AACC Senior Nurse Assessor - Children and Transitions

You will undertake complex, holistic assessments and reviews in

line with the National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing

Care, and prepare and present assessments to the Childrens Continuing Care

Panel. You will manage a defined caseload and support the commissioning,

monitoring and review of individualised packages of care.

Working with

children, young people, families and partners across health, social care,

education and the voluntary sector, you will coordinate a strong Team Around

the Child approach and ensure care is integrated and outcome-focused. You will

contribute to planning timely transitions into adult services through joint

assessment and coordinated care. A key part of the role will be contributing to

safeguarding, governance, audit, learning and service improvement, as well as

providing peer support or deputising for the Clinical Team Manager when

required.

As part of your application,

please disclose if you have recently been in receipt of the Mutually Agreed

Resignation Scheme (MARS) or Voluntary Redundancy. Please note that this

information is collected solely for administrative purposes; it will not form

any part of the selection process.

Assessment and eligibility

Undertake complex, holistic

assessments and reviews for children and young people with families, carers and

multi-agency professionals.

Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care consistently to

inform evidence-based eligibility decisions.

Prepare and present

comprehensive assessments to the Childrens Continuing Care Panel.

Case management and care coordination

Manage a defined caseload

and coordinate the timely review and monitoring of care packages.

Work within commissioning

processes to secure safe, effective and value-for-money packages that meet

assessed needs.

Support accurate and timely

health input to Education, Health and Care Plans.

Transitions and partnership working

Facilitate safe and timely

transitions for young people moving into adult services.

Work with adult CHC teams

and partner agencies to support joint assessments and continuity of care.

Coordinate multi-agency

working across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector through

a Team Around the Child approach.

Communication, quality and leadership

Ensure the voice of the

child or young person and their family or carers is central to care planning

and decision-making.

Contribute to safeguarding,

clinical governance, audit, evidence-based practice and service improvement.

Provide peer support and

supervision where appropriate and deputise for the Clinical Team Leader when

required.

Maintain current NMC

registration and practise in line with the NMC Code and organisational

policies.

The NHS is a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to

work, full of challenges and opportunities. We are a dynamic, forward-looking

organisation, passionate about working together with our health and social care

partners to ensure services are integrated, seamless and offer a high-quality

patient experience. We thrive on building strong relationships with patients,

communities, partners and providers.

Continuing Care service works across the two-ICB cluster with families and

multi-agency partners to deliver safe, coordinated and person-centred care. The

team values the voice of the child, strong Team Around the Child working,

professional curiosity and well-planned transitions into adult services.

We provide a supportive and collaborative environment where we work

with our staff to provide opportunities for you to reach your full potential

and to develop a rewarding career within an exciting and evolving environment.

We aim to enable our employees to achieve a positive work-life balance through

a blend of collaborative workplace attendance combined with regular home

working.

Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of

Employee Assistance

programmes

Scheme

Generous holiday

entitlement, which increases in line with service

Please note we operate a probationary period of

up to 6 months for new appointments.

Experience

Desirable: - Experience within Continuing Care; - Experience of delivering or supporting training

Additional skills, knowledge and qualities

Qualifications

Desirable: - Postgraduate teaching certificate or module