Continuing Healthcare Nurse Assessor

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NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is a package of continuing care that has been arranged and funded solely by the NHS to meet a person’s physical and mental health needs arising from disability, accident or illness.  It is for vulnerable people with complex, intense and unpredictable needs or people who are rapidly deteriorating and possibly entering a terminal phase.

NHS Frimley ICB’s East Berkshire Continuing Healthcare Service is seeking to recruit two highly motivated, very well organised and experienced registered nurses with qualifications in LD, MH or General nursing or an Allied professional i.e. Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker to join the team of CHC assessors to support in the processing of Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care assessments, reviews and case management. 

A current driving licence and vehicle used for business use will be required.

For an informal discussion, please email in the first instance to [email protected] or [email protected]

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You will have knowledge of the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare (Oct 2018) and be able to:

•                     Coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings with a range of professionals i.e. social care, care homes, other providers etc.

•                     Undertake high quality holistic assessments of patients, clearly identifying needs using assessment tools as required.

•                     Face to face reviews/assessments will be required.

•                     Manage a caseload of complex cases.

•                     Cover as Duty Nurse within the Continuing Healthcare Service.

You will be a key member of the team and will need to demonstrate skills in IT, report writing, managing complex patients. You will also have excellent verbal and written communication and have the ability to work in stressful situations and be able to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.  You will be working in partnership with our local authorities and experience of multi-disciplinary working is essential. 

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Frimley ICB is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. 

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best employers are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want to increase the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applications from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBT communities, younger candidates and from people with lived experience of disability, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.