Senior Practitioner

Posting date22 October 2024

Closing date21/11/2024 18:14:43

Salary£37,338 to £44,962 per year, £37338 - £44962 a year

LocationDorchester, DT1 1TG

CompanyNHS Jobs

Job typePermanent

HoursFull Time

Reference15458300

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Please see full job description attached. The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Personal Health Commissioning Service. Working within the remit of the National Frameworks for Continuing Healthcare, the post holder will deliver an effective and competent level of service and consistently deliver a client-focused service. The post holder will be required to manage a caseload of CHC Eligible individuals ensuring The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded-Nursing Care is implemented and complied with, according to the principles and processes. The post holder will oversee a caseload of complex cases, undertake annual eligibility reviews and manage Continuing Healthcare packages of care, ensuring value for money placements which meet the needs of the individual and identify opportunities for development and improvement to assist delivery of best practice healthcare. The post holder will assist NHS Dorset commissioners in searching for care and make recommendations on most appropriate placement. This is not a patient facing role, and is predominantly desk based, requiring high levels of concentration and an ability to analyse health, social care, and other agency records to identify whether the individual has/had a Primary Health Care Need, in accordance with the National Framework for Continuing Health Care. NHS Dorset currently offers a hybrid model of working with a percentage of contracted hours being on site and the remainder being home based. The post holder should hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle to be able to fulfil the requirements of this post.

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