Complex Care and All Age CHC FNC Nurse Assessor

Our vision for the future of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland’s health and care services is for a positive lifetime of health, wellbeing and care in our community.

Our mission in working together, the reason we do what we do, is to empower positive futures. Wherever we work and whatever our role we all want people in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland to be able to choose well, stay well, live well.

Each day our values will help to guide our decisions and what is most important to us:

• Our patients and our local population come first
• We work together in an open and accountable way
• We trust, challenge and support each other
• We do what we say we will do.

Job overview

To support the delivery of high-quality NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) by undertaking and contributing to all review of care packages for individuals with complex health needs under the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare.

The role involves conducting review including FNC reviews, CHC reviews, including Personal Health Budget reviews and identifying eligibility changes, ensuring that individuals receive appropriate, safe, and high-quality care.

The post holder will undertake these reviews, and liaise with providers, and ensure compliance with national policy, safeguarding standards, and person-centred care.

To prepare/complete appropriate documentation/tools to enable the level of NHS funding to be determined within the parameters of the National Framework for Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care and Joint Funding arrangements locally.

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• Co-ordinating reviews for NHS Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care
• Review on-going of individuals eligible for CHC, NHS funded care in accordance with National Framework for NHS Funded Care, and Joint funded care packages of care.
• Providing coordination of, and participating in, meetings and providing information, advice and support as required
• To actively promote communication and partnership working between the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors.
• To communicate relevant information and to provide advice and support on funded nursing/continuing health care to service users and carers.
• To liaise with other health professionals on clinical matters as part of the assessment process.
• Complete Continuing Healthcare reviews in line with National Guidance for Funded NHS Nursing Care and the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare  
• Recognise changes in a patient's care needs and refer to senior assessors for further assessment  
• Ensure care plans, risk assessments, and documentation are accurate, up-to-date, and meet quality standards; provide feedback to care providers when improvements are needed  
• Liaise with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) to gather relevant assessments and updates before conducting reviews

Working for our organisation

Working for our Integrated Care Boards will require you contributing to a shared purpose of improving outcomes for the communities we serve as part of a wider health and social care system. The organisation’s ethos is rooted in integrity, collaboration and accountability, with a strong focus on putting its patient population at the centre of everything it does and delivering services to improve patient outcomes, patient experience and added years of optimised health. As part of the newly formed cluster bringing together NHS Northamptonshire ICB and NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, staff are expected to work flexibly and collaboratively across organisational boundaries to support a joined-up approach to strategic commissioning and service improvement. There is an expectation of 40% on patch working, with office bases at County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester and Haylock House, Kettering. Staff can choose which office is their primary base for contractual purposes and travel claims.

This role will require a minimum of 2 days ‘on patch’ working in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland in our 2 main offices or partner sites

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Escalate cases to Band 6/7 staff
• Follow up on requested improvements by care providers and escalate any unresolved concerns to the Continuing Healthcare Team, Safeguarding Lead, or Quality Assurance Manager  
• Serve as a patient advocate, delivering sensitive information and supporting clients and their representatives regarding FNC/CHC processes  
• Managing a caseload of patients
• Supporting investigations into an individual’s eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare following an individual challenge or dispute

Please note, there is an requirement for all positions at Bands 8b and above to be part of a On Call rota.

All new entrants to the ICB for a permanent position will be subject to a 6 month probationary period. For new entrants appointed on a fixed-term basis, the probationary period is between 1 and 6 months.

We are an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be welcomed and considered regardless of a person’s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates and those applicants need only meet the essential criteria to be invited to interview. We will also make any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, including the Job Description and Person Specification, to enable you to pursue your application, providing that you inform us of any special requirements.

LNR ICBs recognise that applicants may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support the preparation of their application, for example to help with structure, grammar, or presentation. Applicants must ensure that all information submitted is accurate, authentic, and reflects their own skills, experience, and suitability for the role. Any use of AI in preparing an application must be clearly declared and may be explored or challenged as part of the interview and selection process.

Arden & GEM CSU administer this account on behalf of the ICB, you may receive communications from both the CSU and the ICB during your recruitment.

If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and other secure, internal NHS workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within the organisation.