CHC nurse Assessor

Service Care Solutions is recruiting for a Senior Nurse Assessor for a hybrid role with Birmingham NHS.

This position is inside IR35.

Key Details:

• Location: Hybrid working, including patient-facing visits in the Birmingham & Solihull (BSOL) area, with some home working for writing reports and admin tasks.


• Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.


• Pay: £35 Ltd per hour.


• Patient-Facing Role: Yes, all assessments will be completed face-to-face across Birmingham & Solihull.


• DST Requirements: The assessor will be expected to complete at least four Decision Support Tools (DSTs) per week.


• Contract: Initial term of 6 months, with potential extensions.

Role Overview: The Senior Nurse Assessor will be responsible for conducting comprehensive professional Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) assessments for adults (18+) with complex health needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Completing CHC and FNC assessments, reviews, and monitoring care for those funded by NHS Continuing Healthcare within required timeframes, including retrospective and appeal cases.


• Acting as a Case Manager for clients receiving CHC funding, assessing the needs of the client and their family, and facilitating, planning, and evaluating service provision to ensure the client receives appropriate care in the most suitable environment.


• Collaborating with health, social care, and independent sector colleagues to ensure healthcare needs are appropriately addressed.
  
  You may also be asked to present assessments to the BSOL Continuing Care Panels for ratification.


• Utilizing experiential knowledge and clinical skills to ensure assessments are safe, consistent, and deliver appropriate outcomes, in line with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within a dynamic healthcare setting, providing critical assessments and care management to individuals with complex needs.
Please also bear in mind our £250 referral fee bonus for any nurse you refer who we place in to work on a 3-month contract.

We also offer a £250 sign up bonus for any new nurses that register with our agency.

This will be paid in your first pay packet.

The Benefits of Working with Service Care Solutions:

• DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge


• 3 weekly payroll runs


• £250 training allowance


• Excellent pay rates


• Specialist mental health consultants offering single point of contact


• Frequent notifications of upcoming opportunities via text and email


• Ltd and PAYE payment options available


• Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS Trusts and over 200 local authorities

Please send your CV to andrew.wiles@servicecare.org.uk