Individual Assessment and Commissioning Team Lead

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Significant experience of Continuing Healthcare/ Mental Health/Learning Disabilities and/or Complex Case Management
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills
• Experience managing complex assessments, reviews and multi-agency working
• A passion for delivering person-centred care and improving outcomes

• To provide specialist nursing assessment, procurement, case management and review for adults and young people in transition to adult services presenting with complex long-term care needs, who are eligible or potentially eligible for NHS Continuing Health Care or Funded Nursing Care or section 117 aftercare services or Joint Funded.
• To provide assurance around quality of commissioned care packages, reporting safeguarding concerns in accordance with agreed interagency reporting procedures.
• To carry a case load of the most complex client group, including adults who have experienced an acquired brain injury and /or require medical ventilation or tracheotomy care
• Provide case management and review for service users with a mental health need working in partnership with the Local Authorities
• To ensure safe discharge and transfer of individuals from highly supportive and acute care environments to community placements avoiding out of area placements.
• To have an understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards; completing relevant documentation for Court as appropriate
• The post holder will deputise for the Deputy Head of Individual Assessment and Commissioning as required.

• A supportive and inclusive team environment
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• A role that supports excellent work-life balance
• Being part of a service that drives innovation and excellence in commissioning
• A culture that values diversity, respect, and collaboration

• Recruiting based on merit, ability, and potential
• Creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected
• Promoting a culture of openness, learning, and continuous improvement

Essential

• Educated to post-graduate level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Current NMC Registration.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development

Essential

• Knowledge and expertise of National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing care.
• Understanding of deprivation of liberty safeguarding processes.
• Understanding of the public sector
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills

Essential

• Experience Completing complex case reviews and reports with recommendations
• Significant experience of mental Health and/or Learning Disability and /or Complex clients experience
• Experience of managing risks and reporting
• Experience of Mental Health and/or Learning disability and/or Complex cases Commissioning
• Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals. Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders

Essential

• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills