Continuing Care & Continuing Healthcare Joint Practice Lead
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
15/08/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 29/08/2018 12:00
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Belmont House
Further Information
This is Redcar and Cleveland. We are an ambitious council keen to build on our strong track record of innovation and partnership working, ensuring that we create a flourishing future for the borough and all of its residents. Key to this is a committed workforce who always gives their best. Offering a fast paced, progressive working environment, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is a great career move
The Adults & Communities Directorate consists of four strands, Adult Social Care, Community Development, Neighbourhoods and Public Health. Our aims are to continue to provide essential and highly valued services and to build capacity to enable local communities to make lasting change, improve quality of life, prosperity and the environment. As a directorate we lead on developing a culture of co-operation and co-production, respecting and nurturing the skills and talents of local people and enabling them to fulfil their potential.
If you share the ethos of Redcar and Cleveland Council, this could be the opportunity you are waiting for.
The council is looking for a suitably experienced candidate to take on the newly created role of Continuing Care & Continuing Healthcare Joint Practice Lead. The main responsibilities within this role will be to support the council’s operational approach to the management of Children’s Continuing Care and Continuing Healthcare and joint funding agreements, to ensure compliance with national guidance. The post holder will be responsible for providing expert knowledge in the care management of children and adults, primarily with a learning disability, who are eligible for assistance under the Continuing Care and Continuing Healthcare frameworks, however you will also link in with and support other social care service areas, for example mental health and older people.
This individual will be supported and managed by the Service Manager, Operational Partnerships and Provider services, but will predominantly work closely within the All Age Disabilities service, providing specialist expertise to social care colleagues, social workers, team managers, service managers and other frontline professionals, regarding the CC and CHC process.
The successful candidate will possess a sound knowledge of the NHS Children’s Continuing Care and / or Adults’ Continuing Health Care guidance and have a good understanding of the MHA Section 117. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, with high personal standards of self-discipline, able to demonstrate a flexible and organised approach to their work and be able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders and professionals.
The authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an enhanced disclosure & barring service check (DBS) will be sought.
The council is an accredited Investors in People employer at gold level and holds ambassador status for the North East Better Health at Work Award.
We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits/discounts, including a lease car scheme.
if you wish to have an informal discussion about the role please contact Paula Hewitson on 01642 771732.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.