The post holder will support the Trust and Integrated Care System's commitment to deliver the ambition of the national learning disabilities and autism programme (previously referred to as Transforming Care (TCP)) through ensuring people, adults, and children, are supported in the most appropriate setting to meet their needs.

The role will have a focus on supporting people to discharge from specialist hospital placements into the community, or into the least restrictive environment, therefore reducing the number of people who have a learning disability and/or autism who are in specialist hospitals or support the MDT, thinking creatively around providing support within the community with the aim of avoiding admissions to Mental health hospitals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will commission highly personalised care and support packages to enable people to live meaningful lives in the community in settings which are sustainable, high quality and safe, living as part of the community to allow people to thrive and live their best life.

The Clinical Commissioner will utilise and adhere to nationally recognised tools including, the 12-point discharge plan, Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRS), 6-8 week checks and locally agreed processes and protocols including provider brokerage and frameworks, housing protocols and funding panel processes, ensuring packages are personalised, high quality and financially effective. The post holder will also be experienced in the application of legal frameworks, care management approaches, Ministry of Justice restrictions, safeguarding and quality assurance. It is intended that the post holder will be allocated a caseload of people who reside within hospital.

The base for this role is Wayside House in Coventry, and home working, there is a need to travel nationally.

About us

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart' this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide expert clinical advice and expertise to the Trust and partner agencies on the Learning Disabilities and Autism Programme agenda.

Lead Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRs) on behalf of the Trust and ICB as responsible commissioner. This will include both community and inpatient reviews.

Provide clinical challenge to ensure that individuals are placed in the least restrictive environment to meet assessed needs.

Review, in detail, individual cases within the programme to ensure that plans are clinically appropriate to meet the assessed need of the individual through the provision of high quality, value for money packages of care.

Ensure that Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles are applied to all cases.

Undertaking robust capacity assessments inline the Mental Capacity Act guidelines.

Support the maintenance of accurate information about individual cases.

Participate in root cause analysis investigations for admissions/readmissions as required.

Provide clinical commissioning assessment, gathering of evidence and formulation of care pathway for a range of highly complex individuals in a variety of settings.

Use expert clinical knowledge to review specialist placements or packages of care commissioned for individuals with highly complex mental health or learning disability needs, in particular S117 aftercare entitlement, completing appropriate documentation and following Trust/ ICB processes.

Planning of repatriation or onward pathway plans for those assessed when appropriate.

Monitor appropriateness of current placements to meet commissioning and individual needs, including care, quality, and financial outcomes. Escalate concerns identified within agreed processes

Utilisation, inputting, and review of information onto the Assuring Transformation (AT) database for all individuals.

Ensure that all care packages and placement proposals are clinically appropriate, have all agreed documentation in place and make best use of agreed resources.

Act as a source of expert advice on providers with the relevant capabilities and competencies to deliver the agreed care requirements.

Supporting the admission avoidance pathway as needed including use and knowledge of the Dynamic Support Register (DSR) and Clinical Support Tool (CST)

Ensure that responsible commissioner or ordinary residence is established for each individual case in line with national frameworks/guidance, leading on the resolution of disputes in such cases where necessary.

Review entitlement for S117 aftercare, making recommendations for Responsible Clinician review, following agreed processes, when potential for change is identified.

Provide information for client specific panels and ratification processes (both Trust/ICB and multi-agency) to ensure consistency of approach and decision making.

Provide information to support clinical aspects of enquiries and complaints received by the Trust/ICB.

Complete agreed schedule of reviews to ensure delivery of identified QIPP programmes, participating in monitoring meetings and ensuring information reflects an accurate position.

Ensure that Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles are applied to all cases.

Act always in a manner which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity and confidentiality

Convey information that is of a sensitive nature e.g., vulnerable adults complex health information communicate effectively with people under emotional strain in highly charged situations.

Acting as a point of contact for family members/ carers of the individuals we support including advocates, appointees, and legal representatives

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• learning Disability Nurse

Desirable

• Mental health/Childrens Nurse

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

wayside House

Coventry

CV6 6NY

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