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Senior CHC practitioner
| Posting date: | 27 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 February 2025 |
| Location: | Stockport, SK1 3XE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | I9236-25-0011 |
Summary
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMMUNICATION Co-ordinate and lead multi-disciplinary meetings, including patients and family/representatives, requiring excellent verbal communication skills to ensure all appropriate information is obtained in order that appropriate decisions are made regarding eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare. Understand and communicate complex information, both patient and non-patient related. Manage complex, sensitive and often contentious situations on a frequent basis. Act and deal appropriately with potentially aggressive/antagonistic situations Complete concise and accurate reports including reports to be presented for Court of Protection cases. Communicate complex and often sensitive and distressing information on a regular basis. Nurture key relationships and maintain internally and externally. Attend and contribute effectively to various meetings including safeguarding and quality of care meetings. Establish partnerships and networks with adult social care teams, voluntary sector and other agencies to ensure patients with complex continuing healthcare need have access to all resources available. Act in an educational and advisory role to staff in provider and other partner organisations in order to promote and share knowledge concerning, continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care and Personal Health budgets. Participate in pre and post registration training for staff from multi-professional backgrounds. 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. Analyse information from providers in order to make informed decisions where there is a range of options. Collect, collate, evaluate and report clinical information to inform commissioning decisions. Provide information to assist in the production of statistical returns. Complete the ratification process for decisions for NHS Continuing Healthcare and approve recommendations for NHS Funded Nursing care and NHS Fast Track funding when acting in the role of duty nurse. Reporting all incidents, near misses and hazards in line with NHS GM reporting arrangements/system. PLANNING & ORGANISATION Work autonomously, prioritising and managing own workload including triage of duty cases, ensuring both National and local timescales are met. Undertake duties in a timely matter whilst managing frequently competing demands on a daily basis. Ensure systems are in place for on-going review and assessment of care provision and delivery. Identify gaps in provision and act accordingly. Have the ability to work under pressure within an agreed time frame. Provide system expert knowledge to colleagues in relation to complex care providers in and out of area. PATIENT/CLIENT CARE Work as a Senior Practitioner within individualised Commissioning, providing expert advice in relation to NHS funding, support and care to a defined group of patients and liaise as appropriate with lead health and social care professionals. Undertake Continuing Healthcare assessments in accordance with the National Framework Use clinical knowledge and expertise to assess patients health care needs and determine care requirements. 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 providers and request provider assessments. Have the ability to analyse information from care providers and commission appropriately to meet clients outcomes whilst providing cost effective care. Ensure that patients are offered personal health budgets and undertake personal health budget activity in accordance with NHS GM Policy. Empower patients and their families through appropriate support and education. Facilitate the integration of patient goals for health, social care and future health needs into individualised support plans. Undertake reviews in accordance with the national framework for CHC 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. Whilst also considering the continued eligibility of NHS funded Care. Act appropriately when there are requirements to re-consider care provision and the provision of interim solutions if required. Provide support to patients to resolve issues related to health care provision. POLICY & SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Work within Professional Codes of Practice and defined GMIC and National protocols/policies including those appertaining to NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care. Propose changes to local policy & procedure development and implement amendments to practice. Represents the clinical, quality and safeguarding directorate in giving clinical input to the wider locality. Engage in clinical supervision and self-reflection to develop own professional standards and working in practices. FINANCIAL & PHYSICAL RESOURCES Has delegated authority, within identified NHS GM scheme of delegation limits, to agree care packages and placements for patients eligible for NHS Individualised Commissioning. Evaluate applications/costs for packages of care, evaluating the options available and ensuring cost effective quality services with an understanding of current market provision. Consider and monitor budgetary and resource issues when commissioning/procuring packages of care, working within available resources and in a fair and equitable manner. Accountable for the appropriate use NHS Resources Negotiate with care providers when commissioning individual care placements. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT Maintain up to date knowledge and competence in line with professional and service requirements and demonstrate critical thinking, decision making and reflective skills to ensure own professional development. Provide expert advice and support on matters relating to Individualised Commissioning Contribute towards the effective running of the service and establish effective liaison with commissioning staff, supporting and deputising for colleagues as required. Undertaking a statutory duty of care for your own personal safety and that of others Line management responsibility for practitioners in the team. Provide assessor or supervisor support to student nurses on placement. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & AUDIT Participate in the audit and evaluation of processes regarding the implantation of the national framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care. Critically appraise available/current research and apply this knowledge to current practice. Maintain registration under NMC. Work across health and social care boundaries to obtain specialist evidence and ensure a co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary, multi-agency approach is adopted to assessments. Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders providing specialist advice and guidance on all matters relating to the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care. Contribute to service development within the NHS GM and partner organisations. Infection Control Confidentiality & Data Protection You should disclose information only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed. Breaches of confidentiality may result in disciplinary action, which may include dismissal. Conflict of Interest Greater Manchester Integrated Care is responsible for ensuring that the services for patients in its care meet the highest standards. Equally, it is responsible for ensuring that staff do not abuse their official position, to gain or benefit themselves, their family or friends. Equality and Diversity Employees are expected to work within the principles set out in the GM employment equality policy and other relevant policies: Act as an agent for change within communities by positioning equality, inclusion and human rights at the heart of local delivery plans. (While this will be achieved in part by being championed at a senior level, it can only be fully achieved through all those working within Greater Manchester Integrated Care recognising and adhering to their own personal responsibilities in this regard). Take steps to ensure that you understand the rights and responsibilities under the Employment Equality Policy At Risk Groups To carry out responsibilities in such a way as to minimise risk of harm to children, young people and adults at risk and to promote their welfare in accordance with the Children Act 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006) and No Secrets guidance (DH 2000). To demonstrate an understanding of and adhere to NHS Greater Manchester protection policies. This job description summarises the main tasks, responsibilities and requirements of the job role. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager commensurate with the band of the post.