Role: Learning Disability Senior Nurse Assessor X 3
Contracting Authority: Central Government
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: Birmingham/Hybrid
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £333 per day
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Spinwell is recruiting for a Learning Disability Senior Nurse Assessor for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEARNING DISABILITY SENIOR NURSE ASSESSOR
The post holder will undertake comprehensive professional Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nurse Care assessments for adults over 18 years of age with complex health needs including the assessment, review and monitoring of care for those whose health needs are funded via NHS Continuing Healthcare within the dedicated time scales. This will include retrospective and appeal cases.
The post holder will act as a Case Manager who are receiving continuing health care funding to assess the needs of the client and their family to facilitate, plan and evaluate service provision to ensure the client achieves an optimum level of function and receives appropriate levels of care in the most suitable environment.
- To follow the process laid out in the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare; to include organisation, co-ordination and participation in MDT eligibility recommendations to be verified by CCG decision makers.
- The post holder will be responsible for complex clinical caseload comprising of; Assessments, undertaking of review (3/12 CHC review unscheduled review and Fast Tracks and implementation on Personal Health Budgets and ongoing Case Management of Patients funded by Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Mental Health & Learning Disabilities.
- Ensure assessments conducted are robust, transparent and multi-agency (where required) for NHS Continuing Healthcare/NHS-funded Nursing Care.
- To support the seamless implementation of the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare
- including contribution to the development of training programmes and delivery plans as required
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OF LEARNING DISABILITY SENIOR NURSE ASSESSOR
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience working in a specialist area
- Dual registered sick children's nurse/Registered Nurse with a current NMC registration or equivalent
If you are a Learning Disability Senior Nurse Assessor, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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