Senior Assessor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; Sur place; GBP 24 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a capable clinician to lead and develop Band 4 staff, undertake advanced clinical assessments, and manage discharge planning to support safe patient flow. The role involves coordinating daily workforce, monitoring workloads, and safeguarding responsibilities within a collaborative health and social care setting.

The post emphasizes quality documentation, multi-professional collaboration, and involvement in service improvement initiatives to

Qualifications

• Advanced Clinical Assessment & Case Management responsibilities are core to the role.
• Lead on complex discharge planning to ensure safe transitions from acute to home.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance and support for Band 4 staff.
• Oversee training and competency development of Band 5 assessors.
• Assist with rota planning, task allocation and daily workforce coordination.
• Monitor workloads and escalate service pressures to maintain safe staffing.
• Ensure documentation is accurate and timely per CQC standards.

Responsabilités

• Lead on advanced clinical assessments and holistic evaluation of patients.
• Coordinate complex discharge planning and patient flow.
• Supervise Band 4 staff and develop Band 5 assessors' competencies.
• Support rota planning and daily workforce management.
• Maintain safe staffing levels and report pressures as needed.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are recognised and escalated appropriately.
• Collaborate with patients and professionals across health and social care.

Connaissances

Advanced clinical assessment

Case management

Discharge planning

Leadership

Workforce coordination

Quality and safeguarding

Description du poste

Main duties of the job-1.

• Advanced Clinical Assessment & Case Management


• Undertake timely, holistic assessments of patients' functional, medical, and social care needs.


• Lead on complex discharge planning, ensuring safe transitions from acute/community care to home.

Supervision, Training & Professional Development

• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and support for Band 4 staff.


• Oversee the training and competency development of Band 5 assessors.

Operational Support & Service Delivery

• Assist with rota planning, task allocation, and daily workforce coordination.


• Monitor workloads and escal… service pressures to maintain safe staffing levels.

Quality, Safety & Safeguarding

• Ensure accurate and timely documentation in line with CQC standards and organisational policy.


• Recognise and escal… safeguarding concerns, risks, or incidents in line with procedures.

Partnership & Communication

• Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers, and professionals across health and social care.


• Act as a point of escalation for colleagues managing complex cases.

Service Development & Innovation

• Identify and share opportunities for improving assessment, discharge, and patient flow.


• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and support the implementation of new models of care.

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and 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.