Nurse Assessor x4

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks a nurse assessor/co-ordinator to manage eligibility assessments and coordinate care packages with multidisciplinary teams. The role requires current NMC registration and relevant nursing experience. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential. Interview dates are set for November 11th & 12th, 2025. This position supports improving healthcare delivery and client independence.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
• Current and relevant NMC registration required for health professionals.
• Experience in reporting clinical and non-clinical incidents.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Manage referrals, determine eligibility for FNC or NHS CHC.
• Co-ordinate assessment processes with the Multidisciplinary Team.

Skills

Nursing experience

Complex information interpretation

Communication skills

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Current NMC registration

Job description

Job Summary

The post holder will act as nurse assessor/co-ordinator of a Multidisciplinary Team to establish eligibility and working with the individual and their family identify a suitable care package and to ensure the review process of all Funded Nursing Care is undertaken in accordance with the National Framework Guidance for Continuing Healthcare (revised 2012).

We welcome NMC registered applications only

Interviews to be held on 11th & 12th November 2025

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage referrals from a range of professionals, patients and their carers determining eligibility for FNC or NHS CHC using national assessment tools and adhering to the lead times, to co-ordinate, participate in and support the assessment process by the Multidisciplinary Team.

Determine the eligibility, as set out in the National Framework Guidance for Continuing Healthcare (revised 2012) and be responsible for explaining clearly to patients, families, health and social care colleagues and care providers so that the process is transparent and understood.

About Us

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.

Each ICS Consists Of Two Statutory Elements:

• an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
• an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.

ICBs Are Statutory NHS Bodies Responsible For Planning And Allocating Resources To Meet The Four Core Purposes Of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs):

• to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
• tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
• enhance productivity and value for money and;
• help the NHS support broader social and economic development.

Job responsibilities

• Undertake assessments, maintain appropriate written records and communicate information as required with all relevant parties whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality of the patients records.
• Restore and maintain independence, promote individual choice and self-determination, enabling clients to live in the community and support their preferences whenever feasible.
• Manage referrals from a range of professionals, patients and their carers determining eligibility for FNC or NHS CHC.
• Co-ordinate, participate in and support the assessment process by the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Determine the eligibility, as set out in the National Framework Guidance for Continuing Healthcare (revised 2012) and be responsible for explaining clearly to patients, families, health and social care colleagues and care providers so that the process is transparent and understood.

Person Specification

Essential

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Registered Health Professional - Current & relevant NMC registration
• Degree or equivalent level of experience in health or social care

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Relevant nursing experience gained in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment
• Experience of reporting clinical and non- clinical accidents and incidences promptly and when requested to co-operate with any investigation undertaken
• Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the Continuing Healthcare Framework

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• To interpret and collate complex information for writing of comprehensive reports to be understood and read by both health and social care professionals and the layperson
• Experience of creating and presenting client information to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
• The ability to communicate sensitive and complex decisions to clients, families and other professionals, providing explicit examples to aid understanding