Band 7 Continuing Healthcare Assessor - Community


Location
Solihull, England
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Profession
Assessor
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
17 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Secondment
Posted Date
03 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

17 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

  • Experience

    *Substantial years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level

  • Experience

    *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence.

  • Experience

    *Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.

  • Experience

    *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.

  • Experience

    *Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.

  • Experience

    *Experience of patient service user advocacy role

  • Experience

    *Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff

  • Experience

    *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality

  • Experience

    *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding

  • Experience

    *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

  • Qualifications

    *Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)

  • Qualifications

    *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6 (Degree level) or Level 7 (master's level) equivalent.

  • Qualifications

    *Recognised mentorship course

  • Additional Criteria

    *Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required

  • Additional Criteria

    *Ability to act on own initiative

  • Additional Criteria

    *Must have a full in date UK car driving license with access to a vehicle, successful candidate must have business car insurance

Desirable

7 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    *Evidence of working with patients with multiple or complex physical care needs

  • Experience

    *Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

  • Experience

    *Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality

  • Experience

    *Awareness of current research related to the speciality

  • Qualifications

    *To have or working towards a MSc/ master's qualification

  • Qualifications

    *To have or working towards advanced health assessment module -- where applicable to the role

  • Qualifications

    *Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake - where applicable to the role

Job summary

Are you an experienced registered nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding patient-centred care and supporting complex discharge pathways? University Hospitals Birmingham is seeking a motivated Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessor to join our Community Services team in Solihull.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in assessing, reviewing and coordinating NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care in line with the National Framework. You will work collaboratively with patients, families, community teams, acute services, social care and care providers to ensure timely, high-quality decision-making and positive patient outcomes.

As a senior autonomous practitioner, you will undertake complex assessments, support discharge planning, complete Decision Support Tools, facilitate multidisciplinary working and contribute to service development, quality improvement and staff education. The role offers the opportunity to influence pathways, improve patient experience and support delivery of integrated neighbourhood care.

We are looking for a registered nurse with substantial post-registration experience, specialist clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of NHS Continuing Healthcare. Experience of working across organisational boundaries and managing complex clinical situations is essential

Main duties of the job

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

  • Date posted: 03 September 2026
  • Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  • Band: Band 7
  • Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
  • Contract: Secondment
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
  • Reference number: 304-9018697-1
  • Job locations: Solihull Hospital, Lode Ln, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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