Job Description

We seek dynamic nurses or advanced paramedics with amazing interpersonal skills to support the leads in the county wide Urgent Community Response team. We are looking to recruit new team members who can proactively and effectively deliver a range of treatments, including IV therapy and all aspects of clinical care in the patient's own home environment.



The Urgent Community Response team operates as a Virtual Ward across the county, managing patients with sub-acute conditions to aid their recovery from illness or injury within their own homes by preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and reducing length of hospital stay.



In order to respond to the healthcare needs of the local population, the teams operate 7 days a week ensuring the delivery of the service can respond to patients' needs as and when required. The shifts for the service are between 07.00am to 01.00am including weekend and bank holiday working as part of the rota. The successful candidates will be expected to work within these shift patterns.



We are looking for experienced RN's or advanced paramedics with a passion for high quality clinical care and also experience in either acute medicine, Emergency Care or Community Nursing. The post holder will provide acute assessment & interventions in patients' own homes and will ensure that patients are referred onwards as appropriate to community services once their care episode is complete. The vision of the service is the key to bridging the gap between hospital and community - bringing care closer to home and we also provide dedicated nurses into the front doors of both our acute hospitals in the county.



If you are innovative, talented and adaptable, and would like to be part of a growing and forward thinking community team then come and join us. The NHS is expanding in the Community.

To be considered You must have:

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Excellent organisational ability



Senior nurses/paramedics band 6/7 with excellent leadership skills



Superb level of communication skills



Able to flex to a changing environment for service improvement



Good working knowledge of digital communication products



Real interest in improving & delivering healthcare in the community.



Clinical triage skills



High level assessment, diagnostic and clinical skills



Prescribing or willing to work towards



Be capable of working under pressure across a variety of treatments



NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.



For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the 'About You' Section of the document.