Senior Nurse Assessor
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS1 6HT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | D9461-24-0032 |
Summary
Provide a skilled and specialist comprehensive assessment of care needs for and to clients. Act as patient advocate for complex and vulnerable client group. Monitor and review care for own case load, and work closely with the Associate Nurse Assessor. Undertake to provide care plans where appropriate with consultation from other professionals. Ensure care is appropriately delivered by reassessing in all settings i.e. hospital, nursing, residential or at home. Liaise with acute sector, community services, social services, voluntary agencies as appropriate. Work in partnership with patients and carers to enable them to make informed choices about care and treatment to promote their health and wellbeing. To work in a collaborative manner with, Health & Social care colleagues in the co-ordination and best interest of the client. To work in collaboration with the private sector Care Homes to facilitate their staff in accessing appropriate education opportunities. To work with the Associate nurse assessors to ensure the initial and review of clients in receipt of NHS funded care within the care home setting. Ensure that robust systems for communication within the team are followed. Maintain clear and concise and up to date records of care, in line with approved standards. Proactively raise issues and provide solutions in partnership with other colleagues in relation to change management, working across agencies to enhance seamless care. Contribute to the efficient budget management by optimising the use of resources. To process allocated applications for full NHS funded care in a concise and timely manner, ensuring a robust system is in place at all times.