Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing - CHC
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 104-ICB-6379TG
- Employer
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fareham Civic Offices
- Town
- Fareham
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
AACC Clinical Assessor / Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Do you thrive in a supportive environment that values your growth? Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives?
The NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is seeking ambitious individuals to join our All Age Continuing Care team! We offer a dynamic role with the flexibility of hybrid working, allowing you to work from our office and at home.
Interviews will be held via an Assessment day
Main duties of the job
What you'll love about this role:
Make a Real Impact: Support individuals across all ages who require continuing care, ensuring they receive the best possible support.
Hybrid Working: Experience the best of both worlds with a flexibility to work from an office base and at home.
Continuous Learning: Develop your skills and knowledge with extensive training opportunities and clear career development pathways.
Supportive Team: Become part of a collaborative and encouraging team dedicated to providing exceptional care.
This role is perfect for you if:
You're passionate about health and social care.
You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
You're a team player with a strong work ethic.
You're eager to learn and grow in your career.
Working for our organisation
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
· 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
· NHS pension scheme
· Sick pay policy
· Occupational health services including staff counselling services
· Flexible working and family friendly policies
· Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
· Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the detailed job description and person specification for further details on the duties and responsibilities of the role.
Duties may vary from team to team but may include the following:
Work within the NHS All Age Continuing Care team with responsibility for co-ordination and delivery of needs/eligibility assessment, case management and review of patients under the relevant frameworks for NHS Continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care, Fast Track, Children’s Complex Care and All Age Continuing Care.
Use specialist knowledge and clinical skills to ensure that cases and outcomes are managed in a consistent, equitable, safe and cost effective, ensuring appropriate and proportionate application and interpretation of the relevant frameworks and guidance.
Work closely with hospitals, community services and care providers to develop systems and processes to facilitate a smooth assessment and referral process under the supervision of case co-ordinators.
Regularly review, under the supervision of Senior Clinical Assessors, the clinical needs of the patient with regard to appropriateness of the placement, level of care being provided and entitlement to NHS Funded care.
Use good verbal and written communication skills to communicate with patients, their families and other professionals. The production of accurate, detailed and comprehensive reports is essential.
Support the duty coordinator function as required and undertake other duties at the request of the line manager, which are commensurate with the role including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.
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.
This role will include weekend working when required.
Person specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Health or Social Care Professional with current registration with professional body i.e. NMC, HCPC or SWE.
- Knowledge of recent developments in the NHS.
- Working knowledge of IT systems.
- Clinical assessment skills.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of and experience of NHS Funded Continuing Health Care criteria – guidance and policies and other legal frameworks as required (Children and Complex Care, s117 Aftercare, Mental Health Act).
- Good knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and relevant legislation.
- Experience of implementing and managing Personal Health Budgets.
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills.
- Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports under supervision, and data and letters.
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
- Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marta Szczot
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Business Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
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