Community Nurse - UCR Frailty Hospital

Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Site Chichester House or Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Wycombe, or Stoke Mandeville Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

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We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Are you a registered nurse with NHS community experience?

Do you thrive in a busy, dynamic and rapidly revolving service?

This role is for you.

The Urgent Community Response Frailty Hospital at Home (UCR FH@H) team delivers hospital-level urgent and same-day responses to people in their usual place of residence following a sudden deterioration in their health or condition. This could be a one-off visit or a short episode of care, delivered through multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other community services. The timely responses and high level of holistic assessment and effective clinical interventions reduce the need for unnecessary hospital conveyances or admissions and enable patients to remain at home where they recover best.

The post holder will work across Buckinghamshire.

The post holder will work with a range of professionals to ensure treatment and care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.

The post holder will be expected to carry out all relevant fundamentals forms of care with or without direct supervision maintaining a high standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies and in accordance with guidelines as laid down by the NMC.

The post holder will participate in maintaining a positive working environment incorporating patients’ feedback to maintain and improve patient care, and act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.

Key Areas :

· The post holder will respond to clinically appropriate 0-2 hour and 2-24 hour community response referrals, alongside planned follow up visits across the breadth of the service, providing holistic assessment and delivering hospital level treatments and care in the patient’s usual place of residence.

· Assess physical and psycho–social needs and provide interventions tailored to meet the needs of the individual based on best available evidence

· To improve health outcomes using profession based skills and knowledge

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS…