Functional Assessor

Hold a clinical caseload, providing comprehensive nursing assessments to determine the appropriate category of care required for a care home placement, and to support the Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Care process.
Foster robust, open and positive working relationships with all partners, in particular, Local Authority and other mental health services and the 3rd sector, ensuring that all partners are treated with dignity and respect.
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, acting as a resource to provide nursing advice in relation to appropriate placement and management.

The post holder will provide comprehensive nursing assessments to determine the appropriate category of care required for a care home placement and to support the Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care process.


The post holder will develop and maintain a collaborative approach to the fair application of both NHS Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care criteria.


The post holder will encourage joint working and actively work towards improving outcomes for patients via the process and provide accurate advice and information to the multi-disciplinary team and families regarding the outcome of the nursing assessment process.


The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting.


Registered Mental Health Nurse
Post Registration qualification to postgraduate Diploma level, or possess skills, knowledge, training and experience to equivalency.
Good knowledge of NHS Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care

Knowledge of Escalating Concerns Policy


The role is community based, therefore the ability to travel throughout the UHB locality in a timely manner is essential to the role.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board