Clinical Nurse Assessment Specialist

Exemplar Health Care; Remote; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursing care provider in the UK seeks a Clinical Nurse Assessment Specialist to support care homes with clinical assessments and referrals. The ideal candidate will have a valid NMC PIN and a passion for complex health needs. Responsibilities include coaching managers, building relationships with referrers, and ensuring high customer experience standards. This full-time role offers a salary of £40,000 plus car allowance and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Excellent supervision and peer support

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Paid NMC membership

Access to learning platform

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN.
• Experience with complex health needs is required.
• Comfortable traveling to various care locations.

Responsibilities

• Complete clinical pre-admission assessments for care homes.
• Produce cost per care assessments for proposed care packages.
• Coach and train Clinical Nurse Managers in assessments.
• Support referral processing with the management team.
• Build relationships with new and potential referrers.

Skills

Thorough assessment of individual need

Excellent verbal and written communication

Passion for working with individuals with complex health needs

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Flexibility in travel

Education

First-level nursing registration with valid NMC PIN

Job description

Clinical Nurse Assessment Specialist

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Clinical Nurse Assessment Specialist (RGN / RMN / RNLD)

Position : Clinical Nurse Assessment Specialist

Location : This is a nationwide role, covering our existing and new portfolio of homes. The ability to drive and access to a car is essential.

Contract type : Full time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday).

Rate : £40,000 per annum, plus £3,000 car allowance.

Join us as our new Clinical Nurse Assessment Specialist here at Exemplar Health Care.

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Assessment Specialist, you’ll work flexibly, as part of a highly motivated Clinical Assessment Team, supporting our specialist care homes to respond to an ever-growing number of service user referrals.

We have an exciting and ambitious growth plan that aims to greatly expand our portfolio of homes over the coming years. We are therefore looking to further enhance our established function with the addition of this role. You will need to demonstrate passion, commitment and determination to ensure every referral to the organisation is managed to the highest standard and our customers receive an exemplary experience.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care is one of the country’s leading nursing care providers for adults living with complex needs.

We have over 55 care homes across England that support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include :

• Support our care homes to complete clinical pre-admission assessments, working closely alongside our operational and clinical colleagues. This involves flexibility to travel to different care settings nationwide within the allocated working day.
• Produce individual cost per care assessments that clearly demonstrate the specialist care package being proposed and the justification for the specific interventions and costs. This will be completed during working hours, either at the office or remotely from home.
• Coach Clinical Nurse Managers and Home Managers in the assessment and costing process and be involved in delivering training.
• Support the processing of referrals received into the organisation, as requested by the Senior Clinical Assessment Specialist, working in conjunction with the Referrals and Occupancy Management Team.
• Uphold the company vision and drive the Exemplar Health Care strategy.
• Where required, support our homes with the reassessment of existing service users.
• Build relationships and opportunities with new and potential referrers.
• Attend conferences, events and networks to build relationships and raise Exemplar Health Care’s profile where required.

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll also have :

• An ability to conduct a thorough assessment of individual need and identify suitable packages of care to enable people to achieve their desired outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of staff and stakeholders.
• A passion for working with individuals with complex health needs.
• A desire to work as part of a fast-paced, responsive team, to develop a systematic approach to referral management and always ensure the highest standard of customer experience.
• Flexibility - the ability to work independently and part of a team - good organisation skills, self-motivation is a must.
• Happy to travel to various portfolio homes.
• Confidence in approach when representing Exemplar Health Care at internal, commissioner and contract meetings.

This is a nationwide role, covering our existing and new portfolio of homes, so the ability to drive and access to a car is essential.

To apply for this role, you must have a first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN. We’re looking for Registered Nurses, from all backgrounds (Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses).

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including :

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• paid NMC membership
• paid access to the RCNi Learning platform
• 24 / 7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

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Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.

Note: This role is permanently open and current.