Job Location: Essex County Council

Salary - 45,217 to 54,395

Working period: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:30

Working Hours: 36 hours per week

Assignment period: 12 Months

The Clinical Audit Lead for Continuing Care Assessments will deliver an effective and high-quality internal clinical audit and advisory service, within the Council working with key stakeholders including Social Workers, embedding a culture of continuous improvement. Working as part of a core team, supporting Care Plans for Children with Disabilities. Continuing Care is a package of care that is arranged and funded jointly by the NHS, Local Authority and (if required) Education, for individuals aged under 18 years of age who are not in hospital and have needs arising from disability, accident or illness that cannot be met by universal or specialist services alone. The council is committed to providing an exceptional service to Children with Disabilities ensuring there is a holistic approach to their complex needs.

The Clinical Audit Lead will work within Children s Social Care alongside the Children with Disabilities Team, Social Workers, Support Workers, and Occupational Therapists and will form part of the Team assessing and applying for Continuing Care. The role will provide expert professional clinical advice and support on continuing care and healthcare cases to key stakeholders, partners, and services, demonstrating a deep understanding of continuing care for children and young people, by ensuring plans are in place across the council that best meet individuals complex health needs. In addition, the role will review existing cases and will support preparing cases for the Multi Agency Resource Forum and other panels as required

Knowledge, skills and experience

- Qualified as an RGN/RMN with experience in a multi-agency environment.

- Experience of assessing or knowledge of assessment and review process for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC). and/or Decision Making in relation to awarding Continuing Care Funding

- Experience in working collaboratively and developing partnerships between organisations and with multiple stakeholders across the public and private health sector, with proven facilitation skills and a wide range of stakeholder engagement techniques.

- Ability to manage a diverse workload, with proven track record of working with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with proven ability to deal with complexity, and risk.

Benefits;

- Weekly Pay

Job Types:Fixed term contract

Minimum Requirements for the Role

• RGN or RMN
• Audit experience

Right to work requirements

• Passport
• BRP
• Sharecode