Job summary
- Main area
- Continuing Healthcare
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 487-SELICB-850-A
- Employer
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Woolwich Centre
- Town
- Woolwich,
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of HCA's
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
CHC Nurse Assessor x 2
Band 6
Job overview
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The post holder will need a positive and can-do attitude with the ability to effectively prioritise and manage a conflicting workload. The post holder must be able to confidently work unsupervised and as a team to meet targets and deadlines. The post holder will have a good understanding of the National Framework, mental capacity act and case law around continuing healthcare.
Main duties of the job
You will ensure patients go through the CHC process efficiently. You will communicate and develop strong links with health and social care colleagues to ensure effective multi-disciplinary working and develop a strong understanding of local NHS and independent sector service provision in individual's own homes and in care homes.
Working for our organisation
Greenwich ICB has an exciting opportunity for a Continuing Healthcare Nurse to work with the established Greenwich ICB Continuing Care Team. As a CHC Nurse,you will be responsible for determining the eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding through new assessments, reviews and appeals in accordance with he National Framework.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full detail of the job and the main responsibilties.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse – degree level or equivalent
Experience & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of National Framework for NHS Continuing healthcare and Nursing Funded Care (Oct 2018 revised) and associated legislation and guidance
- 3 years post registration experience
- Experience of establishing & maintaining good working relationships
- Experience of imparting unwelcome news to patients and their carers for example regarding their prognosis
- Experience of holistic assessment
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Problem solving skills
- Excellent negotiating skills (to promote change & when dealing with resistance to change)
- Ability to assess patients with complex needs
- Understanding of implications of working across the NHS and the independent sector
- Ability to coordinate case conferences/MDT meetings
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Able to manage own workload.
- Self-sufficient in the use of IT – Word , Excel, Microsoft Power Point
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively both written & verbally
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Understanding of the roles of different professional groups
- Commitment to personal development
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Assertive & sensitive to other people’s feelings and attitudes – empathic
- Awareness of own development needs
- Commitment to collaborative working
- Need to be a successful team player & enjoys working as part of a team
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
- Cynthia Bazuaye
- Job title
- Head of Continuing Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
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