AACC Senior Nurse Assessor - Children and Transitions

NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board; Coventry, Hereford, Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance programmes

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board is seeking an experienced AACC Senior Nurse Assessor for Children and Transitions. The role involves leading complex assessments, coordinating multi-agency care, and supporting smooth transitions for young people into adult services, with a focus on safeguarding and governance.

Hybrid working is offered with office bases in Coventry, Warwick, Worcester and Hereford, with travel across the cluster as needed.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as RN Child/RSCN/SCPHN or equivalent.
• Degree level qualification in healthcare services.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Postgraduate teaching certificate or module.

Responsibilities

• Undertake complex holistic assessments and reviews for children and young people.
• Prepare and present assessments to the Children's Continuing Care Panel.
• Manage a defined caseload and coordinate care packages.
• Support transitions of young people into adult services.
• Coordinate multi-agency working across health, social care, education and voluntary sector.

Skills

Autonomous working

Chair multi-agency meetings

Clinical judgement

Time management

Education

NMC registration (RN Child/RSCN/SCPHN)

Degree in healthcare

CPD / continuing development

Postgraduate teaching certificate

Job description

NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

AACC Senior Nurse Assessor - Children and Transitions

The closing date is 20 November 2026

We are seeking experienced registered nurses to join our ChildrensContinuing Care service as AACC Senior Nurse Assessors for Children andTransitions. This role offers the opportunity to improve outcomes for childrenand young people with complex health needs, keeping their voice and the viewsof their families central to decision-making. You will undertake complexassessments and reviews, coordinate multi-agency input, manage a caseload andsupport young people to move safely and smoothly into adult services. We arelooking for skilled, organised and compassionate clinicians with experienceworking with children and who can work autonomously, chair complex discussionsand build strong relationships across agencies.

This role will require weekly office-based working in line with thehybrid working policies set out for each ICB, with office bases available inCoventry, Warwick, Worcester and Hereford for all staff to use. While this roleis expected to be place-based, travel will be required across the cluster andto care settings as needed.

NHSCoventry & Warwickshire ICB and NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICBare working together as a cluster with a shared management team. The ICBsrecognise the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and militaryfamilies bring to our business and encourage people from the armed forcescommunity to apply for our vacancies.

Main duties of the job

You will undertake complex, holistic assessments and reviews inline with the National Framework for Children and Young Peoples ContinuingCare, and prepare and present assessments to the Childrens Continuing CarePanel. You will manage a defined caseload and support the commissioning,monitoring and review of individualised packages of care.

Working withchildren, young people, families and partners across health, social care,education and the voluntary sector, you will coordinate a strong Team Aroundthe Child approach and ensure care is integrated and outcome-focused. You willcontribute to planning timely transitions into adult services through jointassessment and coordinated care. A key part of the role will be contributing tosafeguarding, governance, audit, learning and service improvement, as well asproviding peer support or deputising for the Clinical Team Manager whenrequired.

About us

The NHS is a world-renowned institution and an exciting place towork, full of challenges and opportunities. We are a dynamic, forward-lookingorganisation, passionate about working together with our health and social carepartners to ensure services are integrated, seamless and offer a high-qualitypatient experience. We thrive on building strong relationships with patients,communities, partners and providers.

Our ChildrensContinuing Care service works across the two-ICB cluster with families andmulti-agency partners to deliver safe, coordinated and person-centred care. Theteam values the voice of the child, strong Team Around the Child working,professional curiosity and well-planned transitions into adult services.

We provide a supportive and collaborative environment where we workwith our staff to provide opportunities for you to reach your full potentialand to develop a rewarding career within an exciting and evolving environment.We aim to enable our employees to achieve a positive work-life balance througha blend of collaborative workplace attendance combined with regular homeworking.

Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range ofattractive benefits including:

• Employee Assistance programmes
• Generous holidayentitlement, which increases in line with service

Please note we operate a probationary period ofup to 6 months for new appointments.

Job responsibilities

Assessment and eligibility

Undertake complex, holisticassessments and reviews for children and young people with families, carers andmulti-agency professionals.

Apply the NationalFramework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care consistently toinform evidence-based eligibility decisions.

Prepare and presentcomprehensive assessments to the Childrens Continuing Care Panel.

Case management and care coordination

Manage a defined caseloadand coordinate the timely review and monitoring of care packages.

Work within commissioningprocesses to secure safe, effective and value-for-money packages that meetassessed needs.

Support accurate and timelyhealth input to Education, Health and Care Plans.

Transitions and partnership working

Facilitate safe and timelytransitions for young people moving into adult services.

Work with adult CHC teamsand partner agencies to support joint assessments and continuity of care.

Coordinate multi-agencyworking across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector througha Team Around the Child approach.

Communication, quality and leadership

Ensure the voice of thechild or young person and their family or carers is central to care planningand decision-making.

Contribute to safeguarding,clinical governance, audit, evidence-based practice and service improvement.

Provide peer support andsupervision where appropriate and deputise for the Clinical Team Leader whenrequired.

Maintain current NMCregistration and practise in line with the NMC Code and organisationalpolicies.

Experience

• Recent experience in complex care, particularly with children and young people
• Extensive experience of working with children and young people within a relevant specialty
• Experience of assessment and review processes using recognised assessment tools
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience within Continuing Care
• Experience of delivering or supporting training

Additional skills, knowledge and qualities

• Awareness and understanding of the Childrens Continuing Care Framework and its application
• Excellent nursing assessment and clinical judgement
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to work autonomously, chair multi-agency meetings and prioritise competing demands
• Full driving licence and ability to travel as required

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as RN Child/RSCN/SCPHN, or as a Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse with extensive caseload experience
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in healthcare services
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Postgraduate teaching certificate or module

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.

NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board