

Work collaboratively with health and social care professionals in establishing their involvement and perspective on individuals assessed needs as part of the review and assessment process.

Gain and impart highly complex and highly sensitive information in situations where there may be barriers to communication, including sensory and cognitive impairment; this may require the use of adapted methods of communication.

Fully and actively involve individuals/family/carers throughout the assessment and review process, using effective and timely communication to gain views, communicate outcomes and to arrange care provision.

Act as an advocate for individuals who are vulnerable.

Providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using developed interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.

Present appropriate cases to Bury/Stockport funding panels

Be influential within a complex and challenging environment and maintain the ability to manage challenge and conflict with regard to NHS Continuing Care processes and decision making.

INFORMATION RESOURCES, ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING

The post holder will be required to assimilate highly complex, often contentious and highly sensitive information then translate this into various forms dependant on the recipient to ensure clear but accurate information is shared in a user friendly format.

The post holder will be required on a daily basis to analyse highly complex, multi-faceted information to explore different options available, using their judgment in respect of actions required and then negotiate and influence others.

PLANNING & ORGANISATION

The post holder will be responsible for management of their own caseload and arranging reviews/ co-ordinating the commissioned care package/ reviewing

The post holder will organise and coordinate MDT meetings with the professionals involved and patients/ families.

PATIENT/CLIENT CARE

Responsible for monitoring and ensuring that the standards of nursing care are meeting the expectations of the ICB, in both the hospital, respite provision and specialist placement settings in line with Ofsted and CQC standards.

POLICY & SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

The post-holder will plan and co-ordinate where required, individualised multi-disciplinary case conferences to clarify contentious issues about clinical care and plan and implement highly complex packages of care.

The post- holder will, where required to do so, actively participate in service reviews co-ordinated by other commissioners of providers who are commissioned by GM ICB- Bury/Stockport and its partnership agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications, training & professional membership

• Registered Children's Nurse/Neonatal Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a minimum of a band 6 Evidence of post registration education

Knowledge and Experience

• - Working knowledge of the support needs of Learning Disability individuals and associated policy and legislation
• In-depth working knowledge of the SEND agenda, including contributing to Education, Health and Care Plans
• - Extensive working knowledge and understanding of the philosophies of safeguarding children
• - Highly developed understanding of clinical risk
• - In-depth experience in recognising and managing the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines - Understanding of professional and personal accountability in line with the standards of NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Expert knowledge/understanding of current national and local policy/Framework Guidance relating to NHS Continuing Care
• - Expert knowledge/understanding of complex case management and the delivery of highly specialised care packages for Children and Young People with complex and additional health needs
• - Highly developed working knowledge of risk management
• Demonstrate research-based practice and up-to-date knowledge of nursing issues

Skills and abilities

• In-depth experience of working with children and young people with complex and additional needs
• Experience of working within key legislation and policy, including Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Extensive experience of building and maintaining effective working relationships across a variety of organisations and stakeholders
• Excellent team work and influencing skills and Highly developed assessment skills
• Expert practitioner in commissioning bespoke services for children and young people with complex and additional health needs
• Expert practitioner in commissioning bespoke services for children and young people with complex and additional health needs
• Expert practitioner in commissioning bespoke services for children and young people with complex and additional health needs
• Extensive experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and chairing Multi-disciplinary Team meetings Specialist knowledge in conducting nursing needs assessments, analysing the information collected in order to make an informed recommendation as to eligibility for continuing care. Responsibility for a defined caseload, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care

Personal Qualities

• Diplomacy Assertive but sensitive Excellent problem solving skills Self-reflective practitioner. Professional curiosity A commitment to life-long learning both of self and that of others Kind and compassionate leadership, excellent time management and organisational abilities. Ability to demonstrate reflective practice. Flexibility and adaptability Integrity Personal resilience Leadership skills Ability to work autonomously

Other

• Full, clean driving license Ability to travel to distances outside of the Bury/Stockport/GM boundary

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.

Designated Clinical Officer for SEND Stockport