Project Support Officer Personal Health Budgets inKettering Northamptonshire inKettering Northamptonshire PUBLISHED 29 OCT 2024

• Working for NHS Northamptonshire Integrated care Board as part of the AA Age Continuing Care team to coordinate and deliver Personal Health Budgets to adults and children.
• Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payment of direct payments and managing reviewing and monitoring arrangements.

• developing and delivering accurate and open communications to partner organisations , other professionals and individual families and patients .
• researching and drafting correspondence and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis with regards to Personal health Budgets

• The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job 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 the Organisation.

• To support the delivery of Personal health Budgets to both adults and children through ensuring accurate and timely payment of direct payments and supporting monitoring arrangements.
• Support any provider relationships connected with the delivery of PHB, including training and coaching on process and understanding PHBs, where required.
• Provide up to date advice regarding PHB process to clinicians and customers
• To maintain an accurate database of payments required to obtain the appropriate financial agreement for payment, ensuring that the ICB standing financial instructions are adhered to.
• To produce and maintain processes and policy to deliver PHB

About us

• To support the delivery of Personal health Budgets to both adults and children through ensuring accurate and timely payment of direct payments and supporting monitoring arrangements.

• Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations and individuals researching and drafting correspondence and information
• To act as the first point of contact for queries from stakeholders including members of the public and PHB holders where required
• Support any provider relationships connected with the delivery of PHB, including training and coaching on process and understanding PHBs, where required.
• To maintain an accurate database of payments required to obtain the appropriate financial agreement for payment, ensuring that the CCG standing financial instructions are adhered to.
• Maintain up to date information for distribution regarding any update re PHB process, eligibility, policy or regulations
• Communicate with stakeholders re changes in process, legislation and/or guidance
• Produce public facing information