Senior Clinical Assessor - All Age Continuing Care Hampshire

NHS Jobs; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Clinical Assessor within All Age Continuing Care in Hampshire. You will coordinate needs assessments, manage case reviews across Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, and liaise with hospitals, social care and families.

The role is community-based with flexible working from a local office and home, may include weekend work, and requires clear, concise reporting and excellent communication to support

Job description

Senior Clinical Assessor - All Age Continuing Care Hampshire

All Age Continuing Care covers, Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care as a statutory duty of the Integrated Care Board for individuals with a 'primary health need', including Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Physical Disability, and Fast Track. All Age Continuing Care also has Integrated Care Board duties to children and young people (Children's Continuing Care), joint packages of health and social care (where an individual is not eligible for Continuing Healthcare but specific needs have been identified through the Decision Support Tool that are beyond the powers of the local authority to meet on its own), personal health budgets, stand-alone health needs, s117 of the Mental Health Act and Specialist Rehabilitation (Acquired Brain Injury). All Age Continuing Care delivers the patient specific Learning Disabilities and Autism Programme Integrated Care Board responsibilities. In some areas positions will be within an integrated role with duties across Integrated Commissiong or Local Authorities. To work within the NHS All Age Continuing Care team with responsibility for co-ordination and delivery of needs/eligibility assessment, case management and review of patients under the relevant frameworks for NHS Continuing Healthcare, Children's Continuing Care and Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended), including Section 117 The post holder will use specialist knowledge and clinical skills to ensure that cases and outcomes are managed in a consistent, equitable, safe and cost effective, ensuring appropriate and proportionate application and interpretation of the relevant frameworks and guidance The post holder will require good verbal and written communication skills to communicate with patients, their families and other professionals. The production of accurate, detailed and comprehensive reports is essential The post holder will work closely with hospitals, community services and care providers to develop systems and processes to facilitate a smooth assessment and referral process The post holder will review the clinical needs of the patient with regard to appropriateness of the placement, level of care being provided, safeguarding and entitlement to NHS All Age Continuing Care Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation This role will include weekend working when required. The All-Age Continuing Care Team supports over 7,500 clients through a range of funding arrangements including Continuing Healthcare, Section 117 aftercare, specialist placements, Children's Continuing Care and other joint funding and oversight of a budget of 392M. Our roles are community based with flexible working from a local office and home and is a key role to support people to live well with complex health and primary health needs. Post holders will be employed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board. Our All-Age Team purpose is clear: 'To improve health opportunities and outcomes within our system by delivering seamless, affordable, and individually focused care for those requiring our services.' Our values and behaviours are: Integrity: I keep our shared values at the centre of my conduct and decision-making Compassion: I approach people with kindness and empathy, striving to support the care I would want for my loved ones Accountability: I can be trusted to act fairly and honestly, taking ownership for decisions and achieving outcomes Respect: I am professional and courteous, seek opinions and value difference Empowerment: I create safe environments where I and others can be curious and innovative Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.