PHB Nurse

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a candidate to support the implementation of Personal Health Budgets. The role involves engaging with patients, managing care plans, and ensuring healthcare outcomes. The ideal candidate should have a relevant qualification and experience in community healthcare. Join us to make a positive impact on health services in the region.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with patients and health budgets.
• Ability to manage sensitive conversations with stakeholders.
• Proven track record in community healthcare support.

Responsibilities

• Support Personal Health Budget implementation.
• Engage with patients and representatives.
• Manage queries and assessments for care plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical input management

Personalized care planning

Education

Relevant health or social care qualification

Job description

The post holder will support the Personal Health Budget Lead to implement Personal Health Budgets across the service area.

The post holder will work with patients and their representatives to ensure that their health and wellbeing outcomes are met by ensuring that they have choice in how they manage their care and support.

The post holder will actively engage with All Age Continuing Care staff, community nurses, and providers to deliver advice, support and training.

The post holder will also support the development and implementation of Personal Health Budgets to wider groups of people as directed. Providing clinical challenge when a Personal Health Budget is offered to groups outside of All Age Continuing Care, including Mental Health and Children.

The Post Holder Will

• Be responsible for managing phone and email queries where clinical input is required.
• Meet with individuals and their families that are interested in taking a Personal Health Budget.
• Encourage creative and personalised ways for people to meet their needs.
• Assess care plans to ensure they will meet patients clinical needs.
• Attend panels to present and discuss support plans, and any funding that may be required for a Personal Health Budget.
• Undertake and produce documentation around risk assessments.
• Review Personal Health Budgets and produce reports
• Caseload will be made up of all CHC Eligible service users who accept a Personal Health Budget.
• Responsible for setting up Notional and Direct Payments for all Personal Health Budget Holders.
• Communicate difficult decisions to patients and their representatives in a way that upholds the values of HWE ICB.

Here at Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, we're responsible for planning and overseeing how NHS money is spent to support the people who live in Hertfordshire and west Essex.

We have around 750 employees and our role is to make sure health services work well and are of high quality as well as value for money.

It’s an exciting time for us and we’re looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim.

So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services then we want to hear from you.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Frances O'Sullivan Job title: CYPCC Lead Email address: frances.o'[e-mail] or Sharon Newman 07852168498