Whittington Hospital NHS TrustrIDPs5Rx
In this fulfilling position, you’ll have the opportunity to make meaningful connections while supporting individuals through their healthcare journeys. From coordinating comprehensive assessments to engaging with social services, your efforts will ensure that every patient has access to the care they deserve. Plus, with a commitment to maintaining accurate records and managing caseloads alongside our Senior CHC Nurse, you’ll never feel alone in your mission. If you're passionate about making a difference and uplifting the quality of care we provide, we want to hear from you!
The CHC Assessor will be responsible for ensuring that those who in are receiving funding from Continuing health care either in part or whole assessments either in nursing homes or their own homes are reviewed and assessed using nationally recognised tools.
The post holder will review both their care packages and needs at prescribed intervals or when requested by care home mangers where the client's condition has changed.
The CHC Nurse assessor will be a valuable component of the developing Continuing Care team. The CHC assessor will be responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary assessments for those who are eligible for a full assessment for fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare by attending and presenting cases to the complex care panel.
To process continuing healthcare referrals in accordance with national guidance.
To carry out reviews and assessments for those individuals who are either self funding, joint funded or supported by social services.
To review clients after 3 months and thereafter yearly or sooner if necessary in accordance to the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare.
To complete all relevant paperwork in a timely manner and inform the administrator at social services of the outcome of the assessments/reviews.
To have current knowledge of the national criteria for fully funded NHS continuing healthcare.
To work closely and collaboratively with the social services residential Review Team to screen all residents in care homes using the nationally recognised checklist to ensure residents have the opportunity for as full continuing care assessment.
To act as care coordinator for those residents who require a full continuing care assessment, co-ordinating the assessment and information from the multi-disciplinary team and presenting those cases to the Complex Needs Panel.
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- To maintain up to date & accurate records, input data into the computer and complete statistical returns in accordance with the policy requirements for both health and social service agencies.
- To actively support the Senior CHC Nurse to manage her caseload by reviewing well established cases.
- To ensure accurate electronic, contemporaneous records are kept that ensures safety and continuity of patient care.
- To input data promptly into the computer and complete statistical returns in accordance with the policy requirements for both health & social service agencies.
- To be able to use the computer to: write written reports in Word, access/send emails on the Whittington health system, access the intranet/internet for relevant information according to the policy.
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