• Job Description

  Req#: C9395-25-0641?language=en&page=49&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has become available to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation Multi-Disciplinary Team at Meadow Court, in the role of our CHC Clinical Nurse Assessor and Discharge Facilitator.

  We are seeking a motivated and forward thinking registered qualified nurse to support the flow of patients through our inpatient rehabilitation units , whilst ensuring all patients discharged onto the D2A nursing home pathway are assessed against the criteria for NHS Continuing Care.

  The post holder will be responsible for the effective coordination of patient discharges throughout the inpatient units across Meadow Court.

  The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and experience of person-centred assessments and discharge facilitation. The role will involve working within a multidisciplinary team and a multi-agency environment to support patients' discharges from the wards, the assessment and review process for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC).

  Experience undertaking mental capacity and best interests' assessments is advantageous and an understanding of deprivation of liberty safeguards and the Court of Protection would be beneficial to the role. You will also need to be knowledgeable in report writing to ensure you can confidently complete a health needs assessment, personal care and support plan and the CHC decision Support Tool.

  Main duties of the job

  You will need to be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and also be confident in learning new systems for recording and report writing.

  The successful applicant will be required to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a team and be able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. We offer a well-established, experienced and supportive team with an extensive skills mix. We are committed to the continuous professional development of all of our staff.

  We are looking for full time employees.

  About us

  Starting with NELFT

  NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

  Probationary Period

  This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

  High Cost Area Supplement

  This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).

  Use of AI

  Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

  Details

  Date posted

  09 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (plus HCAS) pro-rata for part-time

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  395-AR005-25-A

  Job locations

  Meadow Court Rehabilitation Unit, Goodmayes Hospital

  Barley Lane

  Ilford, Essex

  IG3 8XJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further details please contact: Nashreen Seebundhun Operational Lead at Nashreen.Seebundhun@nelft.nhs.uk or Sarah Akintunde- Modern Matron at Sarah.Akintunde@nelft.nhs.uk

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

  We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

  References

  Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

  If you like the sound of working with NELFT, dont waste a moment and apply now!

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further details please contact: Nashreen Seebundhun Operational Lead at Nashreen.Seebundhun@nelft.nhs.uk or Sarah Akintunde- Modern Matron at Sarah.Akintunde@nelft.nhs.uk

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

  We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

  References

  Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

  If you like the sound of working with NELFT, dont waste a moment and apply now!

  Person Specification

  DEMONSTRATION OF TRUST VALUES

  Essential

  • We are Kind
  • We are Respectful
  • We work together with our Community

  QUALIFICATIONS

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse Qualification
  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Experience in Continuing Health Care
  • Experience in Discharge Facilitation

  Desirable

  • Degree or equivalent level of experience in health or social care
  • Relevant post basic qualifications / training
  • Academic / professional qualification at higher degree level or equivalent
  • Management / leadership qualification / experience
  • Recognised teaching module

  EXPERIENCE

  Essential

  • Demonstrable post registration experience
  • Palliative care experience
  • Experience of undertaking highly complex, clinical assessments
  • Management experience
  • Experience of working with service users and carers

  Desirable

  • Liaison with outside agencies
  • Experience of working with patients with multiple or complex physical care needs
  • Experience of planning and evaluating complex care packages
  • Relevant nursing experience gained in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment
  • Wide experience of cross-sector partnership

  KNOWLEDGE

  Essential

  • An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
  • Demonstrable relative experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of The National Framework for Fully Funded NHS Continuing Care

  Desirable

  • Understanding of service provision for the client group
  • Understanding of relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms

  SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  Essential

  • Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication including providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
  • Ability to work with and influence all stakeholders locally and regionally
  • Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
  • Ability to work sensitively with service users and carers in challenging situations
  • Comfortable with complex workloads and competing priorities
  • Demonstrable ability to deliver the remit of the post.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues

  Desirable

  • Excellent organisational skills and keyboard skills
  • Leader and mentor skills
  • Ability to facilitate

  ATTRIBUTES

  Essential

  • Team player committed to open collegiate relationships and corporate effectiveness
  • Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
  • Resilience in complex and demanding situations
  • Drive for improvement
  • Confidence in managing ambiguity and uncertainty

  PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

  Essential

  • Must be able to travel to various appointments on a day to day basis and able to travel locally, regionally and on occasions nationally. Enhanced CRB disclosure required.

  OTHER

  Essential

  • To be aware of and demonstrate the Trust Values
  • To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

  Person Specification

  DEMONSTRATION OF TRUST VALUES

  Essential

  • We are Kind
  • We are Respectful
  • We work together with our Community

  QUALIFICATIONS

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse Qualification
  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Experience in Continuing Health Care
  • Experience in Discharge Facilitation

  Desirable

  • Degree or equivalent level of experience in health or social care
  • Relevant post basic qualifications / training
  • Academic / professional qualification at higher degree level or equivalent
  • Management / leadership qualification / experience
  • Recognised teaching module

  EXPERIENCE

  Essential

  • Demonstrable post registration experience
  • Palliative care experience
  • Experience of undertaking highly complex, clinical assessments
  • Management experience
  • Experience of working with service users and carers

  Desirable

  • Liaison with outside agencies
  • Experience of working with patients with multiple or complex physical care needs
  • Experience of planning and evaluating complex care packages
  • Relevant nursing experience gained in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment
  • Wide experience of cross-sector partnership

  KNOWLEDGE

  Essential

  • An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
  • Demonstrable relative experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of The National Framework for Fully Funded NHS Continuing Care

  Desirable

  • Understanding of service provision for the client group
  • Understanding of relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms

  SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  Essential

  • Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication including providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
  • Ability to work with and influence all stakeholders locally and regionally
  • Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
  • Ability to work sensitively with service users and carers in challenging situations
  • Comfortable with complex workloads and competing priorities
  • Demonstrable ability to deliver the remit of the post.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues

  Desirable

  • Excellent organisational skills and keyboard skills
  • Leader and mentor skills
  • Ability to facilitate

  ATTRIBUTES

  Essential

  • Team player committed to open collegiate relationships and corporate effectiveness
  • Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
  • Resilience in complex and demanding situations
  • Drive for improvement
  • Confidence in managing ambiguity and uncertainty

  PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

  Essential

  • Must be able to travel to various appointments on a day to day basis and able to travel locally, regionally and on occasions nationally. Enhanced CRB disclosure required.

  OTHER

  Essential

  • To be aware of and demonstrate the Trust Values
  • To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  Meadow Court Rehabilitation Unit, Goodmayes Hospital

  Barley Lane

  Ilford, Essex

  IG3 8XJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  Meadow Court Rehabilitation Unit, Goodmayes Hospital

  Barley Lane

  Ilford, Essex

  IG3 8XJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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