Specialist Commissioning Nurse Childrens and Young PeopleinBirkenheadinBirkenheadPUBLISHED SAT 8 MAR 2025

Join Our Team at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside!

Are you looking for a meaningful role where you can make a real impact? NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is one of the largest and most complex healthcare systems in the country, serving over 2.5 million people across nine boroughs. We work closely with NHS providers, local authorities, and third-sector organisations to improve health outcomes for our communities.

With 33% of our population living in the most deprived areas of England and facing some of the poorest health outcomes, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care that makes a difference.

This will be varied and will adapt over time as both the ICB/S develops. However, the postholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions: -

The senior commissioning practitioner role is a senior nursing role with responsibility for supporting the Children and young peoples continuing care agenda within the NHS Continuing Healthcare service, expert practice is a key element of this role.

The post holder will support the transformation and improvement of services for patients eligible for Childrens and Young Peoples continuing care by working closely with others to embed service improvements that deliver best practice and high quality safe and effective care to children and young people.

The post holder will be responsible for arranging the initial assessment and reassessments of children and young people referred to the NHS Continuing Healthcare Service considering eligible for Childrens and Young Peoples Continuing Care funding in line with the National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care.

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Key working relationships

The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of staff at all levels within the ICB/S, with senior and other representatives of local stakeholders, as well as with patients and their representatives.

Some of the key direct relationships include:

Cheshire and Merseyside ICB/S executive teams

Cheshire and Merseyside ICB leadership teams

Chief Information Officers / Digital Leads

Clinical Leaders

Colleagues within NHSE/I Senior leaders across Cheshire and Merseyside, NHS, local authorities and other third sector organisations

Main duties and responsibilities

Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care operational delivery

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 childrens 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 ICBs 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 and Young Peoples 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 Peoples 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 Cheshire CCG 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.