The post holder will work in the Children and Young People's Continuing Care Team, undertaking assessments and reviews to assess whether a child's needs are such that they meet the criteria for full NHS continuing care. The post holder will be expected to undertake NHS Continuing Care assessments, comprehensive nursing assessments, contribute to the completion of EHC plans and support during multidisciplinary team meetings when completing Continuing Care documentation. The post holder will provide professional, clinical, and subject matter expertise on matters relating to children's Continuing Care processes for the ICB, Local Authority, healthcare providers and other local agencies and organisations. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking assessments and reviews of individual's eligibility for Continuing Care and case manage existing patients. The post holder will ensure that assessments and reviews are carried out in a timely manner according to national specifications., Using the Children's National Framework for Continuing Care, work in conjunction with acute hospitals, community services, social workers and other professionals to complete joint health and social care assessments and care plans. Gather, evaluate and interpret relevant information about children's health from all relevant professionals and services. Make recommendations to Panels regarding funding and services required by children with complex health needs and their families. Work with the Senior Nurse Assessor to procure care packages on a case-by-case basis. Develop care packages for children with complex health needs, including Personal Health Budgets. To ensure Children's Continuing Care service provision is clinically appropriate and delivered to maximise children/young people's safety by meeting their ongoing complex needs,

• an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
• an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.
ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):
• to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
• tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
• enhance productivity and value for money and;
• help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people's health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.