Children's Case Managers

North West London Childrens Continuing Care team is looking for a forward-thinking individual to join our Children's Continuing Care Team, a registered professional who is experienced in working with children & young people who have complex physical & mental health needs.

You will join a friendly, dynamic, and experienced team to help meet the statutory responsibilities under the Children's Continuing Care National frameworks, working collaboratively with partners in Education and Social care to meet the holistic needs of children and young people.

You will assess, case manage, and support the healthcare needs of children and young people with complex health needs. A high level of assessment skills is required to establish eligibility so that we can provide an appropriate level of support to the children, young people, and their families. Good communication skills are required for this role and the ability to work as part of a team. You will manage a caseload of patients effectively to quality assure Children's Continuing Care needs of children and young people on your caseload.

Main duties of the job

In your role, alongside excellent assessment and co-ordination skills, we are looking for individuals with a strong commitment to partnership working to ensure our clients receive full care provision according to individual needs. The post holder will ensure the provision of seamless, integrated services or packages of care for individuals who meet children's continuing care criteria. Each package varies according to the health need support required and, we are looking for a professional who can think with, and support families to achieve their positive health outcomes.

Successful candidates will be joining a fast-paced team that employs the use of holistic nursing, inquisitive thinking & a focus on high quality. The nature of the role is autonomous & challenging but with the benefit of supportive colleagues.

This is a role for someone who is invested in supporting children & young people to improve their health outcomes & quality of life. We are an innovative team that likes to use new ideas to continually improve practice, working in partnership with other agencies to achieve this.

If you have experience in CAMHS/ CALDS or end-of-life care we are particularly interested in hearing from you.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the main responsibilities of the Continuing Care Case Manager role.

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.

All ICB roles work collectively to ensure our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them as well as focusing on prevention and health promotion, supporting residents to take greater care of their own health and live longer, healthier lives.