This post supports the CYPCC service assessing children and young people in the community/ home and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Continuing care in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016).
Together, we have an ambitious vision for improving health and care services across Surrey and Sussex. We are working to:
- Improve health and care outcomes for everyone, with a focus on preventing ill health and proactive care.
- Tackle inequalities to reduce unfair gaps in access, experience, and outcomes.
- Get better value from our services by enhancing productivity and value for money.
- Support local communities to grow and thrive through social and economic development.
We also work with NHS trusts and organisations which deliver healthcare services through developing Provider Collaboratives to improve healthcare pathways, so local people experience better care and outcomes.
To achieve this, we need a team of people who can think beyond organisational boundaries, strong collaborators, can navigate complexity, challenge constructively, and keep communities at the centre of decisions.
This post supports the CYPCC service assessing children and young people in the community/ home and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Continuing care in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016).
The role will ensure that the national assessment tool is adhered to via the required timescales.
The role with include co-ordinating, participating in, and supporting the assessment process with the multidisciplinary team (MDT). The role will be part of the MDT and determine the individual’s eligibility in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (2016). 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 all parties.
The role will require travel on occasions, to carry out assessments and reviews across Surrey and Sussex. Access to transport is therefore necessary, be it personal or public. All AACC staff are expected to work flexibly, when required, to meet the needs of the service.
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) has the responsibility to decide what health services are needed in Surrey and Sussex and set out how they'll be provided, making sure hospitals, primary care, and other services work together, rather than in silos, for the benefit of everyone in the community. NHS Surrey Heartlands and Sussex ICB achieve this by working in partnership with local health and care organisations, staff, patients, carers, families and the public, to support three million people across Surrey and Sussex to live healthier lives.
We want everyone to feel welcome at work and are passionate about creating an inclusive, compassionate workplace culture where every colleague feels seen, heard, and valued.
We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative working environment that delivers better experience and outcomes for our population.
We want our organisation to be a place where diversity is actively celebrated, where safe spaces exist for all identities, and where all voices help shape our direction. We place a high importance on the NHS values - they guide what we do every day, set out how we work, and how we treat each other.
The key responsibilities of the postholder are to:
The Nurse Assessor is responsible for:
Supporting the commissioning of health care packages at home for CYPCC eligible children and other community settings to prevent hospital admissions; in addition, they will help support discharge from hospital where ever possible.
Assessing children and young people in the community/ home and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Children’s Continuing Care. Utilizing the national assessment tools and adhere to the required timescales to co-ordinate, participate and support the assessment process.
The role will be part of a multi-agency decision to determine the individual’s eligibility in line with the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing 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 all parties. Clinical managers for CYPCC will support throughout this process.
4. Monitoring and providing assurance on the quality-of-service providers for children and young people, this includes residential placements and short breaks environments.
In the absence of clinical managers, act in a deputizing role, which would include undertaking duty management and responding to package breakdowns, enquiries for new referrals, checklists and prioritizing workload.
Assist when required with the monitoring and providing assurance on the quality of service providers for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care, this includes residential placements and short breaks environments.
Advising AACC Provider Souring on clinical needs and best practice in relation to services for children with complex health needs and providing clinical input to all parts of the commissioning process.
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To be responsible for planning, managing, co-ordinating and undertaking annual reviews of the Children and young people eligible for CYPCC, within the caseload. Responding to any health needs reported and reviewing the DST and care package accordingly.
Communicate, with support from the clinical managers, complex information, with empathy and consideration to the children, young people, parents and carers. This may relate to a diagnosis, prognosis and funding issues, which therefore could be highly sensitive or distressing and associated with high degrees of emotion or conflict. This may include end of life discussions.
11. Work alongside other agencies, e.g., Local hospices, as well as social services and specialist educational schools, to provide joint care packages where appropriate, ensuring that families receive the most appropriate and equitable service for their child.
12. Participate in on going professional development and clinical supervision, including safeguarding supervision.
13. Assisting CYPCC team in the delivery of informal educational sessions to varying groups of staff on subjects related to Children’s Continuing care.
14. Organise own workload, with oversight from a Clinical Manager.
15. Be aware of and follow local Safeguarding policy and follow child protection procedures, providing any reports and attending child protection conferences as necessary.
16. Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required.
