Specialist Nurse Children & Young People's Continuing Care
| Posting date: | 24 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £56,515 pa pr |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2026 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA1 1QY |
| Company: | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7964737/493-ICB-7940521-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board.
Job summary
Are you a Children’s or Young People’s nurse looking to use your clinical expertise to make a real difference at a system level? We are excited to offer two Band 7 Specialist Commissioning Nurse (CYP) posts
within the All-Age Continuing Care Specialist Team at Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate, innovative and child-centred nurse to play a key role in shaping and improving services for children and young people with the most complex needs.
As a Specialist Commissioning Nurse, you will use your clinical knowledge, professional judgement and advocacy skills to ensure children, young people and their families receive safe, effective and compassionate care in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care.
We welcome applications from nurses with strong CYP experience who are motivated to influence care beyond the bedside and contribute to service transformation across health, education and social care.
If you would like an informal conversation about this role please call Claire Hampson, Specialist Commissioning Lead CYP, All Age Continuing Care, 07388 705629 or email claire.hampson@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
What You’ll Bring as a CYP Nurse
This role is ideal for nurses who:
• Are committed advocates for children, young people and families
• Have strong experience in children’s nursing, complex care, community, or specialist services
• Want to influence care pathways, quality and outcomes at a strategic level
• Enjoy working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Are ready to develop their leadership and commissioning skills
Working closely with the Specialist Commissioning Lead (CYP) and local place-based hubs, you will:
• Lead and coordinate initial assessments and reviews for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care
• Apply expert clinical judgement to eligibility decisions in line with national guidance
• Act as a professional resource and advocate for children, young people and families
• Work alongside health, social care, education and providers to ensure personalised, high-quality packages of care
• Support service improvement, transformation and best practice
• Contribute to safe, effective and financially sustainable commissioning
• Promote an open, learning culture that values staff wellbeing, inclusion and excellence
Why Join Us?
• A role that keeps the child and family at the centre of everything
• Opportunity to use and value your CYP clinical expertise
• Career development into commissioning, leadership and system working
• Supportive, collaborative and inclusive team culture
• Influence care across whole pathways, not just one setting
• Improved work-life balance compared to many traditional clinical roles
Working for Our Organisation
At Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, we are committed to:
• Recruiting based on ability, values and merit
• Creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace
• Valuing staff experience, wellbeing and professional development
• Ensuring every child and young person receives care that is safe, effective and compassionate
· Provide assessment, case management and review for children with complex healthcare needs subject to Continuing Healthcare or joint funding arrangements carrying a case load of the most complex cases
· Maintain effective communication with patients and carers / advocates and professionals across health and social services
· To coordinate the process of identifying and securing appropriate health funding for children and young people, either through continuing care or joint funding arrangements with the relevant Local Authority
· Work closely with other children’s specialist nurses to ensure that children and young people with complex healthcare needs have an improved quality of life by providing them with a choice to remain in their own home, in line with the ICB’s Commissioning Policy
· Commission appropriate care and minimise the need for repeated hospital admission
· Support the delivery of the National Care and Treatment Review Policy, the post holder will be expected to Chair local Care, Education and Treatment Reviews
· Responsible for the implementation of policy and guidance in respect of the National Framework (Children’s and Young People’s Continuing Care); Children and Families Act including SEND requirements
· Ensure input to education and health are plans (EHCP)
· To be an integral member of Children and Young People’s Continuing Care panel ensuring that cases are prepared and submitted to panel, active participation in panel discussion regarding Continuing Care eligibility and to ensure that operational oversight is provided to ensure that panel outcomes are recorded and actioned by team members
· Support the repatriation of clients to the local area from out of area placements when a place is available and is clinically and socially appropriate
· Facilitate the delivery and implantation of personal health budgets, ensuring the correct policy, procedure and governance arrangements are followed
· Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used in the service Continuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping
Quality and safeguarding
· To Influence best practice by providing professional nursing advice on a range of nursing issues, to ensure patients health care needs are met appropriately and effectively, whilst achieving outcomes in a timely and appropriate manner
· Take an active role in the development of policies, procedures and protocols for enhancing professional practice and workforce development within the area of responsibility
· To investigate and report upon complaints and incidents within the scope of the role and other areas as required or in the absence of other senior clinicians, in line with C&M ICB policies and take remedial action where this is required
· To work with quality and safeguarding colleagues to promote safe effective care and ensure concerns are escalated appropriately
· Delivering against objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines
· Provide advice and support to relevant service transformation and redesign projects as required
Partnership working
· Represent the ICB at relevant meetings and forums
· Work closely with Local Authority partners and Education to ensure local joint decision making forums / panels are efficient, effective and smooth running
· To promote the development and monitoring of effective relationships and processes with partner organisations as well as the independent and voluntary sector, CYP, parents and carers
Training and professional development
· Provide training within specialist area of responsibility as appropriate
· Contribute to formal and informal education and training to Health and Social Care Workers, Independent Sector, Voluntary Sector, Users and Carers
· Contribute to both internal and external study days in relation to specialist field.
