Deputy Head of All-Age Continuing Care

The post holder will be responsible for:
+ leading and managing key AACC programmes and functions including:
+ children and young people's continuing care (CC).
+ continuing healthcare (CHC) Duty function and liberty protection safeguards (LPS).
+ quality assurance.
+ complex (costly) cases.
+ appeals and disputes.
+ programmes and functions that support the delivery of the ICB Bromley statutory duties in relation to (i) the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care and (ii) the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-Funded Nursing Care.
+ leading AACC work around hospital discharge, including key work with the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) and Single Point of Access (SPA) into community health and care services.
+ leading key AACC commissioning and market development projects, including in relation to domiciliary care and care/nursing home services
Please see the attached job description for full details of the duties of the job.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse who has experience in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and also a broad range of clinical and assessment experience. You will need to demonstrate a back ground of working in fast paced environments, with a proven ability of decision making at pace and the leadership skills to work as a senior member of the Continuing Healthcare team, with staff who are highly motivated and skilled.
As the Deputy Lead for the All Age Continuing Care (AACC) service you will be expected to promote evidence-based best practice and provide clinical expertise to decision making processes regarding eligibility and funding.
You will be able to utilise your time management skills to balance your priorities and deadlines.
You will have relevant experience in complex case management and drawing on previous skills and knowledge be confident about what is required to deliver an excellent AACC service.
You will need to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including the application of tact and diplomacy in challenging expectations, to liaise effectively with colleagues, health and social care professionals, patient's family members and others.
This role is based in Bromley but on occasions you may be required to travel.

The South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together the health and care partners that serve our vibrant and highly diverse populations resident in the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Greenwich - our Places.
Our partnership brings together six local authorities, over 200 general practices (operating within 35 Primary Care Networks), Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS FT, King's College Hospital NHS FT, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, South London and the Maudsley Mental Health FT and Oxleas FT. Importantly, the ICS seeks to be connected to the communities we serve (circa 1.92m residents) and work with the widest possible range of community, voluntary and third sector groups and organisations in each borough. The reach of our NHS provider portfolios extends beyond the borders of the ICS, across London, the south of England and nationally for some services.
Our vision for the ICS is a highly performing, sustainable system that looks after its staff, responds to its communities and takes action to reduce the inequalities they experience. As a new organisation we have developed a system development plan https://www.ourhealthiersel.nhs.uk/SDP-8-November-2021.pdf that outlines the way in which we seek to operate and the steps we will take to realise the full potential of our partnership.