Senior Practitioner CYPCC

NHS Sussex ICB ambition is to create an inclusive working environment which reflects our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity for all groups. We are particularly under-represented in staff from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled communities and actively encourage and welcome applications from these communities. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.

We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us confidentially during the application process so that we can statistically monitor how fair and equitable our recruitment process is and how well we are reaching applicants from diverse communities and identify where we need to improve. This information is removed before shortlisting.

Do you have experience as a Band 5 or 6 Registered Childrens Nurse, or a social worker, physiotherapist or occupational therapist ideally with community experience, and experience with children or young people with complex health needs? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your career?

You will work closely with families to support the delivery of individualised care in the community for children and young people with continuing care needs. This is an opportunity for both personal and professional development and you will be given support and training within a supportive team environment., NHS Sussex ICB is in the process of positively developing its Childrens Continuing Care (CYPCC) services and expanding our team. We are recruiting a Registered childrens nurse or allied professional to join our existing Childrens continuing care team, to work across Sussex as a Pan Sussex CYPCC team assessor.

This role as assessor requires a compassionate approach,within a Multidisciplinary team, to establish eligibility using the NHS National framework for children and young persons continuing care, and liaising with Health, Social care, Education colleagues and other professional colleagues and agencies, to oversee, with band 7 support, the delivery of child specific packages of care. Line management and support will be given from the Band 7 Nurse Specialists within the team, and from the Pan Sussex Clinical Operational Lead nurse. Some experience of complex, long-term health conditions and working in the community with children and young people is desirable.

Communication and IT skills are essential to this role. The job is home based with some visits to families homes, schools and respite or residential settings across Sussex will be required.

NHS Sussex ICB are committed to enabling team members to work in an agile and flexible way. We adopt a flexible first approach to working patterns. We empower our people to work where, when, and how they choose with minimum constraints to support their wellbeing to sustain good work life balance and to optimise performance and delivery.

We celebrate diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Agile working is not just related to working from different locations or at different times. It is about effectively utilising technology to improve work practices and to work differently to increase our overall effectiveness to improve health outcomes for our population.

Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please contact the Recruitment Team at scw.peopleresource@nhs.net to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.

NHS Sussex has committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2045. As a member of staff you will be encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working that will help us achieve that goal.

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