Job summary: This role will lead and manage a team of assessors who administer and undertake assessment of the patient's eligibility for Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) in order to plan and commission appropriate care packages to meet their needs, monitor that the care packages continue to meet their needs and review the planned care to ensure it provides a high standard of quality and safety.
We welcome NMC registered applications only
Interviews to be held on 11th & 12th November 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for a team delivering assessments of individual's eligibility for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care and for reviewing care packages for existing patients.
The post holder will ensure that assessments and reviews are carried out in a timely manner according to national specifications.
The post holder will work with all stakeholders including patients and, where relevant, their families, to ensure that funding decisions are taken in a transparent and coherent manner.
The post holder will ensure that the assessor team keep accurate records and are able to demonstrate that funding recommendations are evidence based and made according to the criteria described within national CHC frameworks.
The post holder will contribute to the clinical management function of the CHC service, forming part of a senior duty roster to handle fast track applications, review checklist referrals, manage complex cases and sign off assessment ratifications.
About us
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.
Each ICS consists of two statutory elements:
* an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
* an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.
ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):
* to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
* tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
* enhance productivity and value for money and;
* help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will ensure that all care plans are in place which are up to date and support the clients current care needs.
The post holder will act as an advocate for the vulnerable, challenging poor practice and discriminatory attitudes and behaviour relating to their care.
Person Specification
Essential:
* Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
* Registered Health Professional - Current & relevant NMC registration
* 1st Level Registered Nurse
* Significant experience of complex case management
* Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the Continuing Healthcare Framework
* Relevant nursing experience gained in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment
* Ability to interpret and collate complex information for writing of comprehensive reports
* Ability to communicate sensitive and complex decisions to clients, families and other professionals
* Ability to challenge and support others appropriately and assertively
* Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
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