Head of NHS Continuing Healthcare

Are you an experienced NHS Continuing Healthcare leader with a passion for excellent and integrated working? Now we've got your attention this could be your next career move.

We are pleased to have a short term/secondment opportunity for twelve months to lead on the day-to-day operations of NHS CHC.

Your expert knowledge and skills of NHS Continuing Healthcare will take the team to the next level as we focus on ensuring that our NHS Continuing Healthcare structure delivers the person centred, outcome focused care that we are developing as our delivery model. You will be responsible for delivering the day-to-day operations of CHC. This includes considering individuals for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, Fast Track and all other areas of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare., The post holder will be responsible for the operational delivery of NHS CHC service on behalf of the Associate Director of Quality in Care and is required to provide, leadership and management to the CHC clinical team. The post holder will have responsibility and accountability for performance of the adult NHS Continuing Health Care portfolio to ensure the service delivered meets the statutory requirements of relevant NHS Frameworks and key performance indicators.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining and further developing a culture of high performance, ownership and accountability where safety, quality, excellence in patient outcomes and value are consistently delivered in line with national and locally agreed standards. The Head of Continuing Healthcare will have accountability for the development and training of employees, to ensure that the CHC team has the necessary skills, capability and capacity to deliver and to actively promote the values of the service.

The post holder will be required to maintain and develop systems to allow for accurate reporting and monitoring of activity and spend.

The post holder will be required to provide professional nursing advice and to deputise for the Associate Director of Quality in Care as required.

The post holder will develop effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation across Norfolk and Waveney. Working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring coherent strategy.

Health and care services in Norfolk and Waveney are working closely together to further improve services and provide more joined-up care for local people. In Norfolk and Waveney, we have already achieved a lot by working in partnership to improve health and care outcomes. These changes have been made possible by different organisations - NHS hospitals, GPs, mental health and community health services, local councils, care homes and social workers, voluntary and community organisations and others - joining forces to agree and plan for local people's needs.

Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) includes a statutory Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), and an Integrated Care Board (ICB) called NHS Norfolk and Waveney. This partnership and organisation dedicated to making sure that organisations work together for the benefit of our residents, staff and communities is an important step change, helping to create positive differences to local people and joining up health and social care. This is the culmination of many years of effort to build partnership working across the NHS, local authorities, the third sector and patient groups.