CHC Nurse Assessor - RMN

Job summary

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate nursesto join the Mid Nottinghamshire NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) delivery team. If you are looking for a new challenge within your career pathway then we would love to hear from you!

We are currently recruiting for:

Registered Mental Health Nurse

This position is part-time 22.5 hours per week working hours of Monday to Friday 9-5 - there is flexibility around days of work.

The successful candidates will need to be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and experience of person-centred assessments and of working autonomously and collaboratively within a multi-agency environment. If you are committed to the delivery of high quality person centred services and have excellent communication skills this would be an ideal opportunity for you.

The candidates will need to work in a multi-agency environment with individuals and their representatives to support the assessment and review process for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) and S117 aftercare including the promotion and review of Personal Health Budgets.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will need to be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and experience of person-centred assessments. The role will involve working within a multi-agency environment to support the assessment and review process for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) and S117 aftercare including the promotion and review of Personal Health Budgets.

Experience undertaking mental capacity and best interests' assessments is advantageous and an understanding of deprivation of liberty safeguards and the Court of Protection would be beneficial to the role. You will also need to be knowledgeable in report writing to ensure you can confidently complete a health needs assessment, personal care and support plan and the CHC decision Support Tool.

You will need to be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and also be confident in learning new systems for recording and report writing.

The successful applicant will be required to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a team and be able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. We offer a well-established, experienced and supportive team with an extensive skills mix. We are committed to the continuous professional development of all of our staff.

For further details please contact: Laura Mills or Jenny Khuweis on 01623 785450.

About us

North Nottinghamshire CHC delivery team supports the facilitation of CHC services in Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood. Although the wider Nottinghamshire system for CHC services will be joining together from the 1st of April 2025. Staff working within the ICB are expected to have strong links with internal and external teams across this patch as well as the wider ICS. All individuals will have an identified base, but travel for assessments is expected as part of the role. Currently, the ICB is operating a hybrid working model allowing a mix of office and home working to support colleagues to achieve a better work/life balance.

The ICB is committed to support employee's wellbeing with numerous initiatives already launched such as, weekly wellbeing hour, limit to meeting times, wellbeing resources and staff networks (LGBTQ+, BAME and DAWN).

We can offer the successful candidate a period of induction and the supportive team approach with prospectsfor staffdevelopment,regular supervision with appraisal of performance and training and development needs. We are a small team who have a friendly and nurturing reputation and who are keen to welcome new starters to our team. We are passionate about our role in high quality support to people who access our services.