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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse who has experience in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and also a broad range of clinical and assessment experience. You will need to demonstrate a back ground of working in fast paced environments, with a proven ability of decision making at pace and the leadership skills to work as a senior member of the Continuing Healthcare team, with staff who are highly motivated and skilled.

As a Lead Nurse you will be expected to promote evidence-based best practice and provide clinical expertise to decision making processes regarding eligibility and funding.

You will be able to utilise your time management skills to balance your priorities and deadlines.

You will have relevant experience in complex case management and drawing on previous skills and knowledge be confident about what is required to deliver an excellent CHC service.

You will need to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including the application of tact and diplomacy in challenging expectations, to liaise effectively with colleagues, health and social care professionals, patient’s family members and others.

This role is based in Bromley but on occasions you may be required to travel.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for:

• leading the delivery of All-Age Continuing Care (AACC) duty function including:
• the effective management of referrals into the team, including overseeing the first point of contact function for referring organisations and other partners. This will also involve direct liaison with referring agencies to provide clinical expert advice as required.
• the AACC triage processes to ensure that cases are appropriately allocated within the team, including in relationship to the AACC Partnership Delivery Service (PDS).
• management/decision-making of fast-track referrals.

• leading key liaison activities with the London Borough of Bromley in relation to cases where there are identified health and care needs where a joint package of care may be required.

• programmes and functions that support the delivery of the ICB Bromley statutory duties in relation to (i) the National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care and (ii) the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-Funded Nursing Care.

• leading AACC clinical improvement programmes around quality, performance and service delivery for eligible clients in line with the postholder’s responsibilities.

• leading the effective clinical and team delivery of the AACC’s duties around Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs).

Please see the attached job description for full duties of the role.

Working for our organisation

The South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together the health and care partners that serve our vibrant and highly diverse populations resident in the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

Our partnership brings together six local authorities, over 200 general practices, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS FT, King’s College Hospital NHS FT, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, South London and the Maudsley Mental Health FT and Oxleas FT.  Importantly, the ICS seeks to be connected to the communities we serve (circa 1.92m residents) and work with the widest possible range of community, voluntary and third sector groups and organisations in each borough. 

Our vision is a highly performing, sustainable ICS that looks after its staff, responds to its communities and takes action to reduce the inequalities they experience.  As a relatively new organisation our Integrated Care Board (ICB) we have established the organisation, details upon which can be found at www.selondonics.org/icb