Job Description

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area

Urgent Response and Virtual Ward

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time Part time
37.5 hours per week (12 hour shifts 0700-1900 with 1 weekend in 4)

Job ref

343-7316748-RB-SK

Site

Sutton wide based at Robin Hood Lane GP surgery

Town

Sutton

Salary

44,485 - 52,521 per annum Inclusive of HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

08/08/2025 08:00

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

Sutton Health and Care have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our busy and dynamic Urgent Response and Virtual Ward team.



The post holder will be working in the community as part of a multidisciplinary team to avoid unnecessary hospital attendance/admissions and facilitate early discharge from hospital.



The post is shared between providing a 2 hour urgent response to unplanned referrals across Sutton and undertaking follow up visits/contacts for patients being monitored on the Virtual Ward.

Main duties of the job

Act as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the management of patients with
the support from the MDT/ VW Clinician and also the PCN Community Sister
Provide high quality, comprehensive holistic assessment (including physical
assessment) and treatments for patients and their families referred to the service

utilising a Single Assessment Process to achieve person centred care.
Provide assessments of risk and complex situations as required, utilising knowledge
and skills to interpret and make accurate analysis of patients' and carers' needs
The post holder may be responsible for staff and in accordance with this - allocating
duties and work, providing clinical support and leadership, prioritising workload

demands and allocating resources as appropriate.
To work closely with the MDT clinicians and provide support where required. This will
include virtual monitoring, health and wellbeing checks and pulse oximetry
Provide a rapid response service the community nursing teams meeting a 2 hour
response time for urgent cases.

Working for our organisation

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).


After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of the Virtual ward and 2 hour Urgent Response team, duties to include (but not limited to) phone calls, visits, remote monitoring, liaising with other professionals, supporting students and new starters and taking responsibility for own development.



Please see JD and Person Specification

Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Qualified RGN with current registration with NMC

Desirable criteria

Nurse prescribing qualification #

Skills

Essential criteria

Managing the needs of complex comorbid patients Holistic assessment skills Willingness to develop existing skills and learn new skills

Desirable criteria

Advanced Nursing Practitioner Qualification #

Experience

Essential criteria

High level of IT skills including keyboard and internet skills to enable the setup of remote monitoring devices and to promote virtual working practices. Multidisciplinary team working Managing the needs of complex comorbid patients Ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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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.