Nurse Assessor

Due to promotion within the team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join a dynamic team of nurses that provide commissioning services for people with complex care needs who are eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding or NHS-funded nursing care. A secondment of up to 12 months will also be considered.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for career development and an ideal chance to enhance and utilise your clinical skills. You will need to be a highly motivated individual looking for a new challenge and should enjoy coordinating and communicating with a wide range of people. The candidate should have knowledge of the NHS Framework for Continuing Healthcare.

The successful candidate will provide specialist nursing assessment and review for adults and older people presenting with long-term care needs who may be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS-funded nursing care and jointly funded packages of care in line with the NHS Framework for Continuing Healthcare.

Experience of undertaking assessments and working with patients, families, and carers is essential. The CHC team is responsible for the assessment and review of people who reside in nursing care homes and the clinical commissioning of packages of care for people with continuing healthcare needs who reside in their own homes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of policies involving NHS Funded Nursing Care and NHS Continuing Health Care in Care Homes
• Review eligibility for NHS Funded Nursing Care and Continuing NHS Care
• Undertake Nursing Assessments for patients with identified health needs
• Make recommendations following Nursing Assessment relating to all identified needs of a patient
• Trigger referral for a multidisciplinary team assessment for those clients whose physical and mental health care needs require consideration for Continuing NHS Care funding
• Identify clients who are at risk and manage any issues related to the findings
• Report any concerns related to client care following assessment to the CHC Lead Nurse within the Continuing Care Team, Care Quality Commission (CQC), and Adult Protection and Social Services
• Maintain robust Nursing Assessments/Reviews and care planning records
• Identify specialist nursing equipment needs and advise about provision of that which is over and above the minimum standard
• Promote physical and mental well-being and maximise client and carer empowerment in the management of their care
• Undertake Joint Assessments with other professionals from within health and social care
• Communicate outcomes of NHS Funded Nursing Care / Continuing NHS Health Care Assessments to Continuing Care Leads and Continuing Care Review Panel
• Act as an information resource for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland CCG in relation to Free Nursing and Continuing NHS Healthcare
• Undertake retrospective assessments when necessary in conjunction with other professionals for health and social care
• Work with the client, family, NHS and Independent Providers to identify options available to provide appropriate care provision for the client
• Possess a working knowledge of the Department of Health guidance on NHS Funded Nursing Care / Continuing NHS Health Care
• Act in accordance with the legal requirements and statutory rules related to practice and registration, NMC Code of Conduct and PCT Policies and Procedures
• Attend all mandatory updates
• Promote clinical governance within all settings

Person specification

Experience

• Assessing patients with complex needs

Qualifications

• Educated to diploma level or equivalent level of experience in a specialist area
• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development
• Current NMC Registration

Skills

• Highly developed communication skills both verbal & written

MLCSU is committed to our process of redeployment at risk members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.