Job Description

Opportunities have arisen for experienced and skilled Registered Nurses to join our Night Team. The Team is established and provides high quality nursing care to the people of Luton to enable them to maximize their health status.



We take referrals from GPs, Paramedics, local Hospitals, & Specialist Community Teams for patients experiencing an acute health crisis. We aim to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions by assessing patients, developing care plans & liaising with other services as needed.



The Team supports the 24 hour deliver of patients under the care of Cambridgeshire Community Services by providing unscheduled care out of hours to patients across the Luton area.



'If we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after '04.06.2025'.



Support the provision of community nursing care within the Integrated Community Nursing Team, providing scheduled and unscheduled care, to

the population of Luton with a Luton GP.



As a member of the team, you will contribute to the continuing service development and delivery of our ambition for teams to work more closely

together, support periods of high demand and develop new ways of working in clinical triage, patient assessment, and care delivery ensuring

person centred holistic care is delivered.



Respond to urgent / unplanned care within the Community Nursing Service by prioritising, visiting or allocating patient visits as required using

clinical skills and knowledge, supporting community nursing teams when required.



Support the single point of access providing Clinical Nurse Triage.



Work in partnership with other colleagues across primary and secondary care and other related services in order to provide a holistic care

package designed to meet the specific needs of the individual, to facilitate hospital discharge and or prevent unnecessary hospital admission.

Work with the team lead in providing clinical leadership within the Community Nursing Service, providing line management and team support when required.



Work with other agencies to deliver strategic national and local health priorities.



Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.



There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.



If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.



Prevent avoidable hospital admissions by providing a holistic assessment, care planning, implementation, treatment and evaluation of patient care packages to meet the individual needs of the patient in accordance with Trust guidelines.



Support the aversion of hospital admission by assessing, organising and delivering specialised care packages for patients discharged into the care of the team.



Undertake core nursing procedures as required whilst attending the patient e.g. IV antibiotics, wound dressing, observations, pressure area care, risk assessments e.g. Purpose T, MUST.



Undertake highly developed physical skills e.g. delivery of intravenous therapy, cannulation, syringe driver, catheterisation.



Undertake diagnostic procedures/tests as required and to, when competent to do so, gain a full insight into patients' condition, e.g. ECGs, phlebotomy, interpreting blood results, blood glucose testing, Point of Care Testing.



Undertake responsibility for prescribing medication where applicable in line with independent nurse prescribing guidelines following accredited training and competence.



T o be confident in using these skills & nursing knowledge to work autonomously to plan and implement episodes of care, referring appropriately to other services to support the plan of care as required.



To facilitate clear and effective communication channels between patients, relatives, carers and professional community colleagues to ensure seamless patient care.



Respond to urgent calls from health and social care professionals and utilise sound clinical decision making and triage processes to assess, plan and implement evidence-based treatment plans in response to clinical assessment.



To obtain and analyse information gathered from referrers making judgements and advising the most appropriate outcome for the patient.



Assess and prioritise unscheduled requests for nursing intervention and allocation to the appropriately skilled clinician.



Ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion.



To be accountable for the holistic assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care packages related to Care Interventions, treatment plans.



Assess and identify any complications surrounding patient care and to act accordingly to enable the patient to remain at home where appropriate. Assess and implement care interventions to meet identified health needs of individuals, families and communities. Maintain associated records.



Refer patients to other services / agencies as appropriate e.g., Social Services, specialist services



Identify unpredicted crisis situations and manage accordingly i.e., staff, caseload, support network and supervision. Identify to senior managers the situation, risk, action and outcome.



Manage team members and own workload to support the delivery of care in the community and prevent inappropriate hospital admissions



Organise and coordinate the overall care to meet clients' care needs, which may be complex involving other professionals and agencies. Provide individuals and their families with specialist advice for them to make informed choices about their health



Take responsibility for identifying and developing a range of clinical skills/knowledge appropriate to necessitate safe discharge or prevention of admission.



Take a lead in the setting of standards of care amongst the team members and to teach, deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the team, recognising their knowledge/skills and development potential. Plan and co-ordinate for self and others; off duty, covering annual leave, sickness and study leave in the most cost-effective way when required to do so.



To be accountable and responsible for the management of work priorities for self and team members. Develop patient's personalised care plans, which use evidence-based care and ensure that the most appropriate member of the team delivers the care required.



Provide education to patients on nature of their condition, treatment, side effects and expected outcome. Enable patients and carers to participate in their care, thus encouraging independence and self-reliance.



You will enjoy working autonomously in a community environment, which puts the patient at the centre of their care. You will have experience of

undertaking comprehensive nursing assessment and treatment planning preferably with community experience.



You will have passion and drive with a strong team ethic and flexible disposition, responding positively to a fast-changing environment.



You will enjoy the challenges that a changing environment brings.



You will work collaboratively as a member of the integrated team with local health and social care providers as well as GP's, and the voluntary

sector to provide high quality health care within an integrated team model.



We offer a comprehensive induction period and are committed to developing our staff. You will have a Personal development plan which supports your development, identifying both formal and informal training.