Healthcare Practitioner - All Age Continuing
We have a rewarding opportunity for a dedicated Healthcare Practitioner - All Age Continuing to join our team on a full time, permanent basis, working as part of a collaborative and compassionate service.
At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.
If you would like an informal chat or a tour of the office prior to submitting your application, please contact Wendy.Gower@Bracknell-forest.gov.uk to arrange a suitable time.
About you...
As the dedicated Healthcare Practitioner - All Age Continuing , you will play a key role as part of a small specialist team providing advice and support across all our social care teams in adults and children.
Whether your background is social care or health, you will apply your practical knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and its complex interface with NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility in relation to the end-to-end CHC screening and assessment process, ensuring fair access to appropriate health funding streams for Bracknell Forest Council and Bracknell Residents.
You will need strong analytical skills to gather and use information from a range of health and social care reports and assessments and an ability to professionally challenge when required.
About the team...
This is a new post in the small, friendly Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Team who ensure best practice in all work related to CHC. We have established strong working relationships with our local ICB (Integrated Care Board) partners and jointly deliver CHC training with the ICB in addition to inhouse CHC training.
The team work with health partners, care providers, other Local Authority CHC Leads and all social care teams across the council up to senior/director level.
Key responsibilities...
- Supporting the All Age Continuing Healthcare Manager to work across all social care teams, providing technical advice in relation to the National Framework for NHS CHC and FNC (2022) and its interface with other legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Care Act 2014 and develop best practice, including preparation for CHC assessments through analysis of multiple sources of complex information including health reports/records.
- Represent social care at multi-disciplinary CHC assessments, recording the outcome of work including updating excel spreadsheets, keeping accurate electronic records and maintaining the appropriate databases to enable the team to provide management information and reports on CHC activity and performance to the Directorate Management Team and Senior Leadership Team.
- In absence of Team Manager liaise with Team Managers to deliver progress reports, make recommendations on CHC cases and represent the service meetings across the council e.g. Childrens Step Down Panel, Approaching Adulthood Operational panel and Team Meetings.
- Support the CHC Team in the delivery of quarterly CHC training to council and NHS staff to improve knowledge and best practice standard of CHC work and to enable staff to be confident in this area of work and any ad hoc training as necessary.
- Build effective working relationships, ensuring appropriate consultation and engagement with key stakeholders within the council, external partners across the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Local Authorities across Southeast England.
Our benefits...
- 28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10 and sell up to 5 days.
- Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Paid employee volunteering scheme.
- Local government pension scheme, with life insurance cover.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility).
- Reimbursement of one annual professional subscription/registration.
- Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits. (Terms and Conditions apply)
- Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
- Inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks and a sports and social club.
Find out more about all our benefits or see the candidate pack.
Our values...
At Bracknell Forest Council our values define who we are and what is important to us. Our core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you are excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Reasonable adjustments...
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk. We will work with you to support you throughout the process. Find out more about reasonable adjustments.
Interview date
Interviews will be held on Thursday12th March 2026
Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:
Wendy Gower, All Age Continuing Healthcare Manager.
Tel: 01344 354488
Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.
No agencies please.
Equal Opportunities
Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.