· To facilitate informal and formal education and training to Health and Social Services, Professionals, Care workers, the Independent and Voluntary sectors, Users and Carers
· Responsible for own professional development and be actively involved in Professional and Multi Agency initiatives
· To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care
· To participate as a health panel member at Independent Review Panels on an as required basis
· To line manage staff as delegated ensuring HR policies are followed
· To provide Clinical Supervision to staff
· The job description and person specification are an outline of the task, responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and organisation
· All staff are expected to adhere to and complete the NHS Continuing Healthcare Competency Framework on an annual basis.
The main duties and responsibilities described above are not exhaustive and the post holder can expect to take on other responsibilities or specific tasks as required.
Further, over time it is likely the remit and requirements of the role will evolve and the post holder will be expected to adjust their working approach and style to accommodate these. As a new post within the organisation, to reflect the above, it is expected that this job description would be reviewed regularly, by agreement.
Further Information
For full details, please refer to:
- The Job Description, which outlines key responsibilities
- The Person Specification, detailing essential and desirable criteria
If you are a Children’s or Young People’s nurse ready for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you.
This advert closes on Friday 8 May 2026
Job summary
Are you a Children’s or Young People’s nurse looking to use your clinical expertise to make a real difference at a system level? We are excited to offer two Band 7 Specialist Commissioning Nurse (CYP) posts
within the All-Age Continuing Care Specialist Team at Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate, innovative and child-centred nurse to play a key role in shaping and improving services for children and young people with the most complex needs.
As a Specialist Commissioning Nurse, you will use your clinical knowledge, professional judgement and advocacy skills to ensure children, young people and their families receive safe, effective and compassionate care in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care.
We welcome applications from nurses with strong CYP experience who are motivated to influence care beyond the bedside and contribute to service transformation across health, education and social care.
If you would like an informal conversation about this role please call Claire Hampson, Specialist Commissioning Lead CYP, All Age Continuing Care, 07388 705629 or email claire.hampson@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
What You’ll Bring as a CYP Nurse
This role is ideal for nurses who:
• Are committed advocates for children, young people and families
• Have strong experience in children’s nursing, complex care, community, or specialist services
• Want to influence care pathways, quality and outcomes at a strategic level
• Enjoy working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Are ready to develop their leadership and commissioning skills
Working closely with the Specialist Commissioning Lead (CYP) and local place-based hubs, you will:
• Lead and coordinate initial assessments and reviews for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care
• Apply expert clinical judgement to eligibility decisions in line with national guidance
• Act as a professional resource and advocate for children, young people and families
• Work alongside health, social care, education and providers to ensure personalised, high-quality packages of care
• Support service improvement, transformation and best practice
• Contribute to safe, effective and financially sustainable commissioning
• Promote an open, learning culture that values staff wellbeing, inclusion and excellence
Why Join Us?
