Job Reference: BBBH43604
Job Duration: 3 months
Start date: ASAP
Description:
Clinical Practitioner
3-month contract - NHS Trust, Walsall
£330 per day
Hybrid Working
Overview:
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of individuals in the community/ home /nursing homes and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Continuing Care or Funded Nursing Care.
The practitioner will act as a member of the multidisciplinary team. The assessor will be responsible to ensure that the review process for all NHS Funded Care is undertaken in accordance with current guidance.
The role will be part of the MDT and determine the individual's eligibility in line with the NHS Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care. This will encompass explaining the process to patients and families, health and social care colleagues and care providers. Ensuring that the process is transparent and clearly understood by allparties.
Key Responsibilities:
* utilise the national assessment tools and adhere to the required timescales, co-ordinate, participate and support the assessment process with the multidisciplinary team.
* co-ordinate and undertake assessments. Tocollate information and assessments, gathered from other Health and Social Care professionals
* Maintaining a caseload of patients eligible for Funded Nursing Care and Fully Funded Continuing Healthcare, including the assessment and reviewing of all care provision.
* To be actively involved in complaint investigations assisting the Lead Nurse and Head of Service as required.* Contribute in the response to appeals supporting the Lead Nurse in completing needs portraits and attending both local andregional appeal panels.
* To be actively involved in complaint investigations assisting the Lead Nurse and Head of Service asrequired.
* Contribute in the response to appeals supporting the Lead Nurse in completing needs portraits and attending bothlocal and regional appeal panels.
* To maintain registration, skills and knowledge including an awareness of policies, procedures, legislation laid out by the relevant professional bodies.
* Work within the clinical guidelines and policy guidelinesrelevant to practice.
Qualifications and Experience:
* Current & relevant NMC registration
* Degree or equivalent level of experience
* Evidence of professional development
* Relevant nursing experience gained in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
* Wide experience of cross-sector partnership working
* Experience of working with service users and carersincluding case management
* Good understanding of National Framework for NHS Continuing Health Care
* Experience of managing a case load
Skills:
* Highly developed specialist knowledge of underpinned by theory and experience
* Demonstrable relative experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities
* Understanding of service provision for the client group
* Understanding of relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms
* Able to work within hostile environments
Industry: Public Sector and Government
Salary: £330 - £331 per day
Salary Benefits:
Vacancy Type: Contract
Job Skills: -
Contact Name: Theo Bailey
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