CHC Senior Assessor in Cambridge

We are Central East ICB, the new organisation entrusted with serving more than 3.5 million people across Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and Hertfordshire. We are responsible for making sure that the NHS can continue to support our community – now, and in the future. Everything we do will be guided by our core purpose: to do what best serves the population of this area.

We promise to focus on what makes the biggest difference to people’s lives – acting earlier to help prevent illness and detect disease and making it easier for our community to get the health care they need, closer to home, whenever that’s possible.

Job overview: CHC Senior Assessor is a highly experienced practitioner who provides advanced clinical expertise and leadership across the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) pathway. The postholder takes responsibility for completing and overseeing complex CHC assessments, ensuring that eligibility recommendations are clinically robust, person-centred, and fully aligned to the National Framework. This role goes beyond frontline assessment. The Senior Assessor supports practitioners, offers specialist guidance on difficult or ambiguous cases, and contributes to quality assurance across the service. They play a key part in strengthening documentation standards, improving clinical rationale within Decision Support Tools, and promoting consistent, defensible decision-making. The postholder works closely with multidisciplinary teams, local authorities, providers, and system partners to ensure joined-up assessments and clear communication with individuals and families. They help navigate clinical, legal, and emotional complexity, supporting fair outcomes and maintaining confidence in the CHC process. As a senior clinician within the service, the Senior Assessor also contributes to training, capability building, and continuous improvement. They identify gaps in practice, support reflective learning, and help embed a high-quality, learning-focused culture across the CHC team.

• Undertake complex CHC assessments, completing high-quality Decision Support Tools, rationales, and recommendations in line with the National Framework.
• Provide senior clinical advice and guidance to CHC practitioners on challenging or ambiguous cases.
• Quality-assure assessment documentation, evidence gathering, and rationale writing to support defensible and consistent eligibility decisions.
• Support and contribute to CHC panels, MDT meetings, and case discussions, offering expert clinical input.
• Act as a point of escalation for practitioners seeking support with clinical reasoning, risk issues, or complex presentations.
• Mentor and coach less experienced staff, helping build capability and confidence across the CHC team.
• Identify practice variation or quality concerns and contribute to targeted improvement activity.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people’s differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes. We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves. We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.

For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.

Please Note: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. We recommend submitting your application early to avoid disappointment. Successfully shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email with an invitation to interview. Please note that we do not pay interview expenses, all costs are incurred by the candidate.

Notes on completion of applications: All reference requests will be made to your employer/previous employers' HR Department, covering the previous 3 years of activity. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes. All eligible staff will need to have gained clearance through a standard/enhanced DBS check prior to working. All posts are subject to a probationary period.