Are you a registered nurse looking for a fresh challenge away from traditional clinical ward environments? Whether you're seeking a new direction in your nursing career or are a newly qualified nurse keen to broaden your experience, this could be the perfect opportunity.
We are looking for motivated and compassionate nurses to join our Individual Assessment and Commissioning Team. This unique role offers the opportunity to utilise your clinical knowledge in a different way, supporting patients to access the right care and funding while promoting safe, high-quality care across a range of settings.
Why join us?
- Monday to Friday working pattern (9am to 5pm)
- No weekends, nights, bank holidays or shift work
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Excellent work-life balance
- Comprehensive training and support
- Ideal for newly qualified nurses and experienced nurses seeking career development
Who would this role suit?
Newly qualified nurses looking to gain broad experience across health and social care.
Community, ward, care home or specialist nurses seeking a change from frontline shift work.
Nurses interested in case management, assessment, commissioning or healthcare funding.
Professionals who enjoy working autonomously while remaining part of a supportive team.
We provide a structured induction, ongoing training and professional support to help you develop knowledge and confidence within the role.
As an Individual Assessment and Commissioning Nurse, you will work closely with patients, families, health and social care professionals to assess care needs and support decision-making around NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC).
You will undertake assessments and reviews in a variety of settings including patients' homes, care homes and community environments, helping to ensure people receive safe, effective and person-centred care. The role combines clinical assessment, case management, partnership working and quality assurance, providing an excellent opportunity to develop skills beyond traditional nursing practice.
What you'll gain
This role offers the opportunity to develop a wider understanding of the healthcare system, enhance your assessment and decision-making skills, and build strong partnerships across health and social care organisations. It is an excellent stepping stone for nurses interested in leadership, commissioning, safeguarding, case management or advanced specialist roles in the future.
Join us and discover a rewarding nursing career that offers professional growth, flexibility and the chance to make a real difference to people's lives.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside serves a population of over 2.7 million people across nine localities, working with 16 NHS provider organisations, 51 Primary Care Networks, local authorities and voluntary sector partners.
We are proud of Cheshire and Merseyside's record of collaborative working and there are countless examples of brilliant care, but there are also examples of variation in service which only serve to exacerbate health inequalities.
Our vision is for everyone in Cheshire and Merseyside to have a great start in life and get the support they need to stay healthy and live longer.
We will do this by working together, as equal partners, to support seamless, person-centred care and tackle health inequalities by improving the lives of the poorest fastest.
Our values are rooted in the NHS Constitution, and we strive to create a compassionate, collaborative and innovative culture where staff can thrive and make a real difference to local communities.
First point of contact for referrals to service and provide duty nurse cover on allocated days. Duty nurse will include Fast Track processes
Complete initial assessment
Understanding of PHBs
Co-ordinating assessment for NHS funded nursing care and NHS Continuing Healthcare as close to the service user as feasible
To provide clinical commissioning oversight to applications and assessments concerning joint funded packages of care
Seek authorisation of eligibility recommendations via Line Manager
Case management as allocated by the Line Manager
On-going review of service users eligible for CHC, NHS funded care in accordance with National Framework for NHS funded nursing care, and Joint funded care packages of care
Undertake urgent reviews of service users, where quality and safety concerns have been identified and report in a timely manner
To prepare and complete comprehensive documentation/tools to enable the level of NHS funding to be determined within the parameters of the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS funded nursing care and Joint Funding arrangements locally
Accurately input information onto departmental databases and tools used in Continuing Healthcare adhering to NMC standards for record keeping
To quality assure external recommendations for CHC/FNC
Completing Continuing Healthcare Checklists, where appropriate, and that these are processed following service operating procedures
To provide assurance with regard to quality of care of individual packages by undertaking reviews as agreed
Support patient flow across all aspects of the patient’s journey including liaison with primary care, secondary care, community venues and specialist services.
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
To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care
To participate in informal and formal education and training as requested
To participate in clinical supervision and performance and development reviews
To promote positive awareness of the health and social care needs of adults and older people in conjunction with colleagues from the ICB/Community Trust and Local Authority
To contribute to team function by sharing own clinical skills/expertise and knowledge
To identify the training needs within the independent and statutory services and ensure this information is fed back appropriately
To promote understanding of the role and function of the team
To support ways of improving nursing assessment/care of adults and older people
To participate in clinical audit within the service
Mentoring and supervision of students as required
To support the development of, and participate in clinical supervision, evidence based and reflective practice in order to develop self and the team
To line manage staff as requested, ensuring HR policies and procedures are followed
To ensure any staff that are line managed by the post holder receive appropriate supervision
Ensure personal access to best practice including up to date research evidence e.g. through NICE, in discharging professional responsibilities
To support the development of agile working, by updating assessments and uploading data securely, from alternative areas of work other than the operational base.
