Inside of IR35: - Yes

Location: Hybrid Working - Home and ICB Commissioned sites (Nursing homes within the

Birmingham and Senior Clinical Nurse Reviewer (Band 8a)

Solihull area)

Will the candidate be patient facing area? –  Yes

Hours: Mon-Fri 37.5 Hours

Maximum Daily Rate:  £330

Job Summary

The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Discharge Service.

The post holder will be providing excellent management and professional leadership to the Continuing Healthcare team.

The principle aim of the role is to support the team to improve clinical pathways, efficiencies and patient outcomes within the role’s remit through an integrated system approach. The post holder will be responsible for delivering a robust integrated discharge model that ensures effective, person-centred and integrated pathways of care out of hospital are embedded through interdisciplinary ways of working and clear, well managed processes and protocols.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring the statutory requirements as laid out in the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS - Funded Nursing Care (FNC) is implemented.

The postholder will develop robust processes and procedures and policies which are compliant with legislative and national guidance and in accordance with ICB responsibilities.

The Discharge Service is a collaborative and partnership approach with the BSOL acute hospitals to coordinating and planning the transfer of patients, including those with complex health and social care needs, back to their usual place of residence wherever possible following an episode in hospital.

The post holder will provide visible leadership for the Quality Assurance Discharge Service and directly manage the Team and operational responsibilities. It is acknowledged that as changes occur nationally the scope of the role may change to meet requirements.

The post holder will provide visible leadership for the Quality Assurance Team compromising of the Discharge Service which is to and manage the Team and operational responsibilities. The post holder will support the Continuing Healthcare team to meet its statutory obligation of 28 days and receives the correct referral at first entry point into CHC.

The post has responsibility for delivering a portfolio of functions to maintain quality across all service areas; including verifying assessments, reviews, and presenting for verification at MDT Panels. The postholder is responsible for meeting the national and local KPI’s.

The post will report information on any delays which occur in meeting national framework guidance. This will include delays to assessments and reviews. Where necessary contribute to improvement strategy to prevent delays through quality issues in submission of DSTs to MDT.

The post holder will be required to work in partnership with the Local Authorities in BSOL , Acute Trusts and care homes in ensuring timely discharges.

Will be responsible for assisting and supporting the development of discharge pathways in relation to CHC and ensure the achievement of the Local Area agreement target in relation to delayed transfers of care is met.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring all decisions made about CHC and their rationale should be transparent and communicated clearly in writing to the relevant bodies and individuals in a timely manner and within guidance set out the National Framework.