FNC Clinical Assessor

Main area Complex Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 12 months (Secondment/Fixed Term to 04.01.2026) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 985-NCLICB-CNO_067-B

Site 250 Euston Road Town Camden Salary £35,964 - £43,780 per annum inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 24/02/:59

Job overview

We are currently recruiting for a FNC Clinical Assessor on a fixed term/secondment basis until 04.01.2026.

The post holder will assist in the implementation and delivery of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (revised 2018) and be able to apply it within the context of the assessment role.

Main duties of the job

The FNC Clinical Assessor will be responsible for:

• Working within the NHS Continuing Healthcare Service to support the Clinical Assessors to establish and maintain robust systems to implement current policy and guidance relating to NHS Continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care and Retrospective reviews and claims.
• Using experiential knowledge and clinical skills to ensure that assessments and reviews for FNC and outcomes are determined in a consistent manner to ensure effective application and interpretation of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care (revised October 2018).
• Working with relevant health professionals, CHC colleagues, business support staff, senior leads and other support staff within the CHC team to ensure delivery of key outcomes of the service.
• Supporting with the 'End of Life' care and reviews, following the national guidance for clients 'Fast Tracked' through the CHC system.
• Facilitating smooth patient flow across all aspects of the patient's journey including liaison with primary care, secondary care, community venues and specialist services.

Person specification Education & Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous experience of working in health service.
• Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of care services.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft.
• Experience of working in the community as either a nurse or support worker.
• Experience of using a patient database.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to analyse and interpret information, preempt, and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issue.
• Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex information.
• Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage contentious or sensitive issues.
• Ability to access patients in Nursing Homes and their own home.
• Ability to spend periods of time in front of a monitor.
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Full driving license and access to a car.

Communication

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience of communicating complex information to members of the public.
• Ability to impart difficult messages, in a compassionate and clear manner.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.

Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview.