The Continuing Healthcare Specialist Practitioner will provide advice with respect to NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS-funded Nursing Care and joint funded care, to clients, health and social care professionals and other agencies, within relevant workstreams. The Job Description is a generic role and covers all workstreams within NHS Continuing Healthcare. The Continuing Healthcare Specialist Practitioner will lead and co-ordinate the NHS CHC assessment process. This will include carrying out nursing assessments and MDTs, ensuring the care domains within the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare are applied against each Continuing Healthcare Assessment and a detailed rationale given for each decision made. The post holder will make recommendations based on clinical evidence if clients have a Primary Health Need and therefore are eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. The post holder will be responsible for liaison with clients and/or their representatives, health and social