Job overview

An exciting opportunity is available to join the all age continuing care service covering the North East and North Cumbria as a children's continuing care nurse (CCC) specialist. The service undertakes assessments and commissions packages of care across the North East and North Cumbria in line with the National Frameworks for Continuing Healthcare and Children's Continuing Care. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff members of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

Main duties of the job

The children's continuing care nurse specialist is key in supporting the CCC service to achieve the key performance indicators and deputising for the CCC Lead when required.  The CCC team are keen to hear from qualified nurses with experience of managing a team, of assessing and improving the health outcomes of children and young people plus evidence of working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders.  
This role will be responsible for:

•    Monitoring and quality assurance of the nurse assessor's performance. 
•    Supervision of staff
•    Supporting the commissioning of packages of care to meet the unmet health needs of children and young people eligible for CCC 
•    Data monitoring for KPI's
•    Clinical expertise in the health needs of children and young people. 
•    Engagement with key stakeholders
•    Building and maintain relationships with Local Authorities, providers, Foundation Trusts and the voluntary sector
•    Contributing to ICB's achievement of their statutory duties.
•    Ensuring the ICB meet their statutory duty for SEND. 

Working for our organisation

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country. 

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.