Senior Practitioner CYPCC

NHS Dorset; Marshfield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Dorset is seeking an experienced Children’s Nurse to join a newly formed team delivering Continuing Care for Children and Young People. The role includes triage and assessments for CYP Continuing Care, with case management across B&NES, Dorset, Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.

The post may be part-time or full-time. You will work with MDTs and partners to ensure high-quality, coordinated care for children and young people and support transitions into adult services.

Qualifications

• Registered NMC Nurse educated to degree level or equivalent with significant experience in children and young people.
• Excellent understanding of Children’s NF for CYPCC.
• Knowledge of health needs of children and young people and assessment skills.
• Workforce development knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Continuing Care assessments and reviews for CYP.
• Support transition of young people to adult services.
• Collaborate across services and ICBs with health, social care and education partners.
• Present cases to Children's panel and MDT meetings with recommended care.
• Build strong links with clinical teams and external organisations.

Skills

Analysis & interpretation

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Adaptability

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Children)

Job description

Are you a childrens nurse who is passionate about improvingcare for children and young people with complex needs? Do you need a new challenge? Do you want to join an innovative, dynamic, and caring, newly formed teamwithin NHS Dorset/NHS Somerset/NHS B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire ICBs?We are looking for an experienced childrens nurse (or a general/LearningDisability nurse with significant children and young peoples clinicalexperience) who enjoys working with children/young people and their familieswhere there are complex health needs. You will be able to advocate forthese young people & work collaboratively with their MDT, to ensure theyreceive the best care possible & have access to opportunities to meet theirpotential.This role would include the triage & assessment of children referred to theChildren & Young Peoples Continuing Care team (CYPCC), & the review &case management of children who receive a package of care or have a PersonalHealth budget through CYPCC. The role would be across B&NES, Dorset,Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire areas and therefore the ability to drive &have access to your own car is essential.In return, you would be part of a new team of childrens professionals who arepassionate about the role and about supporting and developing each other toensure care of the highest quality is delivered in a seamless approach with ourpartners in health, social care and education alongside our care providers.Part time and full time posts considered.

Main duties of the job

Participate in team triage of referred children and youngpeople.Undertake DST assessments to determine eligibility for NHS CYP Continuing Care.Review packages of care and undertake care coordination of eligible childrenand young people.Work collaboratively with children and young people, their families and thechild's MDT, keeping the child at the centre of planning.Be confident in presenting cases to Childrens panel and MDT meetings and inmaking recommendations on eligibility and the care/support required.Be able to form positive working relationships with wider system partners andindividual children's MDTs.Act as an expert CYPCC resource in young peoples complex health care to healthand social care workers, families and other organisations as required.Participate in national forums and communities of practice and support with thedelivery of training within the department and externally.

About us

Under the Model ICB Blueprint and the 10 Year Health Plan,ICBs will adopt a morestrategic commissioning role, focusing on population needs, reducinginequalities, anddelivering the three shifts as defined in the 10 year health plan, all whileoperating within strict financial limits.

The new organisation will operate on a larger scale with arevised vision and purpose,managing a commissioning budget of around £8 billion. Our role as astrategiccommissioner is to transform our local NHS through exceptional commissioningand build an innovative health system fit for the 21st century that truly meetsour communities needs. Informed by high quality data and insights, we willradically re-imagine how we operate, making sure that every pound in oursystem delivers the best possible value for everyone we serve.

We will encourage and support our people to grow and developnew skills and embrace new agile ways of working. Everyone is encouragedto contribute ideas, seek feedback, and take part in creating a listeningand learning culture where insight leads to improvement.

We will work as a team of teams, collaboratingacross services and professions to deliver the best outcomes for ourcommunities. You will be encouraged, and expected to model inclusivebehaviours, valuing diverse perspectives and helping to create a workplacewhere everyone feels respected, supported, and able to thrive.

Job responsibilities

Please also refer to the attached detailed JobDescription.

The purpose of the role is to undertake Continuing Careassessments and reviews for children and young people who may be eligible orwho may already be in receipt of Children and Young Peoples Continuing Carefunding as per the National Framework for Children and Young PeoplesContinuing Care. The post holder will be expected to support transition ofyoung people to adult services and be able to work collaboratively andeffectively across service boundaries and children and young people up to theage of 25. The post holder will undertake all Children and Young PeoplesContinuing Care (CYPCC) and where appropriate Continuing Healthcare (CHC)processes and assessments for individuals who may be eligible or who mayalready be in receipt of funding. The post holder will be expected to workacross both children and adult provider services and develop strong links withclinical services staff across the trust, as well as colleagues from externalorganisation such as Social Services, Education, Acute Trusts, other ICBs,independent contractors and private care homes and providers.

Person Specification

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate information to determine care packages commissioned meet assessed care needs.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate.
• Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis.
• Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be a few courses of action.
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
• Used to working in a busy environment.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.

Qualifications

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Registered NMC Professional (Childrens Nurse) educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area or RN with significant experience working with Children and Young People.
• Excellent understanding of Childrens services and the NF for CYPCC.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the health needs of children and young people, including excellent assessment skills.
• Workforce development knowledge and experience.
• A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
• Knowledge of the importance of a good transition.

Experience

• Please also see attached Person Specification.
• Experience of the nursing assessment of children and young people.
• Community or acute experience working with children and young people.
• Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support.
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Experience and understanding of available health services.
• Experience in communication where information might be highly sensitive, emotional and complex.

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.

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board