Specialist Nurse Assessor

Job summary

You will be responsible for the specialist Continuing Healthcare assessment of the health needs of individuals either in their own homes, residential accommodation or within the hospital setting.

Managing the Fast Track process and complex care management for clients eligible for Continuing Healthcare ensuring that all health needs are fully met.When assessing for Continuing Healthcare they will be required to give written evidence to support rationale in determining the eligibility.

Acting with care and compassion when planning care provision. Making every effort to respect the wishes of people at the end of their lives and maintaining working relationships and treating colleagues of all disciplines with respect.

To promote the role of CHC Nurse assessor as a multi-skilled specialist Nursing role and an integral part of the MDT. Support and teach nursing students on placement within the team, to maintain a good consistent standard of assessment and to undertake retrospective CHC applications/Rapid Deterioration process as agreed.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that individuals who receive packages of care can choose how, and where they receive that care
• To allow people who are being assessed for health funding to have a voice, whether directly or through representation from a chosen advocate
• To respect diversity, striving always to adjust in order to achieve equality in health and care delivery
• To value every individual as autonomous, allowing them to make their own decisions about how they choose to live, even when those choices carry with them a level of risk

• Undertake case management for complex clients to ensure high standards of care are provided that meet the assessed needs
• Agree Fast track applications and ensure that an appropriate Package of care is in place
• Monitor and report on the quality-of-care delivery within Nursing Homes, Residential Homes and within Domiciliary Care providers
• To ensure that the CHC process is implemented in a timely, efficient and transparent manner in accordance with the National Framework
• Support the acute and community hospital with requests for discharge to nursing and specialist placements
• Promote close working relationships between the Local Authority and the NHS and disseminate good practice
• Provision of specific advice and guidance on the National Framework to clients their representatives, relatives, independent sector, NHS and Social care staff

About us

Why Work With Us

The continuing healthcare team is a mix of clinical and non-clinical staff. We have an office base in Newton Abbot. Admin staff are based there full time but clinical staff have a mix of home and office base