Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Care Home Support Team Trusted Assessor

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Job summary

Would you like to work as a Trusted Assessor within the Care Home Support Team working alongside the Transfer of Care Hub team ? You will be assessing patients within the Acute hospital identified as needing a residential care home placement.

The accountability within your role is in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or the Health and Care Professionals Council , which says that you must work together for the safeguarding and wellbeing of the public.

You will be acting as an advocate for patients to ensure the highest levels of care are delivered and will ensure you safeguard the delivery of high standards of care.

As a Trusted Assessor for the Care home support team you will be responsible for the clinical standards of care delivered within the service area.

Main duties of the job

Key Activities & Responsibilities.

To assess patients in the Acute hospital and to support flow from the Acute beds for those patients identified as requiring a residential care home placement.

To communicate work with all areas of the Care Home Support Team, Transfer of Care Hub and the multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcome for patients.

Work alongside Care Homes to support with accepting patients into suitable placements.

To ensure actions are in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or the Health and Care Professionals Council codes and other statutory and organisational standards.

Educate and support staff. Identify staff development needs through the appraisal process.

As a senior member of the team, act as a role model to all members of staff, students and visitors.

Support the Care Home Support Team and TOCH to manage & monitor clinical standards in line with the Trust policies through audit process.

To provide information, including data, performance and notification of incidents and accidents as required.

Initiate the investigation of concerns related to poor clinical practice or staff management.

Escalate all concerns when there is a concern over the care being delivered by an individual to the appropriate service lead.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

04 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-IOW-8782

Job locations

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Clinician with current NMC, HCPC or SCW registration.
ENB 998 or other mentorship qualification; Minimum of 2 years relevant post basic clinical experience

Experience

Essential

Flexible
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation
Can demonstrate the key competencies of the Employees Qualities Framework
Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder for example manual handling of patients
Effective communicator with patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team

Additional Criteria

Essential

A valid UK driving licence, access to a car with business insurance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Clinician with current NMC, HCPC or SCW registration.
ENB 998 or other mentorship qualification; Minimum of 2 years relevant post basic clinical experience

Experience

Essential

Flexible
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation
Can demonstrate the key competencies of the Employees Qualities Framework
Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder for example manual handling of patients
Effective communicator with patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team

Additional Criteria

Essential

A valid UK driving licence, access to a car with business insurance.

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)