Job Description

Greater Manchester ICB - Bury locality operate a Continuing Healthcare/Complex case service on behalf of the registered population Bury.



The post holder will be responsible for the case management of a caseload of individuals with complex mental health needs. The caseload will comprise of individuals with complex mental health needs who have been assessed under the mental heath act, along with others who require an individually commissioned package of support. The post holder will be required to make recommendations regarding eligibility for funding.



The post holder will lead and coordinate key professionals across Mental Health services, Local Authority and the Independent Sector to ensure that effective commissioning of service provision occurs and that once established, is monitored and reviewed to deliver measurable goals and outcomes for the service user and GM ICB- Bury.



The post holder will take a lead role in the identification of suitable care providers and will be responsible for ongoing review and reassessment of patients and commissioned packages of care. This will be with a view to determining continued eligibility and ensuring that the package of care continues to meet assessed needs.



The post holder will be responsible for the case management for a caseload of individuals registered with a Bury GP who have complex mental health needs and are receiving a package of individualised care that is part/solely funded by GM ICB Bury.



NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care



Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area efficiency. This will be delivered in neighbourhood, place, combinations of places and GM system.



Our NHS People Promise



Our NHS People Promise -the promise we must all make to each other, to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Like many other employers, NHS GM currently has evidence of unwarranted inequalities in the workforce, most notably in relation to minoritised ethnic, female andor disabled staff and their intersectionality. As a result, we will use positive action measures to bring benefits to our organisation, including a wider pool of talented, skilled, and experienced people from which to recruit and a better understanding of the needs of a more diverse range of customers.



The post holder will be responsible for the commissioning, and review of Individualised packages of support. this will include the monitoring and review of commissioned services to ensure they continue to meet need and are 'best value'.



The post holder will be responsible for liaising with patients, families and carers with regarding to individualised commissioning and review. The post holder will ensure the promotion and facilitation of service user involvement and collaborative working with other agencies.



The post holder will act as a resource for staff undertaking clinical assessments to provide guidance and supervision to ensure there is a consistent and informed approach to the assessment process that is compliant with national policy.



Where necessary the post holder will conduct independent 'expert' clinical assessment of an individual service user with nursing or highly complex healthcare needs.



The post holder will support the Head of Service by providing expert advice regarding eligibility for funding and if required will attend 'Funding Panels' with scope of practice.



The post holder will negotiate with care providers, both NHS and external agencies in respect of how care will be delivered to individual service users who have complex, intense health care needs and then apply for funding as required.



The post holder will attend Adult Safeguarding strategy meetings where required representing NHS Bury ICS.



The post holder will ensure that all service users eligible for health funding are reviewed in accordance with guidance and will take appropriate steps to ensure service providers adhere to contractual agreements in respect of individual service users.



The post holder will, if requested to do so provide clinical evidence/ advice in respect of court proceedings (court of protection, criminal prosecutions etc).