Nurse Assessor/Case Officer
NHS AfC: Band 6
- Nurse Assessor/Case Officer
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Permanent
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- 134-7508841PM
- Stella House
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Yearly
- 12/10/2025 23:59
Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a role that offers flexibility and growth? At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we value work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working. Enjoy a supportive team environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development. Apply now to make a difference in our community!
Flexible Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including part-time and job share. We encourage applicants to discuss their preferred working patterns during the interview process.
Hybrid Working: This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, allowing you to split your time between our ICB offices and home. We aim to provide a supportive and adaptable working environment that meets the needs of our staff, service delivery and the patients within our Region.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Supportive team environment
- Enhanced work-life balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Employee Benefits – Salary Sacrifice Schemes such as Lease Cars, Home Electronics, Cycle to Work
Job overview
An exciting opportunity is available to join the all age continuing care service covering the North East and North Cumbria as a children's continuing care (CCC) nurse assessor/case officer to potentially to cover the North Cumbria locality. The service undertakes assessments and commissions packages of care across the North East and North Cumbria in line with the National Frameworks for Continuing Healthcare and Children's Continuing Care. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
Main duties of the job
The CCC nurse assessor/case officer is a key role in the CCC service meeting the unmet health needs of children and young people in the NENC area. The CCC team are keen to hear from qualified nurses with experience of undertaking assessments for children and young people with a variety of health needs especially mental health and or learning disability.
Working for our organisation
Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.
The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.
With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.
The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role will be responsible for:
• Clinical assessments of the health needs of children and young people to determine eligibility for CCC funding.
• Coordinating and completing MDT assessments and reviews in accordance with the National Framework.
• Provide a high standard of holistic health assessments within the agreed timeframes.
• Commissioning of the packages of care to meet the unmet health needs of children and young people eligible for CCC.
• Supporting children and young people with the offer of a personal health budget to meet the health outcomes.
• Case management for children and young people eligible for funding via CCC.
• Record keeping as per NENC policy and procedures.
• Working in partnership with children, young people, and their representatives.
• Building and maintain relationships with Local Authorities, providers, Foundation Trusts, and the voluntary sector
• Contributing to the ICB's achievement of their statutory duties.
• Supporting the transition of young people to adulthood.
• Contributing to the ICB statutory duties for SEND.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level Registration NMC – RSCN, degree or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in children’s health care or Learning Disabilities
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of completing multi agency assessments
- Previous experience of working within an extremely busy office environment
- Experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team setting
Desirable criteria
- Prior experience in Continuing Care
The use of Artificial Intelligence: Whilst the ICB are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
UKVI Sponsorship: Please note that North East and North Cumbria ICB do not hold a UKVI sponsorship license. Therefore, we are unable to proceed with applications that require sponsorship.
Reasonable Adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Fit & Proper Person Regulations: Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Jennings
- Job title
- Recruiting Manager
- Email address
- paula.jennings2@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 07342053593
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Northumbria House
Unit 7/8 Silverfox Way
Cobalt Business Park
NE27 0QJ - Telephone
- 0191 203 1415
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