Nurse Assessor/Case Officer

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and compassionate Band 6 All Age Continuing Care Nurse to join our All Age Continuing Care service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting patients with complex health needs, ensuring they receive safe, effective and appropriate packages of care in line with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Complex Care Pathways.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

As a All Age Continuing Care Nurse, you will work autonomously as a Nurse Assessor / Case Officer, managing a defined caseload. You will be responsible for coordinating holistic assessments, contributing to eligibility decision making, and supporting the planning, review and monitoring of care packages and complex care pathways in partnership with providers and multi disciplinary colleagues.

You will ensure that care is person centred, outcome focused and represents best value, while maintaining quality, equity and consistency across the system. The role requires strong clinical judgement, effective communication skills and the confidence to work across organisational boundaries.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive health and needs assessments in line with the National Framework
• Provide case management and oversight
• Contribute to eligibility recommendations and provide professional clinical advice
• Coordinate and review complex care packages, ensuring quality and value for money
• Work closely with colleagues across health and social care
• Support individuals and families, providing clear information and managing sensitive discussions
• Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant records
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and audit activity

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and current registration with the NMC or SWE
• Qualified to post graduate level or equivalent level demonstrable experience.
• Valid UK driving licence.

Experience

• Extensive experience of working with adults and children in a social care or health care setting.
• Significant experience of working in partnership with service users, carers, service providers and other professionals.
• Significant experience of developing Self Directed Support Plans to meet individual need.
• Significant experience and expertise of assessing, planning and implementing care packages and liaising with providers.
• Experience of interpreting national and local policies related to All Age Continuing Care and case management.
• Experience of reviewing costs associated with care packages and making recommendations.
• Experience of line management, appraisal, mentorship and coaching, etc working withing relative organisational policies.
• Experience of ensuring compliance with documentation and accuracy of collation of information.
• Experience of participating in audit and service improvement.
• Experience of working autonomously within national policy and organisational policies.

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum