Continuing Health Care Nurse Assessor

Job Overview

Make a difference in patient care across your community. As a continuing healthcare nurse assessor, you will play a key role in ensuring patients receive the right care and funding support at the right time. Working across a range of settings, you will assess complex patient needs, contribute to funding decisions and support high‑quality, fair and consistent care planning. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced nurse who enjoys autonomy, collaboration and making a real impact on patient outcomes.

• Carry out assessments for NHS continuing healthcare and funded nursing care
• Gather and analyse clinical evidence to support Decision Support Tools (DSTs)
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to make eligibility recommendations
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with NMC standards
• Build effective working relationships with NHS, local authority and partner organisations
• Support consistent, high‑quality assessment practice across services

Position
:
Continuing Healthcare Nurse Assessor (Band
6)
Location
:
Lancashire and South Cumbria (Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn, Hyndburn, Wyre, West Lancashire & South Lakeland)
Pay rate
: £21.57 per hour
Hours
:
Full‑time (37.5 hours, Monday to Friday) or part‑time (24+ hours considered)
Contract
:
Flexible Bank / temporary placement

• Registered nurse with valid NMC registration
• Experience working in continuing healthcare (ICB or CCG)
• Understanding of NHS Continuing Healthcare Framework and guidance
• Experience supporting patients with complex needs
• Strong assessment, communication and organisational skills
• Experience working across health and social care organisations
• Knowledge of safeguarding and relevant legislation

• 6 months ICB experience within the last 3 years
• Fully conversant with the assessment process and need to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the needs of clients
• Carrying out complex nursing/healthcare assessments for clients with health and social care needs
• Care planning for clients with complex health and social care needs
• Assembling specialist packages of care tailored to the needs of individual clients
• Awareness of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS funded Nursing Care
• Knowledge and understanding of NHS and Social Care Services structures and Independent Sector Organisations
• Knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and vulnerable adults legislation

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to verify there are no previous criminal convictions.