Senior Assessor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking a Senior Assessor to provide high-quality, person-centred care within the Home First service. Responsibilities include advanced assessments, managing complex cases, and guiding team members. Required qualifications include a Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care and relevant experience. This role offers a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum, pro rata. Candidates must hold a UK driving licence and demonstrate excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Holding or willingness to work towards Qualified NVQ Assessor.
• GCSE English & Maths (Grade C/4 or above) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality, person‑centred care within the Home First service.
• Provide advanced assessment and complex case management.
• Guide and develop colleagues to maintain excellence.

Skills

Ability to undertake and document formal risk assessments

Ability to accurately assess client needs

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to prioritise own workload

Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent

GCSE English & Maths (Grade C/4 or above) or equivalent

Bachelor's degree (BA/BSc), NVQ Level 6, or equivalent

Job description

Senior Assessor

The closing date is 11 January 2026

The Home First service provides short‑term, responsive and flexible support aimed at helping individuals regain and maintain independence in their own homes.

The service plays a crucial role in preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating timely hospital discharges. Working in close collaboration with social care, community health teams and acute hospitals, Home First supports patients during transition periods by offering enablement‑focused care.

The service aligns with national integrated care strategies and is underpinned by a person‑centred approach, empowering individuals to achieve outcomes that promote recovery, autonomy and well‑being in their home environments.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Assessor plays a pivotal role in delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care within the Home First service.

They provide advanced assessment, complex case management and operational support, while also guiding and developing colleagues to maintain excellence across the team.

About us

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we are passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values – compassionate, aspirational, responsive, excellent.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms – this is not visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme for disability.

As a flexible working friendly organisation we support you to work flexibly in a way that suits both you and us.

Job responsibilities

Please note: the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Where driving is a requirement, you must hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country. We support candidates with disabilities into employment – if you cannot drive due to a disability, contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

We strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated for safety.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent
• Holding or willingness to work towards Qualified NVQ Assessor
• GCSE English & Maths (Grade C/4 or above) or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BSc), NVQ Level 6, or equivalent
• Moving & Handling Train the Trainer qualification

Experience

• Background in Adult Social Care and or Health Care or previous first line supervisor/line management experience
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of working to contract specifications and delivery to required standards

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to undertake and document formal risk assessments
• Ability to accurately assess client needs
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, people using the service and external contacts as required by the job
• Ability to prioritise own workload in line with operational procedures and standards
• Ability to monitor effectively others’ work performance
• Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills
• Ability to deliver services within budget and to contractual specification
• Ability to promote the service in full
• Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the service
• Ability and commitment to support the Directorate's Equality and Diversity Policy Statement, which is an integral part of the Directorate's service delivery and relationship with the client to respect people as individuals regardless of age, ethnic origin, cultural values, disability, gender, sexual orientation or religion
• This post is considered by KCC to be a customer‑facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

Knowledge

• Staff will be expected to work within national legislation and Corporate and Directorate policies and procedures relating to Health & Safety and those applicable to Health
• Appreciation of Diplomas in the management of care and relevant assessment techniques
• Comprehensive awareness and understanding of the outcomes as set out in the Health & Social Care Act 2008
• Awareness of overall policies/procedures of department
• Excellent understanding of enablement and how it fits the assessment process
• Thorough awareness of legislative framework relating to the provision of enablement and domiciliary services
• In‑depth knowledge of Safeguarding (Adult Protection) issues and need to promptly refer any concerns to Line Manager
• Awareness of Data Protection and confidentiality issues
• Awareness of and compliance with KCC equality and diversity policies, procedures and legislation

Personal Attributes

• Full, valid UK driving licence OR a full, valid driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non‑EU country licence). KCHFT & KCC are committed to making reasonable adjustments so while this job requires driving, the application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

Ability to Manage

• Ability to manage own time effectively
• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering health and social care policies and procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary to submit for Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Remuneration

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum

Contact

For further details or to apply, please visit the Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust website.