Individual Assessment and Commissioning Nurse


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Warrington/Liverpool/St Helens, WA1 1QY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

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 patients 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.

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