Job summary

Band 6 Commissioning Mental Health / Learning Disabilities Nurse

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most

Are you a passionate Band 6 Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse looking to use your clinical expertise in a role that influences lives beyond the bedside?

At Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB), you'll play a vital part in shaping high-quality, person-centred care for some of our most vulnerable populations.

As one of the largest and most complex ICBs in the country, we serve over 2.5 millionpeople across nine boroughs, working in close partnership with NHS providers, localauthorities, and the voluntary sector.With around 33% of our population living in some of the most deprived areas inEngland, this role offers a genuine opportunity to reduce health inequalities and ensurepeople receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

Main duties of the job

This is a rewarding, autonomous Band 6 role where your clinical judgement, casemanagement skills, and system understanding really matter.As a Commissioning Mental Health / Learning Disabilities Nurse, you will:

• Assess individuals with functional mental health needs in line with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care,ensuring full compliance with the Mental Health Act
• Manage and review complex packages of care, commissioning services that meet identified health outcomes
• Lead on Section 117 aftercare funding applications and oversee thecommissioning of appropriate aftercare packages
• Undertake timely reviews, including regular Care Programme Approach (CPA)reviews, in line with service KPIs
• Provide robust case management for individuals eligible for CHC or otherNHS-funded care
• Work closely with acute hospitals to support Discharge to Assess pathways,ensuring safe, timely transitions of care
• Champion a consistently high standard of compassionate, person-centre

About us

You'll be part of a supportive, knowledgeable commissioning team and workcollaboratively with:

• ICB colleagues, senior leadership and executive teams
• NHS providers and local authority partners
• Clinical leaders and digital teams
• Third-sector and voluntary organisations
• This role offers excellent exposure to system-wide working and decision-making

Why Join Cheshire and Merseyside ICB?

• A supportive, collaborative team culture
• Work that is varied, meaningful, and clinically informed
• Real opportunity to influence care at a strategic level
• Competitive NHS Band 6 salary with full NHS benefits
• Ongoing professional development, learning, and career progression
• Flexible working opportunities where possible

Job description

Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For

Were looking for a motivated and confident Band 6 nurse who:

• Has experience in Section 117 aftercare, care commissioning, and casemanagement
• Is comfortable working with complex needs and navigating multi-agencyenvironments
• Communicates clearly and professionally across discipline
• Is adaptable, organised, and able to prioritise in a fast-paced setting
• Is committed to partnership working and improving health outcome

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view the attached documents.

If youre ready to use your nursing expertise to make a wider impact and be part of ateam shaping the future of healthcare, we would love to hear from you.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Sarah.white@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk07900160244

Apply today and be part of something bigger.

Job description
Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For

Were looking for a motivated and confident Band 6 nurse who:

• Has experience in Section 117 aftercare, care commissioning, and casemanagement
• Is comfortable working with complex needs and navigating multi-agencyenvironments
• Communicates clearly and professionally across discipline
• Is adaptable, organised, and able to prioritise in a fast-paced setting
• Is committed to partnership working and improving health outcome

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view the attached documents.

If youre ready to use your nursing expertise to make a wider impact and be part of ateam shaping the future of healthcare, we would love to hear from you.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Sarah.white@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk07900160244

Apply today and be part of something bigger.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a health care environment.
• Previous experience of caseload management.
• Track record in clinical quality & performance activities.
• Experience of partnership working with other agencies.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience in working at a similar level in specialist area
• Nursing qualification with current registration

Skills

Essential

• Understanding of Local Authority functions.
• Conversant with national and local guidance on NHS continuing health care and NHS Funded Care.
• Strong understanding of the operational management and clinical role of the NHS.
• Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution to quality.
• Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of primary care.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• A good understanding of personalised care, in particular personal health budgets.
• High level of interpersonal skills; excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals.
• Capability to work across boundaries and foster close collaboration.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across a range of health care and other organisations.
• IT Skills, ability to use Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Outlook).
• Accurate data entry and text processing skills.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence.
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
• Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload effectively and make informed decisions working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Ability to analyse cases where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a health care environment.
• Previous experience of caseload management.
• Track record in clinical quality & performance activities.
• Experience of partnership working with other agencies.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience in working at a similar level in specialist area
• Nursing qualification with current registration

Skills

Essential

• Understanding of Local Authority functions.
• Conversant with national and local guidance on NHS continuing health care and NHS Funded Care.
• Strong understanding of the operational management and clinical role of the NHS.
• Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution to quality.
• Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of primary care.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• A good understanding of personalised care, in particular personal health budgets.
• High level of interpersonal skills; excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals.
• Capability to work across boundaries and foster close collaboration.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across a range of health care and other organisations.
• IT Skills, ability to use Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Outlook).
• Accurate data entry and text processing skills.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence.
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
• Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload effectively and make informed decisions working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Ability to analyse cases where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Address

No1 Lakeside

920 Centre Park

Warrington

WA1 1QY

United Kingdom

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