Job summary
- Main area
- CHC
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 896-BUR-1026
- Employer
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Townside Primary Care Centre
- Town
- Bury
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CHC and Complex Care Review Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Greater Manchester ICB- Bury operate a Continuing Healthcare/Complex Case service on behalf of the registered population of Bury. The post
holder will be responsible for undertaking Specialist Health Needs assessments for individuals who are undergoing assessment for, or who are already eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care. The assessments may take place in an individuals own home, residential placements or hospital environmnts.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking Specialist Health Needs assessments for individuals who are undergoing assessment for, or who are already eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care.
The post holder will be required to work with the individual and/or their representative, and to liaise with private providers, partner organisations, along with other health and social care professionals to ensure that all assessments are person centered.
The post holder will be required to work flexibly to support the Individualised Commissioning team by participating in the 'Duty' rota, supporting with any urgent referrals or any safeguarding investigations.
Working for our organisation
The GM Integrated Care Partnership are helping organisations work better together with people and communities. We want people across all our boroughs to stay well, whatever their age, and whatever issues or conditions they might be managing. We’re bringing together all the different organisations that support people’s health and social care, so that services can join up and act faster when people need support.
Integrated care means starting with the person, understanding they’ll have different needs as they move through life, and connecting them with the
right care.
This new NHS organisation, overseen by a Board, is in charge of the NHS money and making sure services are in place to put plans into action.
Made up of representatives from the NHS and the local council.
The partnership operates at three levels: neighborhood, locality and Greater Manchester and has a single vision and strategy. Hospitals, GPs,
community services, voluntary services and others have come together to form ‘provider collaboratives’ within all 3 levels, helping to join care and
help people live well across our ten boroughs. Bury is a sub-locality of Greater Manchester Integrated Care and the team is part of the Bury NHS Health and Adult Care department of the Local Authority. The role sits in the Continuing Healthcare & Individualised Commissioning team which is part of a wider Directorate led by the Associate Director of Nursing, Quality and Safeguarding
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking health needs asseessments for individuals who are receiving a package of individualised care that is part/solely funded by GM ICB Bury.
The post holder will be responsible for liaising with patients, families and carers with commissioned support and review. The
post holder will ensure the promotion and facilitation of service user involvement and collaborative working with other agencies.
The post holder will act as a resource for staff undertaking clinical assessments to provide guidance and supervision to ensure there is a
consistent and informed approach to the assessment process that is compliant with national policy.
Where necessary the post holder will conduct independent ‘expert’ clinical assessment of an individual service user with nursing or highly complex
healthcare needs.
The post holder will support the Head of Service by identifying individuals that may be eligible for funding or those that may no longer be eligible using any relevant tools.
The post holder will negotiate with care providers, both NHS and external agencies in respect of how care will be delivered to individual service
users who have complex, intense health care needs and idntify when a case manager may be required.
The post holder will supportt Adult Safeguarding strategy meetings and will support the Indivdualised Commisioning team in response to these.
The post holder will ensure that all service users eligible for health funding are reviewed in accordance with guidance and will take appropriate
steps to ensure service providers adhere to contractual agreements in respect of individual service users.
The post holder will, maintain accurate records and assessments
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care
- Good knowledge of community services, social services and other LA functions
- Experience of undertaking specialist nursing assessments and planning patient care
- Conversant with national and local guidance on NHS CHC / FNC
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- community nursing experience
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
- Eve Moroney
- Job title
- Head of CHC and Complex Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
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