CHC/Intermediate Care Assessor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves assessing individuals in various settings (community, home, nursing homes, hospitals) to determine their eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare or Funded Nursing Care. The assessor will coordinate the assessment process as part of a multidisciplinary team, establish eligibility, and help identify suitable care packages. They are also responsible for ensuring the review process for all NHS Funded Care adheres to current guidance.
Essential criteria
- RGN/ RMN- First Level Nurse
- Highly skilled nurse competent to practice within the extended role
- Evidence of on-going post-basic qualifications in area identified
- Educated to degree Level /or Equivalent (or working towards this)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of commitment to lifelong academic learning
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Computer literate- ability to use software programmes to maximise contribution to the post.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS and the Local Authority.
- Application of the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
- Project management skills to produce outputs within set timescales
- Minimum of 2 years' experience at Grade 6 level in related field.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the Continuing Care and Free Nursing Care Agenda.
- Proven ability to work across organisational boundaries.
- Operational management in an Intermediate Care setting.
- Other
- Able to weekends/Bank holidays as per rota
- Maintain professional integrity
- Be accessible and flexible to support the needs of the service
- Good team working (trust and respect each other).
- RGN/ RMN- First Level Nurse
- Highly skilled nurse competent to practice within the extended role
- Evidence of on-going post-basic qualifications in area identified
- Educated to degree Level /or Equivalent (or working towards this)
- Evidence of commitment to lifelong academic learning
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Computer literate- ability to use software programmes to maximise contribution to the post.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS and the Local Authority.
- Application of the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
- Project management skills to produce outputs within set timescales
- Minimum of 2 years' experience at Grade 6 level in related field.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the Continuing Care and Free Nursing Care Agenda.
- Proven ability to work across organisational boundaries.
- Operational management in an Intermediate Care setting.
- Other
- Able to weekends/Bank holidays as per rota
- Maintain professional integrity
- Be accessible and flexible to support the needs of the service
- Good team working (trust and respect each other).
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 13d
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Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of the individuals in the community/ home/ nursing homes and hospitals to determine eligibility to receive NHS Continuing Healthcare or Funding Nursing Care. The assessor will act as a member of the multidisciplinary team to co-ordinate the process, establish eligibility and assist in identifying a suitable care package. The assessor will be responsible to ensure the review process for all NHS Funded Care is undertaken in accordance with current guidance.
Main duties of the job
The practitioner will utilise the national assessment tools and adhere to the required timescales, co-ordinate, participate and support the assessment process with the multidisciplinary team. The role will be part of the MDT and determine the individuals eligibility in line with the NHS Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care. This will encompass explaining the process to patients and families; health and social care colleagues and care providers. Ensuring that the process is transparent and clearly understood by all parties.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of m
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