• A role that keeps the child and family at the centre of everything
• Opportunity to use and value your CYP clinical expertise
• Career development into commissioning, leadership and system working
• Supportive, collaborative and inclusive team culture
• Influence care across whole pathways, not just one setting
• Improved work-life balance compared to many traditional clinical roles
Working for Our Organisation
At Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, we are committed to:
• Recruiting based on ability, values and merit
• Creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace
• Valuing staff experience, wellbeing and professional development
• Ensuring every child and young person receives care that is safe, effective and compassionate
· Provide assessment, case management and review for children with complex healthcare needs subject to Continuing Healthcare or joint funding arrangements carrying a case load of the most complex cases
· Maintain effective communication with patients and carers / advocates and professionals across health and social services
· To coordinate the process of identifying and securing appropriate health funding for children and young people, either through continuing care or joint funding arrangements with the relevant Local Authority
· Work closely with other children’s specialist nurses to ensure that children and young people with complex healthcare needs have an improved quality of life by providing them with a choice to remain in their own home, in line with the ICB’s Commissioning Policy
· Commission appropriate care and minimise the need for repeated hospital admission
· Support the delivery of the National Care and Treatment Review Policy, the post holder will be expected to Chair local Care, Education and Treatment Reviews
· Responsible for the implementation of policy and guidance in respect of the National Framework (Children’s and Young People’s Continuing Care); Children and Families Act including SEND requirements
· Ensure input to education and health are plans (EHCP)
· To be an integral member of Children and Young People’s Continuing Care panel ensuring that cases are prepared and submitted to panel, active participation in panel discussion regarding Continuing Care eligibility and to ensure that operational oversight is provided to ensure that panel outcomes are recorded and actioned by team members
· Support the repatriation of clients to the local area from out of area placements when a place is available and is clinically and socially appropriate
· Facilitate the delivery and implantation of personal health budgets, ensuring the correct policy, procedure and governance arrangements are followed
· Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used in the service Continuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping
Quality and safeguarding
· To Influence best practice by providing professional nursing advice on a range of nursing issues, to ensure patients health care needs are met appropriately and effectively, whilst achieving outcomes in a timely and appropriate manner
· Take an active role in the development of policies, procedures and protocols for enhancing professional practice and workforce development within the area of responsibility
· To investigate and report upon complaints and incidents within the scope of the role and other areas as required or in the absence of other senior clinicians, in line with C&M ICB policies and take remedial action where this is required
· To work with quality and safeguarding colleagues to promote safe effective care and ensure concerns are escalated appropriately
· Delivering against objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines
· Provide advice and support to relevant service transformation and redesign projects as required
Partnership working
· Represent the ICB at relevant meetings and forums
· Work closely with Local Authority partners and Education to ensure local joint decision making forums / panels are efficient, effective and smooth running
· To promote the development and monitoring of effective relationships and processes with partner organisations as well as the independent and voluntary sector, CYP, parents and carers
Training and professional development
· Provide training within specialist area of responsibility as appropriate
· Contribute to formal and informal education and training to Health and Social Care Workers, Independent Sector, Voluntary Sector, Users and Carers
· Contribute to both internal and external study days in relation to specialist field.
· To facilitate informal and formal education and training to Health and Social Services, Professionals, Care workers, the Independent and Voluntary sectors, Users and Carers
· Responsible for own professional development and be actively involved in Professional and Multi Agency initiatives
· To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care
· To participate as a health panel member at Independent Review Panels on an as required basis
· To line manage staff as delegated ensuring HR policies are followed
· To provide Clinical Supervision to staff
· The job description and person specification are an outline of the task, responsibilities and outcomes of the role. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and organisation
· All staff are expected to adhere to and complete the NHS Continuing Healthcare Competency Framework on an annual basis.
The main duties and responsibilities described above are not exhaustive and the post holder can expect to take on other responsibilities or specific tasks as required.
Further, over time it is likely the remit and requirements of the role will evolve and the post holder will be expected to adjust their working approach and style to accommodate these. As a new post within the organisation, to reflect the above, it is expected that this job description would be reviewed regularly, by agreement.
Further Information
For full details, please refer to:
- The Job Description, which outlines key responsibilities
- The Person Specification, detailing essential and desirable criteria
If you are a Children’s or Young People’s nurse ready for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you.
This advert closes on Friday 8 May 2026