Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you a registered nurse with a current professional registration? Would you like to work in a flexible and friendly team working core hours Monday Friday?
The NHS West Yorkshire ICB, Bradford District and Craven locality is seeking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking clinical assessor to work as part of our Continuing Care team. The successful candidate will be working across our varied and diverse population. You need to be able to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multi-agency environment and dynamic skill-mixed team.
If you are a self-motivated and collaborative professional, who possesses excellent communication skills, has an eye for detail and support the philosophy for delivering high quality services to people, this would be the ideal opportunity for you.
Main duties of the job
As a Continuing Care Assessor your role will include assessing individuals against the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care. The role has various aspects including triaging new referrals, travelling to see patients to complete assessments and reviews, and liaising with families and other stakeholders.
As part of the review process, you will review the eligibility for the NHS CHC, as well as the care planning, to ensure that all care needs are being met safely and effectively. You will monitor and influence the quality of care that is provided to patients; drawing on previous skills and knowledge to improve the patient experience of care. You will provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues, including signposting to appropriate services and resources.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the main responsibilities of the Continuing Care Assessor role.
About us
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is responsible for improving population health and reducing inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population and is part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includes organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.
We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristics.
We are committed to a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves and are offered a working Carer passport.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments you may require as part of the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will use experiential knowledge and clinical skills to ensure effective application and interpretation of the National Framework for the NHS Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care.
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 under the supervision of the Senior Nurses.
The post holder will complete non-complex decision support tool meetings and formulate recommendations for panel consideration.
The post holder will regularly review, under the supervision of the Senior Nurses, the clinical needs of the patient with regard to appropriateness of the placement, level of care being provided and entitlement to NHS Funded care or Continuing Healthcare.
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.
Complete CHC and FNC Nursing Needs assessments, reviews and checklists for patients in accordance with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care.
Complete assessments as required for appeals or retrospective work as applicable.
To support the duty nurse function as required and undertake other duties at the request of the line manager/supervisor, which are commensurate with the role.
Communicate and assist colleagues and stakeholders around issues within own area of work.
Communicate and co-operate with internal and external staff, patients, carers, and families.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of direct patient care involving people with complex health needs.
- Experience and understanding of the role of patient pathways. Experience of assessments and multi-agency meetings.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and the Mental Capacity Act and associated guidance/policies.
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Able to adapt complex information to be understood by the intended audience and able to articulate care needs and recommendations of health care requirements (both written and verbal)
- Able to think conceptually, understanding and recognising complex situations / information using demonstrable assessment skills to decide the best course of action
- Use judgment skills to make recommendations and decisions based on clinical nursing assessments
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Flexible and responsive to a change environment and leading on change
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Address
Scorex House, West 1 Bolton Rd
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 4AS