Senior Clinical Assessor
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 January 2026 |
| Location: | Lancing, BN15 8UW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9150-26-0043 |
Summary
To ensure all referrals are responded to in a safe and timely manner, to enable the patient to receive appropriate care and support the patients wishes within the community whenever it is safe to do so or, if appropriate, to arrange hospital admission if needs cannot be met within the community. To resolve, where possible, and escalate in a timely manner any concerns the post holder has in terms of clinical, service or quality-related issues. To work in compliance with the NMC or HCPC code of professional conduct and within ethical, legislation and organisational frameworks, working as an autonomous practitioner, the Senior Clinical Assessor will ensure that the privacy, dignity, and confidentiality of the patient is adhered to at all times. The Senior Clinical Assessor will have an excellent all-round medical knowledge and in particular have experience with end of life care. The post holder will be responsible for leading the shift and will be expected to respond to any issues as they arise, dealing with these promptly, effectively and by demonstrating good leadership qualities in every sense. They will also be expected to manage call answer performance and all call queues effectively and efficiently during their shift, escalating any concerns appropriately as they arise. The post holder will be expected to identify gaps in knowledge and to assist in the development of appropriate educational resources to support junior staff within the team. The Senior Clinical Assessors involvement in lifelong learning will be integral to maintaining and developing practice utilising CPD, self-directed learning, reflective practice methods, coaching, clinical supervision, and the principles of performance management in the interests of their self, their colleagues and the service. The post holder will be expected to lead, influence, reflect on and participate in feedback from partner organisations, using this information as a development indicator to proactively identify areas of growth, service need and areas for personal development. To prioritise own workload and organise and carry out work effectively, identifying and managing risks to quality. The post holder does not have any financial responsibilities, including being a budget holder, a budget manager, responsibility for cash or valuables or responsibility for the maintenance of equipment, buildings, or other physical assets.