About this role
Job summary
The Head of All Age Continuing Care is responsible for the strategic leadership, operational management and delivery of Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Funded Nursing Care (FNC), Children and Young People's Continuing Care (CYPCC), Joint Funding Arrangements, Complex Care and associated commissioning functions across all age groups.
The post holder will ensure statutory compliance with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care and relevant legislation, guidance and policy. They will lead the development of high-quality, person-centred services that meet the needs of individuals with complex health needs while ensuring effective stewardship of public resources.
The post holder will provide expert leadership across the Integrated Care Board and support partnership working with local authorities, providers, NHS organisations and independent sector partners to achieve improved outcomes for people requiring continuing and complex care services. The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy to provide robust oversight and management and will provide expert advice and strong clinical leadership across the team.
Provides strategic and operational leadership for Continuing Health Care (CHC) brokerage services.Ensurestimelysourcing and commissioning of care packages, compliance with procurement standards, and effective market engagement.
Main duties of the job
Ensure robust arrangements for high-dependency and bespoke care packages Support strategic planning for CHC service delivery and sustainability. Oversee sourcing and negotiation of CHC care packages. Ensure adherence to procurement regulations and governance. Monitor provider performance and address quality concerns. Manage brokerage team and resources effectively. Develop and implement the strategic vision for All Age Continuing Care services. Lead on the development of policies, strategies and operating models that support the delivery ofhigh-quality continuing care services. Ensure services align with national policy, NHS England guidance, Integrated Care Systempriorities and local commissioning intentions
About us
Working for our Integrated Care Boards will require you contributing to a shared purpose of improving outcomes for the communities we serve as part of a wider health and social care system. The organisation's ethos is rooted in integrity, collaboration and accountability, with a strong focus on putting its patient population at the centre of everything it does and delivering services to improve patient outcomes, patient experience and added years of optimised health. As part of the newly formed cluster bringing together NHS Northamptonshire ICB and NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, staff are expected to work flexibly and collaboratively across organisational boundaries to support a joined-up approach to strategic commissioning and service improvement. There is an expectation of 40% on patch working, with office bases at County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester and Haylock House, Kettering. Staff can choose which office is their primary base for contractual purposes and travel claims.
This role will require a minimum of 2 days 'on patch' working in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland in our 2 main offices or partner sites
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide overall operational leadership for Continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care, Children'sContinuing Care and Complex Care services. Ensure effective management of assessment, eligibility determination, care planning,commissioning and review processes. Oversee the delivery of statutory assessments within required timescales and quality standards. Manage performance against key performance indicators, financial targets and statutoryrequirements. Ensure robust governance arrangements are in place to support safe and effective service delivery. Promote a culture of high-quality, person-centred care. Ensure compliance with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-fundedNursing Care. Lead quality assurance processes relating to assessments, eligibility decisions and commissionedcare packages
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience Essential
Educated to master's level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area Extensive knowledge of and expertise in specialisms relevant to function and role Proven and significant leadership experience. Evidence of post qualifying continuing professional development Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations Member of a relevant professional body - NMC - Nurse or Allied Health Professional AHP
Communication Skills Essential
Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts. Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
Analytical Essential
Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues, create solutions and resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery. Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
Planning Skills Essential
Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time
Autonomy Essential
Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales. Interpreting national policy for implementation
Management Skills Essential
Skills for direct line management and job management Skills for delivering results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders
Physical Skills Essential
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
Equality and Diversity Essential
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Address Haylock House
Venture Park
Kettering
NN15 6EY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb (Opens in a new tab)