Nurse Assessor

NHS; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a Nurse Assessor to join their team in Hemel Hempstead. The candidate will assess individuals for NHS Continuing Healthcare, ensuring compliance with national guidelines. Essential qualifications include a 1st Level Registered Nurse and experience with complex patient needs. The role offers a salary range of £37,338 to £44,962 plus a 5% High Cost Area Supplement.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with patients with complex needs.
• Experience of working across various organizations, including local authorities and NHS trusts.
• Knowledge of current national and local policy related to NHS continuing healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals for NHS Continuing Healthcare according to national frameworks.
• Promote best practices and provide professional advice to various stakeholders.
• Review and monitor the eligibility for NHS CHC, ensuring care needs are met.

Skills

Clear communication

Problem solving skills

Attention to detail

Ability to analyze information

Ability to work autonomously

Education

1st Level Registered Nurse/NMC Registration

Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Go back NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (468)

Nurse Assessor

The closing date is 09 October 2025

As a registered nurse experienced in CHC, you will join a busy team of nurses who play a pivotal role in the CHC process.

Knowledge and understanding of the current national and local policy/Framework Guidance relating to NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care is essential.

If you have the energy, enthusiasm, values and drive that are required for this post we invite you to apply.

Main duties of the job

Under the guidance and support of the Clinical Lead, the Nurse Assessor will assess individuals for NHS Continuing Healthcare, in line with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing care, revised July 2022. The Nurse Assessor will promote best practice and provide professional advice to Nursing Homes and other providers, promoting good relationships and liaising with colleagues from other disciplines both internally and externally to the Integrated Care Board (ICB). Assessments are completed face to face.

The post holder will be required to follow due process for determining eligibility for NHS CHC for live and retrospective cases, as well as appeals and dispute cases.

As part of the review process, the Nurse Assessor will review the eligibility for the NHS CHC, as well as the care plan, to ensure that all care needs are being met safely and effectively. You will monitor and influence the quality of care that is provided to patients; drawing on previous skills and knowledge to improve the patient experience of care. You will provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues, including signposting to appropriate services and resources.

The Nurse Assessor will contribute to the safeguarding adults from abuse process (SAFA) by undertaking reviews of individuals who have been identified as at risk of harm; as part of this process you will have a role in the monitoring and reviewing of placements/packages of care.

About us

Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board is a leading NHS organisation with an award-winning governing body. Working closely with partner organisations, the ICB's staff design, plan and commission health services for more than half a million people and monitor the quality and effectiveness of those services. The ICB currently has vacancies for Nurse Assessors within the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team.

In addition to the basic salary, these posts attract a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum and maximum payment per annum (pro rata where applicable) in line with Agenda for Change.

The posts can be based at our sites at Welwyn Garden City, Hemel Hempstead and Harlow. The post-holder will need to be able to travel between sites.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Current 1st Level Registered Nurse/NMC Registration
• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Knowledge and understanding of current national and local policy/Framework Guidance relating to NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care
• Knowledge and experience of working with Safeguarding issues and Policy guidance
• Experience of working with patients with multiple /complex needs

Experience

• Experience of working across organisations, local authority, other NHS Trusts, voluntary and independent sectors
• Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands

Communication

• Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
• Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management
• Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
• Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.

Analytical

• Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be a number of courses of action.

Autonomy

• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales

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.

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (468)

£37,338 to £44,962 per annum + 5% HCA