CHC Nurse Assessor

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a CHC Assessor to manage multidisciplinary assessments for NHS Continuing Healthcare. The position requires a Registered Nurse with community nursing experience and excellent communication skills. You'll process healthcare referrals, conduct necessary reviews, and maintain comprehensive records. The role supports a diverse population, emphasizing equal accessibility. Salary ranges from £46,419 to £55,046 annually. This position demands a commitment to providing quality care and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating multidisciplinary assessments.
• Knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare.
• Familiarity with the role of CHC Nurse Assessor.

Responsibilities

• Process continuing healthcare referrals according to national guidance.
• Conduct reviews and assessments for various funding scenarios.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication

Understanding of quality standards and audit

Education

3 years' experience of community nursing

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

The CHC Assessor will be responsible for ensuring that those who in are receiving funding from Continuing health care either in part or whole assessments either in nursing homes or their own homes are reviewed and assessed using nationally recognised tools.

The post holder will review both their care packages and needs at prescribed intervals or when requested by care home mangers where the client's condition has changed.

The CHC Nurse assessor will be a valuable component of the developing Continuing Care team. The CHC assessor will be responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary assessments for those who are eligible for a full assessment for fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare by attending and presenting cases to the complex care panel.

Main duties of the job

To process continuing healthcare referrals in accordance with national guidance.

To carry out reviews and assessments for those individuals who are either self funding, joint funded or supported by social services.

To review clients after 3 months and thereafter yearly or sooner if necessary in accordance to the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare.

To complete all relevant paperwork in a timely manner and inform the administrator at social services of the outcome of the assessments/reviews.

To have current knowledge of the national criteria for fully funded NHS continuing healthcare.

To work closely and collaboratively with the social services residential Review Team to screen all residents in care homes using the nationally recognised checklist to ensure residents have the opportunity for as full continuing care assessment.

To act as care coordinator for those residents who require a full continuing care assessment, co-ordinating the assessment and information from the multi-disciplinary team and presenting those cases to the Complex Needs Panel.

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About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

• To maintain up to date & accurate records, input data into the computer and complete statistical returns in accordance with the policy requirements for both health and social service agencies.
• To actively support the Senior CHC Nurse to manage her caseload by reviewing well established cases.
• To ensure accurate electronic, contemporaneous records are kept that ensures safety and continuity of patient care.
• To input data promptly into the computer and complete statistical returns in accordance with the policy requirements for both health & social service agencies.
• To be able to use the computer to: write written reports in Word, access/send emails on the Whittington health system, access the intranet/internet for relevant information according to the policy.

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Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• 3 years' experience of community nursing
• RN

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Understanding of quality standards and audit

Knowledge & Experience

• National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare
• A familiarity with the role of CHC Nure Assessor
• The role of the CQC in nursing home inspections
• The role of Haringey & Islington Directorate in contracting to nursing homes

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.

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS