CHC Review Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Continuing Health Care Teams across Greater Manchester. We are looking for highly motivated and experienced RMNs, RGNs OR Allied Health Professionals who can work autonomously and collaboratively in a multi-agency environment with individuals and their representatives to support the assessment and review process for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC). You will undertake comprehensive person-centred assessments so CHC and FNC eligibility can be determined.

The successful post holders will have the opportunity to work within a successful, progressive Integrated Care organisation and make a positive contribution to the lives of people in Greater Manchester.

Working within the remit of the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare, the post holders will deliver an effective and competent level of service, consistently delivering a client-focused service.

The post holders will assist and support in the facilitation of patient reviews in line with standard operating policy and procedures, ensuring the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded-Nursing Care is implemented and complied with, according to the principles and processes.,

• Working within a team ensuring a high-quality service is delivered


• Managing a caseload of CHC eligible individuals.


• Facilitating and contributing to multi-disciplinary assessments and patient reviews in line with the National Framework.


• Ensuring the principles and duties of safeguarding are holistically, consistently and conscientiously applied.


• Supporting the Continuing Healthcare team to ensure that workstream plans are fulfilled and supervised effectively to ensure successful delivery.


• Ensuring that all processes that are implemented are compliant with the National Framework


• Commitment to completing all mandatory training.


• Assisting the for Continuing Healthcare with resolution of complaints, appeals and disputes as well as capturing of lessons learned to mitigate these instances.


• Supporting delivery and development of standard operating procedures and processes, including those for Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), within the team.


• Maintaining professional registration and up-to date knowledge of legislation as well as demonstrating accountability for own actions according to relevant professional code of conduct.


• Delivering against objectives, achieving quality outcomes.


• Prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.


• Ensuring a person-centred approach with individuals, families and representatives.
  
  Greater Manchester Integrated Care is a fully authorised ICB responsible for the full range of ICB statutory duties and powers. Each Place Based Team within NHS GM aims is to improve the health of the people and reduce health inequalities through strong, clinically led commissioning of high-quality healthcare services.


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 will 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: neighbourhood, locality and Greater Manchester and has a single vision and strategy.

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.