AACC Senior Nurse Assessor

You will undertake comprehensive CHC and FNC assessments and

reviews, including Fast Track pathways, using the relevant National Framework

to support evidence-based recommendations. You will manage a caseload, monitor

and review care packages, assess risk and contribute to safe, responsive care

planning.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary activity

and work closely with health, social care, independent and voluntary sector

partners. You will explain complex and sensitive decisions to individuals,

families and carers, identify and escalate safeguarding or quality concerns,

and contribute to complaints, quality assurance, clinical governance and

service improvement. You will also support transition planning for young people

moving from Childrens Continuing Care into adult CHC services.

As part of your application,

please disclose if you have recently been in receipt of the Mutually Agreed

Resignation Scheme (MARS) or Voluntary Redundancy. Please note that this

information is collected solely for administrative purposes; it will not form

any part of the selection process.

Assessment and eligibility

Undertake comprehensive

assessments of health and care needs across acute, community and care home

settings.

Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care, including

Fast Track pathways, to support eligibility decisions.

Ensure assessments are

holistic, evidence-based, person-centred and completed within agreed

timescales.

Clinical decision-making and case management

Analyse complex clinical

information, assess risk and make informed recommendations regarding

eligibility and care needs.

Manage a defined caseload

and review, monitor and evaluate care packages to ensure they remain safe,

effective and responsive to changing needs.

perspective to joint care planning and jointly funded packages with social care

partners.

Communication and partnership working

Coordinate and contribute

to multidisciplinary assessments and reviews and build effective relationships

across health, social care, independent and voluntary sectors.

Communicate complex,

sensitive and potentially distressing information to individuals, families and

carers with empathy and clarity.

Support transition planning

for young people moving from Childrens Continuing Care into adult CHC through

early identification, joint planning and timely decision-making.

Quality, governance and professional practice

Identify and escalate

safeguarding concerns and quality issues in line with policy.

Contribute to complaints,

patient experience, quality assurance, clinical governance and service

improvement.

Maintain current NMC

registration, practise in line with the NMC Code and undertake continuing

professional development.

The NHS is a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to

work, full of challenges and opportunities. We are a dynamic, forward-looking

organisation, passionate about working together with our health and social care

partners to ensure services are integrated, seamless and offer a high-quality

patient experience. We thrive on building strong relationships with patients,

communities, partners and providers.

works across the two-ICB cluster to deliver consistent, high-quality CHC and

FNC processes. You will join a collaborative clinical service focused on sound

decision-making, strong professional relationships, patient experience, quality

assurance and continuous improvement.

We provide a supportive and collaborative environment where we work

with our staff to provide opportunities for you to reach your full potential

and to develop a rewarding career within an exciting and evolving environment.

We aim to enable our employees to achieve a positive work-life balance through

a blend of collaborative workplace attendance combined with regular home

working.

Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of

Employee Assistance

programmes

Generous holiday

entitlement, which increases in line with service

Flexible working patterns

to support work-life balance

Please note we operate a probationary period of

up to 6 months for new appointments.

Qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - Experience or ability to chair multidisciplinary meetings

Additional skills, knowledge and qualities

Desirable: - Understanding of budget management principles