Continuing Healthcare Nurse Coordinator
Location
Jarrow, Tyne and Wear | United Kingdom
Job description
Temporary Continuing Healthcare Nurse Coordinator Reference no: S Tyneside 1004427514836307 Pay rate: £19.31 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 35-37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 2-3 months City: JARROW, Tyne & Wear Enhanced DBS required for this role The purpose of this role is to lead and co-ordinate Multi-Disciplinary Teams in applying the Continuing Healthcare eligibility criteria to individuals healthcare needs to reach a decision with regards to eligibility for fully funded Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Care. Requirement to complete both face to face and virtual assessments/reviews and to act as a resource for all members of the multi-disciplinary team, providing expert nursing advice concerning aspects of patient management. A registered nursing certificate will be required for this role.
Key responsibilities:
- Promote joint working between agencies by recognising and acknowledging the abilities and constraints of Health and Social Services in identifying and responding to Continuing Healthcare needs.
- Advise the Clinical Lead/AHP Lead for Clinical Support Services on the outcome of assessment and to make recommendations i.e. decision/outcome of eligibility for continuing healthcare.
- Action check lists which have been allocated by the Clinical Lead. Lead and decide whether an MDT meeting to complete a Decision Support Tool (DST) is necessary.
- Co-ordinate the information and assessments required to enable the MDT to proceed and to offer relatives / carers the opportunity to contribute information prior to the MDT.
- Lead and Chair MDTS and to report the outcome as appropriate.
- Manage fast track patients, in line with policy and procedure and manage and monitor the review process and re-evaluate rationale for placement, appropriateness and funding.
- Provide continuing responsibility in the absence of the Team Lead and to act up as appropriate.
- Ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and trust standards and compile written reports and assessments.
- Collate information from Check Lists for patients with learning disabilities and to lead MDTs and reviews for these patients where the issues are considered to be standard rather than complex.
- Undertake care management duties, in order to meet the assessed needs of patients who receive NHS Continuing Care funding, communicating and working in partnership with GPs, social services and other statutory and voluntary organisations including service users.
- Co-ordinate and ensure timely and effective discharge from hospital in patient services whilst ensuring appropriate risk management is undertaken.
- Review the identified care package provision in line with the individual’s needs, value for money and Standards for Better Health.
- Undertake work on an ad-hoc or special projects at the request of the Head of Integrated Commissioning and the Joint Commissioning lead.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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