# Senior Nurse Assessor (Learning Disabilities) **Company**: South West London Integrated Care Board **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Salary**: £55524.00 to £62652.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/D9491-26-0022?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/senior-nurse-assessor-learning-disabilities-7efd3dad-ea8/ ## Description NHS South West London ICB is looking for experienced registered health professionals with a specialism in learning disabilities or mental health to join our All Age Continuing Care (AACC) team as Senior Nurse Assessors (Learning Disabilities). You will assess adults with a known learning disability, in any setting, to determine their eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) or NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC), coordinating the multidisciplinary team and working with each person and their family to identify a suitable care package. The main duties of the role include: - Assess and case manage adults with a learning disability for CHC and FNC eligibility - Make sure 3- and 12-month reviews take place on time and that care plans are up to date - Triage Checklist referrals, verify Checklists, FNC referrals from nursing homes and 3- and 12-month reviews You will bring advanced clinical assessment skills, excellent knowledge of AACC national and local policy, experience of operational service management and of managing a caseload, and the ability to communicate complex and sensitive decisions clearly to people, families and professionals. As a Senior Nurse Assessor, you will also: - Form part of the senior duty rota, managing fast track applications, complex case management and additional care requests - Cover for a small team of Nurse Assessors in their line manager's absence - Provide clinical supervision, leadership and senior support to Band 6 Nurse Assessors - Communicate sensitive information, including diagnosis, prognosis and placement decisions, to people, families and professionals - Work with quality and safeguarding leads to identify and act on concerns about patient safety and quality of care The core purpose of SWL ICB is to improve the health of our population and ensure access to consistently high-quality services. The ICB provides system leadership for population health, setting the evidence base and long-term population health strategy. **Job Requirements:** - Registered health professional with a specialism in learning disabilities or mental health, with current professional registration - Degree or equivalent level of experience - Advanced clinical assessment skills - Experience of operational service management, change management and service improvement, including leading successful projects - Experience of managing a caseload - Excellent knowledge of AACC national and local policy, and working knowledge of all aspects of AACC - Ability to analyse very complex, conflicting information from multiple sources and to write comprehensive reports - Experience of creating and presenting client information to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders - Able to make informed decisions on incomplete information, and to plan and manage own workload over short, medium and long-term timeframes to tight and changing deadlines **Benefits:** - Competitive salary: £55,524 to £62,652 per annum - Agenda for Change pay scheme - Band 7 position - Permanent, full-time contract For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - advanced clinical assessment - AACC national and local policy - operational service management - managing a caseload - complex report writing - client information presentation - decision making - workload planning ### Nice to have - management qualification --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/D9491-26-0022?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)