Nurse Assessor - South & East Cardiff

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the Nurse Assessor Team at a leading health board in Cardiff, focusing on care assessments and collaborations with agencies. Applicants should be First Level Registered Nurses with strong communication skills and the ability to work independently.

Qualifications

• Evidence of professional development required.
• Community or nursing home experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake nursing care assessments including CHC assessments.
• Work closely with local agencies and nursing homes.
• Monitor standards of care within nursing homes.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work effectively as a member of a team

Excellent clinical skills

Good facilitation and partnership working skills

Education

First Level Registered Nurse

Current NMC registration

Teaching qualification

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Nurse Assessor - South & East Cardiff

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Job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our Nurse Assessor Team in the Cardiff S&E Locality.

We are looking for an individual who has excellent assessment and communication skills. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to work both as part of a team and also be able to work autonomously across agencies.

The post will involve undertaking assessments for FNC and CHC processes, therefore a sound knowledge of the National Framework is essential. As well as assessing patients to ensure they are receiving the right level of care in the right setting, the successful applicant will also monitor standards of care within Nursing Homes in their area and will be working closely with other agencies, such as the Local Authority, CIW and the Safeguarding Team.

Main duties of the job

Nurse Assessors are expected to:

• Undertake nursing care assessments including Continuing Health Care (CHC) assessments.
• Review Funded Nursing Care (FNC) and CHC packages.
• Have a knowledge of the newly revised CHC Framework.
• Ensure standards of care undertaken in nursing homes.
• Work in close collaboration with partner agencies, including Local Authority, nursing homes, care agencies, Care Inspectorate Wales, Safeguarding Team, palliative care colleagues.
• Source packages of care for clients in the community.
• Liaise with secondary care colleagues.
• Attend Quality Assurance panel, as well as CHC panel, and present cases for ratification.
• Make use of Electronic Patient Record systems.
• Mentor and educating colleagues and student nurses.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First Level Registered Nurse
• Evidence of professional development
• Current NMC registration
• Community experience and or Nursing home experience
• Teaching qualification

Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Excellent clinical skills and credibility with a background in multidisciplinary working
• A good working knowledge of both health and social services systems
• Good facilitation and partnership working skills

Experience

• Knowledge and experience of caring for people with multiple pathology who have ongoing care needs
• Experience of interagency working
• Understanding of the independent care sector

Knowledge

• Knowledge or experience of Continuing Health Care process
• Knowledge or experience of NHS Funded Nursing Care
• Knowledge of Local UHB, Social Services and the independent sector

Other

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.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board