CHC Case Manager & Assessor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Band 6 Case Manager and Assessor within the new Continuing Healthcare team. You will deliver effective case management, assessment, and reviews for individuals who may be eligible for NHS funding, following the national framework. The position requires working with a multidisciplinary team, families, and local authorities to procure care packages and ensure high-quality service delivery. A comprehensive induction is provided for those new to the area.
Key responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive clinical advice, assessment, and case management for NHS Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care functions.
- Follow the NHS National Framework for CHC & FNC to conduct assessments, case management, review, and follow-up.
- Procure safe and appropriate care packages based on individual needs and support Local Authority with jointly funded packages.
- Undertake complex assessments to identify eligibility for Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care using the National Decision Support Tool.
- Assist with complaints, IRPs, and retrospective cases from a clinical viewpoint.
- Ensure risks are observed and actioned, working within local governance arrangements.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse - RGN/RMN/RNLD
- Evidence of post qualification ongoing professional development.
- Diploma Level Specialist Knowledge required through training/ experience.
- Knowledge of continuous developments in the NHS and social care.
- Ability to understand the Continuing Care and Funded Nursing Care criteria and the ability to apply this to everyday practice.
- Ability to update knowledge of various acts and statutory guidance such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Valuing People, Safeguarding etc
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post qualification study which represents ongoing professional development.
- Good-working knowledge of local policies that apply to nursing, health, and social care.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and other policies that affect vulnerable people
- Skills and Attributes
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills/negotiation skills and ability to convey sensitive issues.
- Ability to deal with distressed and often upset individuals in a professional manner at all times.
- Able to assist in managing oneself and work schedule in the most effective way.
- Demonstrate skill in working with users and carers from a variety of backgrounds.
- The duties of this post require travelling throughout the county on a daily basis, therefore the post holder must be independently mobile/car driver.
- Flexible approach.
- To be calm, professional and reassuring at all times when dealing with other agencies and the public.
- Ability to engage and work effectively with relevant agencies and multi-disciplinary professionals at all levels.
- Have a clinical knowledge of a wide range of chronic conditions, illness and disability or the ability to learn this.
- Ability to produce any written documentation to a high standard.
- Able to write coherent and comprehensive assessments and be able to present them in public arenas.
- Skills in quality/audit systems.
- IT skills.
- Ability to network and have a knowledge of services.
- Ability to sign post and provide advice on access to generic health and social services.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to work with families and other agencies to procure care packages and has ongoing responsibility for this.
- Be able to demonstrable broad post-registration experience.
- Experienced in team working and working autonomously.
- Demonstrate evidence of multi-disciplinary/multi agency working
- Previous experience in undertaking comprehensive, evidence-based assessments
- Working with the care home sector
- Working with a wide range of agencies or care groups.
- Working with the Independent Sector health and social care providers.
- Registered Nurse - RGN/RMN/RNLD
- Evidence of post qualification ongoing professional development.
- Diploma Level Specialist Knowledge required through training/ experience.
- Knowledge of continuous developments in the NHS and social care.
- Ability to understand the Continuing Care and Funded Nursing Care criteria and the ability to apply this to everyday practice.
- Ability to update knowledge of various acts and statutory guidance such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Valuing People, Safeguarding etc
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance.
- Relevant post qualification study which represents ongoing professional development.
- Good-working knowledge of local policies that apply to nursing, health, and social care.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and other policies that affect vulnerable people
- Skills and Attributes
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills/negotiation skills and ability to convey sensitive issues.
- Ability to deal with distressed and often upset individuals in a professional manner at all times.
- Able to assist in managing oneself and work schedule in the most effective way.
- Demonstrate skill in working with users and carers from a variety of backgrounds.
- The duties of this post require travelling throughout the county on a daily basis, therefore the post holder must be independently mobile/car driver.
- Flexible approach.
- To be calm, professional and reassuring at all times when dealing with other agencies and the public.
- Ability to engage and work effectively with relevant agencies and multi-disciplinary professionals at all levels.
- Have a clinical knowledge of a wide range of chronic conditions, illness and disability or the ability to learn this.
- Ability to produce any written documentation to a high standard.
- Able to write coherent and comprehensive assessments and be able to present them
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,682 – £46,580 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)
CHC Case Manager & Assessor
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
Please note -the location of the role will be one of the ICB bases linked
to the North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire CHC team
An opportunity has arisen within the ICB for
colleagues who are qualified RGN/RMN/RNLD that are currently fulfilling a
non-clinical / clinical role to consider a change in direction and join the new
Continuing Healthcare team.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and
innovate Band 6 Case Manager and Assessor to work as part of the team,
delivering effective case management, assessment and reviews across the
geography for persons who may be eligible for NHS funding. The successful
candidate will be joining a newly formed integrated team of clinicians, social
workers and administrative staff.
All flexible working requests will be
considered.
Part time and full time posts will be
considered.
A comprehensive induction period is offered
to enable those who apply who have not worked in this area before to acquire
the necessary skills to fulfil the role., this induction will include
undertaking digital training through NHS England, alongside shadowing and
support from existing Complex Care, including CHC, colleagues.
Main duties of the job
This role will work with the senior
clinical team and Operation
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