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Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Quality
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
104-ICB-6412TG
Employer
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
Employer type
NHS
Site
Fareham
Town
Fareham
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB logo

AACC Clinical Team Lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people, and their families?

Do you hold a professional clinical qualification such as registered nurse, allied health professional etc with experience of working in the field of children, young people and families?

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Team Leader to join our Children and Young People team.

This is an exciting time to join the service with opportunities to work with a wide range of stakeholder’s and in partnership with other agencies.

Our vision is to be consistently recognised for commissioning and enabling delivery of high-quality family centred healthcare, which is innovative, equitable, efficient, effective and, where possible, prevention based, contributing to the healthiest population.

 

Children and Young People (CYP) referred to Children’s Continuing Care service delivers a high-quality service ensuring that the child, family, and carers are at the heart of a personalisation approach.

This role requires working across Children’s Continuing Care, including Children and Young People who are eligible for S117 funding.

 

Main duties of the job

What you'll love about this role:

Make a Real Impact: Support children and young people who require continuing care, ensuring they receive the best possible support.

Hybrid Working: Experience the best of both worlds with a flexibility to work from an office base and at home.

Continuous Learning: Develop your skills and knowledge with extensive training opportunities and clear career development pathways.

Supportive Team: Become part of a collaborative and encouraging team dedicated to providing exceptional care to children, young people and their families.

This role is perfect for you if:

You're passionate about health and social care.

You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You're a team player with a strong work ethic.

You're eager to learn and grow in your career.



Working for our organisation

We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture, and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

·         27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement

·         NHS pension scheme

·         Sick pay policy

·         Occupational health services including staff counselling services

·         Flexible working and family friendly policies

·         Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers

·         Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note the following before applying:

1. We reserve the right to amend the closing date based on the volume of applications received. Vacancies attracting a high volume of applications may therefore close earlier than advertised.

2. In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

3. As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. As an ICB, we value diversity and are committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

4. If you are successful and are joining from a non-NHS background, there will be an expectation that you will be engaged from the bottom of the pay band. If you would like to review the Agenda for Change pay scales in more detail and to view other benefits of working in the NHS, please visit the Agenda for Change website for further details.

5. New employees to the ICB will be subject to a probationary period of six months (some exemptions apply, please refer to the ICBs policy for full details).

We encourage and support our staff to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as this remains the best way to protect ourselves, our families, our colleagues, and patients from the virus.

To work within the NHS All Age Continuing Care team (CYP) to establish and maintain robust systems to implement current policy and guidance relating to the NHS Continuing Healthcare and All Age Continuing Care processes.
Manage a team of professional staff and administrators, providing clinical supervision and professional expertise around complex assessment or case management, appeals, NHS England Independent Review Panels and Court of Protection (as required) to ensure timely, safe and cost-effective delivery of services.
Manage clinical risk and ensure escalation of financial, quality, clinical or legal risk to seniors and NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
To contribute to the training and development of all staff (internal and external to NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight regarding policy, processes and guidance around NHS Continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care, Fast Track, Children’s Complex Care and All Age Continuing Care.
Monitor and actively manage the clinical caseload and numbers of cases awaiting assessment, review or case management, supporting reporting mechanisms to ensure NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is kept updated as part of performance assurance of NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Development and delivery of Cost Improvement Programmes.

Please see the detailed job description and person specification for further details on the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Registered Health or Social Care Professional with current registration with professional body i.e. NMC, HCPC or SWE including AMHP’s and mental health social workers or significant relevant experience (LD/MH/LDAP teams only). ENB 998/Mentorship level 2/3. Experience of line managing staff. Educated to degree level.
  • Demonstrates excellent knowledge of NHS Funded Continuing Health Care criteria – guidance and policies and other legal frameworks as required (Children and Complex Care, s117 Aftercare, Mental Health Act etc.) Court of Protection/legal case management, responsible commissioner “who pays” guidance.
  • Knowledge of complex neurological conditions and experience of working with clients with complex brain injuries. Specific knowledge of the National Service Frameworks and appropriate national policy related to rehabilitation of people with acquired brain injury/ neurological dysfunction (Specialist Rehabilitation / ABI team).
  • Demonstrates excellent knowledge of Clinical and Information Governance Frameworks.
  • Knowledge and relevant experience working with individuals who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities and/or mental health issues (LD/MH/LDAP team roles).
  • Good knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and relevant legislation.
  • Good working knowledge of complaints procedure.
  • Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
  • National agendas and effect on health and social care practice e.g. National Health Service Frameworks.
  • Participated in development of care standards, policies and services.
  • Experience of working in an acute and/ or a community-based setting.
  • Qualified Best Interest Assessor.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in Court settings

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria
  • Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users.
  • Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task.
  • Effective team working.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of training programmes to all staff and support and mentor junior team members in the CHC appeals process including appeals and retrospective needs portrayals.
  • Demonstrate Teaching and facilitative skills.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Melanie Ellard
Job title
Head of Service
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Liz Atherton

Deputy Head of Service

[email protected]

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