Nurse Assessor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Lewes; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nurse Assessor to lead assessment and care planning across Kent and Medway, in line with the National CHC framework. The role covers home visits and care homes, working with Local Authority and NHS partners to ensure safe, personalised care.

You will require a Level 6 degree or equivalent, nursing diploma, be NMC registered, and have experience managing complex caseloads.

Qualifications

• Level 6 degree or equivalent qualification and a nursing diploma.
• NMC registration as a health care professional.
• Experience managing complex caseloads.
• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel.

Responsabilités

• Assess care needs and develop care plans under the National Framework.
• Assess patients in care homes and on-site visits, ensuring framework compliance.
• Collaborate with Local Authority and NHS partners for eligibility decisions.
• Support CHC, fast track, or FNC assessments with clear communication.
• Support CHC Framework training across Kent and Medway.
• Ensure patients are safe and their needs are met.

Connaissances

NMC registered nurse

Driving licence

IT systems proficiency

Care planning

Formation

Level 6 degree or equivalent

Nursing diploma

Description du poste

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Nurse Assessor

The closing date is 11 November 2026

The All Age Continuing Care leads with the assessment, case management and oversight of the NHS National Framework for Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) across Kent and Medway. Assessing, developing and overseeing personalised care package for those with complex or long-term conditions both in their own homes and in care homes. Our teams work closely with the Local Authority, Primary Care Networks and system partners as part of a multidisciplinary system.

Main duties of the job

• Assessing people both in care homes and their own homes in accordance with the National Framework
• Assessing a persons care needs, developing a care plan to meet their assessed needs
• Liaising with the Local Authority to ensure all eligibility decisions are framework compliant
• Ensuring out patients are safe and their needs are being met
• Supporting patient and their representatives throughthe CHC, Fast track or FNC assessment process with clear high quality communication skills
• Working collaboratively with the Personal Health Budget team to support a personalised approach to care package development
• Supporting with the training and development of the CHC Framework across Kent and Medway

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

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 in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Training and Experience

• You will have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing
• You'll need to have experience of managing complex caseloads and supporting/ mentoring others.
• You will be a registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Knowledge and Skills

• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases
• You will have knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks. You will fully understand the role and remit of a health care worker
• Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage as well as an understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance.
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role. Should you require workplace adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to supporting you to meet the mobility requirements of the role wherever possible.

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearpro rata, per annum