Nurse Assessor

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London seeks a Continuing Care Nurse Assessor to ensure proper assessments for Continuing Healthcare funding. Responsibilities include reviewing care packages and coordinating patient eligibility reviews. The ideal candidate must have a nursing qualification and at least two years of community nursing experience. Strong communication and IT skills are essential. This is a full-time, permanent role with competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience of community nursing.

Responsibilities

• Review care packages at prescribed intervals or when requested.
• Coordinate reviews for those eligible for Continuing Healthcare.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication

Clinical/Research based skills

Understanding of quality standards and audit

Public Health Awareness

IT literate in Word, Excel & Outlook

Education

Nursing Qualification

Job description

Job Summary

Continuing Care Nurse Assessor - Band 5

Contract - Permanent- Full-time 37.5 hours per week

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will review both their care packages & needs at prescribed intervals or when requested by care home managers 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 reviews for those who are eligible for Continuing Healthcare or Funded Nursing Care.

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.

Details

Date posted: 04 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 220-WHT-3496

Job locations: Continuing Healthcare Team, Islington Council, 4th Floor, 222 Upper Street, London, N1 1XR

Job Description

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

Please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Nursing Qualification
• 2 years' experience of community nursing

Essential Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Clinical/Research based skills
• Understanding of quality standards and audit
• Public Health Awareness
• IT literate in Word, Excel & Outlook

Essential Knowledge

• National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (Oct 2018)
• A familiarity with the role of Nursing care in a residential setting.
• Current Nursing Initiatives
• Multidisciplinary approach
• The role of the CQC in nursing home inspections

Desirable

• National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (Oct 2018)
• The role of the CQC in nursing home inspections

Aptitudes

• Excellent assessment skills
• Organisational, communication and team working skills
• Management of stress in self and others
• Prioritising Caseload
• Management of change

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, Continuing Healthcare Team, Islington Council, 4th Floor, 222 Upper Street, London, N1 1XR

Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/