Continuing Healthcare - Liverpool, United Kingdom - NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Calling all healthcare professionals - Nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Paramedic.

Are you looking for a new challenge that will offer you a better work-life balance? By joining MLCSU as a Practitioner, we offer agile working opportunities with no shift work or anti-social hours.

The role includes both remote and face to face assessments alongside office attendance on some occasions. Therefore, the post holder should hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle to be able to fulfil the requirements of this post

You would play a key role in supporting the Personalised Healthcare Commissioning service across the region to deliver an effective, competent and consistent client-focused service.

You will assist and support in the facilitation of multi-disciplinary assessments and 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.

You should be comfortable in working autonomously but also as part of the wider team to ensure the aims on objectives of the department and wider organisation are met.

As a Band 5 Practitioner you will be using your clinical skills and knowledge to assess patients using the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care.

You should have a good understanding and knowledge of the framework and be looking to further develop your skills and expertise in this area.

You would be managing and assisting a caseload of patients, attending multidisciplinary meetings and patient review meetings, in line with standard operating procedures and local guidance.

You would need to communicate complex issues to a wide range of health and social care professionals, patients, carers and family members.

Therefore, excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, are essential.

You would be supporting with the arrangement of services required to meet the individual needs of the patient. You would also be investigating eligibility against national criteria for patients who have challenged or disputed a decision. You should have experience of negotiating with a pro-active and positive approach to problem solving.

The ability to analyse complex and often conflicting information from various sources, to aid decision making, is imperative, as is the ability to work under pressures to meet tight and frequently changing deadlines.

If you are a qualified healthcare professional who is experienced, driven, committed to your continuing professional development and completely client-focused, we would love to hear from you.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU)is one of the biggest and best-performing commissioning support units in the country, with among the highest levels of staff and customer satisfaction.

We work together as a team of over 1,600 expert staff based across the Midlands and North West to make a difference - for our customers, patients and communities.

Offering a full range of professional services to hospital trusts, local authorities, integrated care systems (ICSs) and other public bodies across the country, our NHS values underpin everything we do.

In joining the Merseyside team, you will become part of a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and diverse team of healthcare professionals, who are always willing to help each other

We provide a supportive environment in which to learn and develop, with the opportunity to further your skills and career within an exciting and evolving environment.

Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of benefits including flexible & agile working arrangements, pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance.

With our training schemes and support networks, you will be empowered to play a leading role in the future of healthcare, whatever your specialism or interest.

And as a member of NHS staff, you will receive plenty of discounts too.

MLCSU are committed to the NHS People promise to improve our working lives, making the NHS the workplace we all want it to be

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

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