Acute Response Team Specialist Nurse

Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent:
Cross-site working Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shift pattern - nights and weekends) Job
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Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cross site Town Huddersfield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/11/2026

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit

This an exciting importunity to join a new and evolving team. Centred around the early identification, recognition, assessment and treatment of a deteriorating patient across CHFT

The post holder will be a member of the Resilience, Acute Flow and Transformation directorate sitting within the Corporate Division, working effectively with fellow ward teams and Divisional Matrons to deliver quality services for patients, efficiently. There is a specific focus on the deteriorating patient and improving outcomes for patients. As part of the interview process, all candidates will have an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessment in addition to the Panel interview.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to acutely deteriorating and critically ill patients. This includes, non-medical prescribing, ultrasound guided cannulation, arterial blood gas sampling, spirometry out of hours, review of all tracheostomies/laryngectomy patients, liaising with Critical care.

• To provide clinical and managerial leadership for nursing and other healthcare professionals
• The post holder will provide advice and support to wider members of the multi-disciplinary team
• To facilitate the stepdown of patients from Critical Care to ward areas
• To provide informal and formal education to all healthcare professionals within the Trust
• To proactively manage the clinical workload at night as necessary

• The post holder will ensure safe and effective patient care
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to deteriorating patients referred by the ward teams and NEWS2 escalation
• Work closely with the medical, surgical and critical care consultants and resident doctors, attending medical handovers
  
  Provide expert clinical advice and guidance to ward staff in the support of patients…