Job summary
- Main area
- CHC
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 8 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (5 days over a 2 week period)
- Job ref
- 896-TAM-1041
- Employer
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hattersley Hub
- Town
- Hyde
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/05/2025
Employer heading
CHC Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for assessing and determining eligibility for people with complex health needs whom are eligible for NHS funding for long term care and treatments under The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care, The Mental Health Act. The service also commissions packages of care for clients requiring Transforming Care and Neurological Rehabilitation pathways.
The post holder will be responsible to clinically plan and commission the care required, ensuring that the care is safe, effective and good quality. Communication and relationships with individuals and independent providers is a key part of this role as well as abilities to manage risks, problem solve influence and negotiate to ensure appropriate clinical commissioning case management of complex individuals.
The post holder will chair multi-disciplinary meetings in order to make eligibility recommendations for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care. Complete reviews of commissioned packages ensuring that people are receiving high quality safe and effective care as well as ensuring they still have eligibility for the relevant funding stream. You will also provide expert advice to other professionals commissioned to provide care in relation to NHS continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care packages.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will act as CHC Practitioner for patients whose care is either jointly or solely funded by NHS GM and the care is provided by the independent sector.
- Identify and case manage clients who may be eligible for NHS funding, chair and coordinate eligibility assessments and reviews.
- Provide expert advice to other professionals commissioned to provide care in relation to NHS Individualised Commissioning.
- Complete the restitution process for all claims which includes presentation of findings to the NHS GM multi-agency funding panel and the NHS England Independent review panel.
- Contribute to the quality monitoring of care home providers
Working for our organisation
NHS Greater Manchester
Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area efficiency. This will be delivered in the neighbourhood, place, combinations of places and GM system.
Our NHS People Promise
Our NHS People Promise – The promise we must all make to each other, to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Like many other employers, NHS GM currently has evidence of unwarranted inequalities in the workforce, most notably in relation to minoritised ethnic, female and\or disabled staff and their intersectionality. As a result, we will use positive action measures to bring benefits to our organisation, including a wider pool of talented, skilled and experienced people from which to recruit and a better understanding of the needs of a more diverse range of customers
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Co-ordinate and manage multi-disciplinary meetings ensuring all appropriate information and evidence is obtained & considered to make decisions regarding eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare
- Complete concise and accurate reports.
- Understand and communicate complex information, both patient and non-patient related.
- Communicate complex and often sensitive and distressing information on a regular basis.
- Manage complex, sensitive and sometimes contentious situations.
- Nurture key relationships and maintain internally and externally.
- Contribute to the safeguarding and quality agendas
- Establish partnerships and networks with partner agencies
- Maintain an educational and advisory role to others in relation to NHS Continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care and Personal Health budgets.
INFORMATION RESOURCES, ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING
- Responsible for producing assessments and reports using appropriate information technology.
- Maintain up-to-date, accurate records, inputting case management into the electronic patient system.
- Collect, collate, evaluate and report clinical information to inform eligibility and commissioning decisions.
- Provide information to assist in the production of statistical returns.
- Reporting all incidents, near misses and hazards in line with NHS GM reporting arrangements/system.
PLANNING & ORGANISATION
- Work autonomously, prioritising and managing own workload.
- Undertake duties in a timely manner whilst managing frequently competing demands on a daily basis.
- Have the ability to work under pressure within an agreed time frame
· Engage in clinical supervision and self-reflection to develop own professional standards and working in practices.
PATIENT/CLIENT CARE
- Undertake assessments in accordance with the National Framework using clinical knowledge and expertise to assess patient’s health care needs and determine care requirements.
- Provide expert in relation to NHS Continuing Healthcare advice, support to a defined group of patients and liaise as appropriate with lead health professionals.
- Have the ability to positively challenge and influence health and social care professionals to ensure that plans for patient care are appropriate and that the patient will be cared for on the most appropriate pathway where possible utilising the least restrictive options.
- Identify appropriate care provision and request provider assessments.
- Ensure that patients are given appropriate information in relation to Personal Health Budgets in accordance with NHS GM Policy.
- Undertake patient reviews in a timely manner ensuring that this includes a review of patient care, care records and care provision to ensure commissioned care is appropriate, of acceptable quality and meets the patients identified care needs.
- Act appropriately when there are requirements to re-consider care provision. Make recommendations of changes to provision and interim solutions if required.
- Have involvement in safeguarding investigations for NHS funded clients. Provide support to patient’s and consult with other practitioners and associated staff to ensure high quality care.
Person specification
Professional registration
Essential criteria
- Nursing qualification or equivalent Allied health professionals, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapy etc
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant nursing experience at band 5 or equivalent experience Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development Experience of working as a Registered Nurse with patients with multiple/complex needs Responsibility for a defined caseload which includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care Experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team setting Experience of clinical supervision and reflective practice discussions
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of current national policy/framework guidance relating to NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded care. Awareness of current legislation relating to health and social care Understanding of the current issues impacting on the NHS Confidence to manage complex multi-disciplinary.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of retrospective reviews
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elaine Jackson
- Job title
- Individualised Commissioning Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 342 5544
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