NHS
Job title:
Senior Practitioner – Ongoing and Review
Company
NHS
Job description
Are you an experienced registered nurse (Adult, Mental Health or Learning Disability), Social Worker or Allied Health Professional motivated by providing outstanding person-centred support and would like to work in a passionate and inspiring environment?Do you have experience in Continuing Healthcare (CHC)?Are you interested in starting a career within Continuing Healthcare?If yes, then we would love to hear from you!As part of NHS Dorset Personal Health Commissioning Team (PHC), you will manage a caseload of CHC eligible individuals in accordance with National Framework for Continuing Healthcare, Undertake eligibility reviews and assess individuals needs in order to identify most appropriate care options. You will assist NHS Dorset commissioners in searching for care and make recommendations on appropriate placements.NHS Dorset is a welcoming NHS employer, we offer a wide range of employee benefits, including NHS Discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, as well as being committed to the ongoing learning and development of our team. This role supports NMC/HCPC/Social Work England registered candidates and NHS Dorset is committed to providing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities to its employees. NHS Dorset also provides opportunities in line with the CHC Competency Framework including peer development and external training. We are pleased to be able to offer Band 5 and Band 6 development opportunities.Main duties of the jobYou will manage a caseload of CHC eligible individuals in accordance with National Framework for Continuing Healthcare, collaborating with a range of healthcare professionally, community and acute services.You must be able to work flexibly and autonomously and work collaboratively with Health and Social Care practitioners, patients, families, and carers, ensuring high quality assessments and timely service is delivered. You must demonstrate an openness and honesty and have strong assessment and communication skills and a knowledge of the National Frameworks for Continuing Healthcare, the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act and Care Act 2014.PHC has 2 offices. East Team is based in Poole, covering Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole area, and the West Team is based in Dorchester, covering Dorset area. This job advert is recruiting to positions within the East locality and based in Wallisdown, Poole, however you may be required to provide support across both sites as necessary. There will also be a requirement to make off-site visits to undertake assessments and attend meetings and it is therefore essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a vehicle for business use.NHS Dorset operates a Monday-Friday 9-5 service.About usWe know many use AI to enhance their applications. While AI brings efficiency, we value authenticity and urge applicants to reflect their true skills and experiences. NHS Dorset evaluates each application fairly, acknowledging AI’s benefits and limitation.We are joining up to tackle all the things that affect our health and wellbeing, make real change, and improve things for our communities.Dorset ICS is made up of:
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust
- Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust
- Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust
- Dorset Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council
- 194 town and parish councils
- 18 primary care networks (made up of 73 GP practices)
- Southwestern Ambulance Service Foundation Trust
- Dorset Police
- Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
- 7,300 voluntary organisations
What we doThe Health and Care Bill puts ICSs on a statutory footing empowering them to better join up health and care services, improve population health, and reduce health inequalities.ICSs have four core purposes:
- Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
- Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
- Enhance productivity and value for money
- Help the NHS support broader social and economic development
Date posted27 December 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£37,338 to £44,962 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Flexible workingReference numberD9467-ICB-189-24Job locationsVespasian HouseBarrack RoadDorchesterDorsetDT1 1TGNHS Dorset – Canford HouseWallisdown RoadPooleDorsetBH12 5AGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see full job description attached.The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Personal Health Commissioning Service. Working within the remit of the National Frameworks for Continuing Healthcare, the post holder will deliver an effective and competent level of service and consistently deliver a client-focused service.The post holder will be required to manage a caseload of CHC Eligible individuals ensuring the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded-Nursing Care is implemented and complied with, according to the principles and processes. This caseload of complex cases would require annual eligibility reviews, ensuring value for money placements which meet the needs of the individual and identify opportunities for development and improvement to assist delivery of best practice healthcare.The post holder will assist NHS Dorset commissioners in making recommendations on the most appropriate placement.NHS Dorset also offer this role as a development post whereby employment would be commenced as a Band 5 and a development programme would be undertaken to enable advancement to a Band 6 Senior Practitioner role.Although this is not a patient facing role, and is predominantly desk based, requiring high levels of concentration and an ability to analyse health, social care, and other agency records to identify whether the individual has/had a Primary Health Care Need, visits to patients and offices is a frequent requirement of the job .NHS Dorset currently offers a hybrid model of working with a percentage of contracted hours being worked at our HQ in Poole so the post holder would need to be able to attend the office. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see full job description attached.The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Personal Health Commissioning Service. Working within the remit of the National Frameworks for Continuing Healthcare, the post holder will deliver an effective and competent level of service and consistently deliver a client-focused service.The post holder will be required to manage a caseload of CHC Eligible individuals ensuring the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded-Nursing Care is implemented and complied with, according to the principles and processes. This caseload of complex cases would require annual eligibility reviews, ensuring value for money placements which meet the needs of the individual and identify opportunities for development and improvement to assist delivery of best practice healthcare.The post holder will assist NHS Dorset commissioners in making recommendations on the most appropriate placement.NHS Dorset also offer this role as a development post whereby employment would be commenced as a Band 5 and a development programme would be undertaken to enable advancement to a Band 6 Senior Practitioner role.Although this is not a patient facing role, and is predominantly desk based, requiring high levels of concentration and an ability to analyse health, social care, and other agency records to identify whether the individual has/had a Primary Health Care Need, visits to patients and offices is a frequent requirement of the job .NHS Dorset currently offers a hybrid model of working with a percentage of contracted hours being worked at our HQ in Poole so the post holder would need to be able to attend the office.Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through experience and training plus further specialist knowledge of the Continuing Healthcare process
- Good understanding of Personal Health Commissioning
- Experience of working in a health environment
- Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence
- Previous experience of caseload management
Skills, abilities and knowledgeEssential
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload effectively and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to analyse very complex cases where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Effective communication skills Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to deliver professional standards in all recording and assessment reports
QualificationsEssential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in specialist area, ideally Personal Health Commissioning
- Nursing qualification and registered with a professional body.
- Knowledge of NHS Personal Health Commissioning and associated procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Personal Health Commissioning and NHS-funded Nursing Care and Childrens and Young Peoples Continuing Care
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through experience and training plus further specialist knowledge of the Continuing Healthcare process
- Good understanding of Personal Health Commissioning
- Experience of working in a health environment
- Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence
- Previous experience of caseload management
Skills, abilities and knowledgeEssential
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload effectively and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to analyse very complex cases where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Effective communication skills Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to deliver professional standards in all recording and assessment reports
QualificationsEssential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in specialist area, ideally Personal Health Commissioning
- Nursing qualification and registered with a professional body.
- Knowledge of NHS Personal Health Commissioning and associated procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Personal Health Commissioning and NHS-funded Nursing Care and Childrens and Young Peoples Continuing Care
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Expected salary
£37338 – 44962 per year
Location
Poole, Dorset – Dorchester, Dorset
Job date
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:54:54 GMT
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