Community Rapid Response Nurse

Are you a Band 5 Nurse who would like to join our dynamic team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced Band 5 nurse to support the changing face of community health care. As part of the Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward initiative, your role will be essential in providing efficient, integrated, urgent care to our patients with care and respect.

This post is in the North Bedfordshire Area.

You will be working as part of the Primary Care at Home team predominantly on Unplanned Care to triage and assess referrals into the service;
You will be accountable for initial history taking, clinical assessment, triage and onward referral. There is an expectation that with demand in planned care you would be flexible to cross cover.

Through face to face patient visits you will undertake a full holistic assessment, plan care with the patient at the centre and undertake physical examination of the patient with undifferentiated conditions.

You will be working closely with other members of the MDT and partners to formulate a management plan that will support the patient to remain in the community

You must be a car driver with a UK driving licence.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Experience in the field of adult community services is desirable but a willingness to learn and contribute is more important. A flexible approach is required to accommodate the changing needs of the service along with the drive to influence service development.

You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 08:00-20:00.

• Registered General Nurse
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills
• Community Experience
• Evidence of post-basic professional development

• Significant/recent experience working at a high level (Band 5 or above)
• Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure

• Driving licence
• Access to a vehicle for work

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.