Nurse Assessor Children & Young Peoples Continuing Care

NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Gloucestershire is seeking a Childrens and Young Peoples Continuing Care Nurse Assessor. This role involves supporting children with complex health needs through comprehensive assessments and care plans. Responsibilities include collaborating with families and professionals to design personalized care packages and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant degree, current NMC registration, and project management skills. Competitive benefits and a supportive team environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing projects ensuring financial targets are met.
• Experience in evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
• Clear communicator with report writing skills for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive initial and review CYPCC assessments.
• Support CYPCC eligible individuals collaborating with families and teams.
• Monitor and review care packages to respond to changing needs.

Skills

Ability to engender trust and confidence

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Current NMC Registration

Children/Paediatric trained

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

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The closing date is 19 January 2026

Are you a Public Health Nurse or Paediatric Nurse with experience of working with Children and Young People, looking for a change and career development? Do you have the passion, expertise, and drive to make a difference in the lives of children and young people with complex health needs? Gloucestershire ICB is seeking a skilled and motivated person to join us as a Childrens and Young Peoples Continuing Care Nurse Assessor in our established, friendly, and fast‑paced team. A comprehensive induction programme will be offered.

Main duties of the job

You will work collaboratively with multi‑agency professionals, including Local Authority, Education, parents, families, and advocates, ensuring that care is equitable, holistic and timely. This role will involve offering Personal Health Budgets including Direct Payments, working with existing care providers and supporting in developing a Commissioned care provider service network.

You will be supported to develop expertise in the National Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care (CYPCC), helping children and families access equitable care and support to meet their complex needs.

The role will involve travel within Gloucestershire and on occasion out of county for face‑to‑face assessments.

Contact details to discuss the role: [e-mail]

About us

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Job responsibilities

Undertake comprehensive initial and review Children & Young Peoples Continuing Care (CYPCC) Assessments in line with the National Framework (2016).

Support CYPCC eligible individuals and or their representatives working collaboratively with families, carers and multi‑disciplinary teams to design and implement personalised care packages.

Monitor and review care packages to ensure they remain responsive to changing needs.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement and safeguarding initiatives across Gloucestershire.

Support the development and review of CYPCC Personal Health Budgets (PHB) in line with the CYPCC National Framework (2016).

Ensure accurate and open communication and coordination with a range of organisations and individuals, research and draft correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and projects including contributing to policies, procedures and pathways and CCC local and National Frameworks.

Support in the strategic development and oversight of local transition planning processes and planning meetings. Undertaking CYPCC assessments and care planning to ensure smooth transition to adult services.

Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally.

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

Person Specification

Management Skills

• Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support.
• Skills for managing projects ensuring they meet financial targets.

Analytical

• Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre‑empt and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
• Problem‑solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate.
• 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 there may be a number of courses of action.

Planning Skills

• Skills for project management.
• Previous experience in project management and planning.

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Current NMC Registration.
• Children/Paediatric trained.
• Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
• Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
• Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management and/or health information systems development.
• Workforce development knowledge and experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project ECDL.
• Previous experience in similar role in public sector.
• A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
• 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.
• Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
• Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
• Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management.

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.

Address

Shire Hall, Gloucestershire County Council