Senior CHC Nurse Assessor inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED WED 6 NOV 2024

The All Age Continuing Health Care (AACHC) team are seeking motivated, passionate and enthusiastic Registered nurses (RMN/ RGN/ RLD) with a can-do attitude to join our dynamic team.The opportunity to work autonomously and collaboratively in a multi-agency environment with individuals and their representatives to support the assessment and review processes.

Are you looking for an exciting change of career that allows you to make a real difference to patients' lives and promote the personalisation agenda?

A way to use your knowledge and skills in different way? Are you interested in a role which can help enhance your work/life balance with no shift work, no weekends, and no nights!

If the answer is 'Yes', we would very much like to hear from you and would welcome you to visit us.

We are looking to appoint a number of qualified nurses to help us deliver our NHS CHC service across Birmingham and Solihull. The role is varied and interesting and involves assessing individuals in their own home, or care settings. The assessment is a crucial stage of the process, when considering if an individual is eligible for their care to be commissioned and funded by the NHS. We need nurses with the ability to holistically assess care needs, who are compassionate and caring with the skills to support individuals during, what can be, a difficult time.

• We are a clinically led and supportive team working with some of the most vulnerable individuals in our community. There is an opportunity to plan care, review its effectiveness, and work with colleagues in the wider health and social care system to deliver the best outcomes for individuals who are found eligible for NHS CHC.

  Main duties of the job:

  • To review any service, and care, commissioned in regards to quality and appropriateness to the individuals need. To ensure that the provider is delivering the requirements of the contract ensuring value for money in all matters relating to packages for NHS continuing healthcare.

  • The post holder will work jointly with health, social care and independent sector colleagues to ensure care management processes are appropriate.

  • To follow the process laid out in the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare; to include organisation, co-ordination and participation in MDT eligibility recommendations to be verified by ICB.

  • Ensure assessments conducted are robust, transparent and multi-agency (where required) for NHS Continuing Healthcare/NHS-funded Nursing Care.

  • The post holder will be responsible for complex clinical caseload comprising of; assessments, undertaking of reviews (3/12 CHC review) unscheduled reviews and Fast Tracks and implementation on Personal Health Budgets and ongoing Case Management of patients funded by Continuing Healthcare (CHC).

About us

• We offer:

  • 6 month probationary period with an experienced team member so you feel confident and part of the team straight away.

  • Integrated team working with support from specialist departments within the All Age CHC Service and BSOL ICB

  • Comprehensive induction underpinned by a clinical competency framework that supports with achieving competencies throughout the probationary period and can be used to submit as evidence for NMC revalidation.

  • Clinical and restorative supervision.

  • Safeguarding supervision from the ICB Safeguarding team.

  • Expert DOLS advice

  • Comprehensive training, support and opportunities for professional development to develop your career within a caring and inclusive environment.

  • Opportunity to participate in work streams of interest and lead on projects.

  • Access to leadership training

  • Flexible working options and hybrid working to support individuals work life balance.

  • Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

  • To support the seamless implementation of the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare including contribution to the development of training programmes and delivery plans as required to facilitate others learning.

  • Within Birmingham and Solihull ICB provide advice, screen and coordinate assessments against the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care within Nursing Homes.

  • To work with the Senior Nurses to process Funded Nursing Care and Continuing NHS Health Care Applications.

  • Influence best practice by providing professional nursing advice on a range of physical and mental health nursing issues, which will require the individual to