CHC Nurse Assessor (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Nursing, Continuing Healthcare, CHC, AACC - NHS Kent and[...]

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board; Ashford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare authority in Ashford seeks a CHC Nurse Assessor to join their team. The role involves assessing individuals for NHS Continuing Healthcare and implementing the National Framework. Candidates should be registered nurses with experience in diverse clinical settings. This full-time position offers competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a wide range of clinical settings.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals for NHS Continuing Healthcare.
• Complete robust CHC assessments for all Kent and Medway residents.

Skills

Robust understanding of the application of the National Framework

Education

Registered Nurse – Adult, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Childrens Nurse

Job description

Main area Nursing, Continuing Healthcare, CHC, AACC Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9.00 -17.00) Job ref 095-7270788-TS-A

Employer NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site Kent House Town Ashford Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2025 23:59

CHC Nurse Assessor

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

As a registered nurse with interest in NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care, you will join the busy AACC team delivering all aspects of the CHC framework.

This job helps improve outcomes for patients, service users and populations by:

Applying the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (NF) in a fair, consistent and robust way by completing robust CHC assessments for all Kent and Medway residents and ensuring the safe and effective care delivery for CHC eligible patients in line with the organisations commissioning function.

Main duties of the job

Under the guidance and support of the Clinical Lead, the Nurse Assessor will assess individuals for NHS Continuing Healthcare. Applying the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (NF) in a fair and consistent way by completing robust CHC assessments for all Kent and Medway residents and ensuring the safe and effective care delivery for CHC eligible patients in line with the organisations commissioning function and the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing care, revised July 2022.

Working for our organisation

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to training opportunities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse – Adult, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Childrens Nurse

Experience

• Experience in a wide range of clinical settings

Skills

• Robust understanding of the application of the National Framework

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.