Individual Commissioning Nurse
Closing date: 30 June 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join a successful and established Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team on the Wirral. The team is responsible for providing commissioning services for people with complex care needs who are eligible for NHS funded care.
The post offers superb opportunities to utilise your assessment and case management skills while learning within a supportive, experienced and successful team. The candidate should have experience of undertaking CHC assessments, working with patients, families and carers, and a sound knowledge of the NHS Framework for Continuing Healthcare. The successful candidate will be responsible for the process from referral to assessment, review, care commissioning and case management for individuals eligible for CHC.
You will need to be a Registered Nurse with current registration, be able to work independently and as part of a team, be comfortable using initiative and knowing when to ask for guidance. In return you will have access to all necessary support, administration help and clinical supervision. This role ordinarily involves travelling across the Wirral with occasional visits further afield, so a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
Main duties of the job
- Ensure assessments are undertaken in line with the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and funded NHS Nursing Care and submitted to the ICB within the service's key performance indicators.
- Complete all review assessments in line with the service's key performance indicators.
- Work closely with acute hospitals to support discharge to assessment pathways.
- Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used in Continuing Healthcare, adhering to NMC standards for record keeping.
- Assist and support individuals and representatives in relation to the Continuing Healthcare process.
- Commission appropriate packages of care for individuals eligible for CHC or other NHS funded care, in line with the Commissioning Policy.
- Case manage and review individuals eligible for CHC or other NHS funded care in accordance with the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS‑Funded Nursing Care.
- Provide assurance regarding quality of individual packages of care by undertaking reviews as required and reporting quality/safeguarding concerns through the agreed reporting route in a timely manner.
- Undertake urgent reviews of individuals where quality and safety concerns have been identified.
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working in a specialist area.
- Evidence of post‑qualifying and continuous professional development.
- Current NMC Registration.
Knowledge and Expertise
- Full understanding of Social Services and other Local Authority functions.
- Conversant with national and local guidance on continuing care/NHS Funded Care for adults.
- Strong understanding of the operational management and clinical role of the NHS.
- Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution to quality.
- Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of primary care.
- Understanding of the commissioning agenda including its scope, structure, methods of operation, processes and inter-relationships.
Experience
- Track record in clinical quality & performance activities.
- Within a community setting.
- Experience of partnership working with other agencies.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 per annum pro rata.
