Senior Nurse Assessor- CYPCC

Job overview

The Children and Young People’s Continuing Care (CYPCC) service leads on the assessment, case management and oversight of the NHS National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care across Kent and Medway. The service assesses, develops and oversees personalised care packages for children and young people with complex health needs in the community, working in partnership with social care, education and wider system partners as part of a multidisciplinary network

The Nurse led service assesses, develops and oversees personalised care packages for children and young people with complex health needs in the community, working in partnership with social care, education and wider system partners as part of a multidisciplinary network.

The post holder must be a Registered Children's Nurse or Learning Disability Nurse with extensive paediatric experience and the skills required to undertake complex care assessments for children and young people. You will require advanced communication and assessment skills to evaluate the complexity of children and young people on the caseload, hold open and honest discussions with families and professionals, and analyse highly complex information from multiple sources. This is an evidence‑based assessment process that requires the application of professional judgement and clinical reasoning to determine eligibility, manage risk and recommend the appropriate care provision.

Main duties of the job

• Providing clinical leadership by leading MDTs, training and mentoring the team and wider community partners.
• Applying expert knowledge of the National Framework by leading assessment, implementation and review across Kent and Medway.
• Working collaboratively with the Local Authority, contributing to joint assessments and resolving disputes.
• Supporting the Local Resolution Process in participating in appeals and decision reviews.
• Ensuring safe, effective and value for money care packages — identifying cost improvement opportunities where appropriate.
• Using advanced clinical expertise — supporting the team with complex decision making.
• Leading personalised care package development including through Personal Health Budgets.
• Delivering CYPCC training and development and supporting workforce development across Kent and Medway.
• Overseeing team performance and caseload management and being accountable for the clinical decisions and recommendations you make.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.