Assessor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Assessor to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in Home First. You will provide advanced assessment, complex case management and operational support, guiding and developing colleagues to maintain team excellence.

The role includes leading on complex discharge planning, supervising Band 4 staff and supporting Band 5 assessors, with responsibilities for rota planning and service delivery.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced clinical assessment and holistic case management.
• Experience leading Band 4 staff and supervising Band 5 assessors.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and quality improvement.

Aufgaben

• Undertake timely, holistic assessments of patients’ needs.
• Lead complex discharge planning ensuring safe transitions home.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance and support for Band 4 staff.
• Oversee training and competency development of Band 5 assessors.
• Coordinate rota planning, tasks and daily workforce dynamics.
• Monitor workloads and escalate service pressures to maintain safe staffing.

Kenntnisse

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

Leadership

Supervision

Jobbeschreibung

Eligibility

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Role Summary

The Senior Assessor plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, person-centered care within the Home First service. They provide advanced assessment, complex case management and operational support; while also guiding and developing colleagues tomaintain excellence across the team.

Main Duties

• Advanced Clinical Assessment & Case Management: Undertake timely, holistic assessments of patients' functional, medical, and social care needs.
• Lead on complex discharge planning, ensuring safe transitions from acute/community care to home.
• Supervision, Training & Professional Development: Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and support for Band 4 staff.
• Oversee the training and competency development of Band 5 assessors.
• Operational Support & Service Delivery: Assist with rota planning, task allocation, and daily workforce coordination.
• Monitor workloads and elevate service pressures to maintain safe staffing levels.
• Quality, Safety & Safeguarding: Ensure accurate and timely documentation in line with CQC standards and organisational policy.
• Recognise and lift safeguarding concerns, risks, or incidents in line with procedures.
• Partnership & Communication: Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers, and professionals across health and social care.
• Act as a point of escalation for colleagues managing complex cases.
• Service Development & Innovation: Identify and share opportunities for improving assessment, discharge, and patient flow.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and support the implementation of new models of care.

Organizational Context

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes.

About Us

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent. We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme. We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Vaccination Policy

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here.