Urgent Community Response Nurse/Paramedic - B7 - Hastings/Eastbourne

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for Band 7 Nurse/Paramedic within the Urgent Community Response (UCR)/ Virtual Ward (VW) Team. In this role, you will deliver a rapid 2-hour response to patients experiencing a health crisis, aiming to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support care in the community as part of the Virtual Ward core clinical delivery team.

The UCR service is an exciting and rapidly evolving part of the NHS, playing a pivotal role in delivering acute care within the community. Aligned with the NHS Long Term Plan's focus on enhancing community-based services, UCR is at the forefront of clinical innovation and integrated care. Recent pilot collaborations with the ambulance servicestreaming 999 calls directly into UCRhave demonstrated the critical impact our staff have in improving patient outcomes and reducing hospital admissions. These initiatives highlight the essential role UCR plays in shaping the future of urgent care, where service development is fast-paced, dynamic, and deeply patient-centred.

We welcome applications from experienced Band 6 Nurses or Paramedics who can demonstrate the potential and ambition to develop into a Band 7 role. For the right candidate, we can offer support, mentorship, and training required to progress into the full Band 7 position.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

• • Deliver short-term, intensive case management to patients in crisis who are at high risk of unplanned hospital admission, typically for up to 72 hours.
  • Respond promptly to patients requiring urgent assessment, working collaboratively with patients and their support networks to develop management plans that enable safe care at home.
  • Support ambulatory care pathways for conditions such as UTIs, pneumonia, and cellulitis, including the initiation and administration of IV therapies.
  • Work closely with Virtual Ward colleagues and other members of the community integrated team to ensure seamless care and continuity for patients.
  • Play a key role in preventing unnecessary hospital admissions by delivering timely, patient-centred interventions and coordinating care with wider community services.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Advanced clinical decision-making skills to support patient centred care
• Advanced clinical skills ie cannulation, administration of IV medication
• Advanced physical assessment skills or willingness to undertake within 12 months

Desirable

• Ability to influence and manage a variety of change management programmes in embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
• Knowledge relating to long term conditions

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in either an acute or community environment
• Multi-disciplinary and multi agency working
• Proven extensive experience of working with adults/older people

Desirable

• Experience in a Community setting, or gateway area
• bility to interpret blood results
• Experience of working between other health and social care organisations /settings

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/diploma in paramedic science
• HCPC registration/NMC registration
• Teaching and Assessing qualification Non medical independent prescriber / supplementary prescribing, or willingness to undertake training within 12mths of coming into post
• Evidence of continuing professional development in a relevant area of specialist practice to Masters equivalent level

Desirable

• Community Nursing Qualification / Advanced Nurse Practitioner Qualification
• Relevant Masters level degree
• Trained to interpret microbiology and pathology results
• Case Management
• Advanced physical assessment skills IRMER trained

Person Specification
Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Advanced clinical decision-making skills to support patient centred care
• Advanced clinical skills ie cannulation, administration of IV medication
• Advanced physical assessment skills or willingness to undertake within 12 months

Desirable

• Ability to influence and manage a variety of change management programmes in embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
• Knowledge relating to long term conditions

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in either an acute or community environment
• Multi-disciplinary and multi agency working
• Proven extensive experience of working with adults/older people

Desirable

• Experience in a Community setting, or gateway area
• bility to interpret blood results
• Experience of working between other health and social care organisations /settings

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/diploma in paramedic science
• HCPC registration/NMC registration
• Teaching and Assessing qualification Non medical independent prescriber / supplementary prescribing, or willingness to undertake training within 12mths of coming into post
• Evidence of continuing professional development in a relevant area of specialist practice to Masters equivalent level

Desirable

• Community Nursing Qualification / Advanced Nurse Practitioner Qualification
• Relevant Masters level degree
• Trained to interpret microbiology and pathology results
• Case Management
• Advanced physical assessment skills IRMER trained

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address

Eastbourne Hospital

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

United Kingdom

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