Senior Nurse

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Main duties of the job

Senior Nurse

Band 6 - £37,338 - £44,962

Hours - 26 Hour per week

Fixed Term - 12mths

Do you have a passion for Urgent Community Response? Do you have strong communication skills? Do you enjoy working as part of an MDT? An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated nurse to join our team.

Our Urgent Community Response team, part of Locala's Integrated Community Services, is comprised of Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Assistant Practitioners and Healthcare Assistants.

The service covers Community settings and offers a 7 day service, from 8am until 8pm, providing assessment, treatment and evaluation of clients' needs, in a short term intervention program. The team's aim is to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and provide Urgent Community Response.

The post holder will require excellent communication skills to build complex relationships and network with key stakeholders to enable integration. Using initiative is essential, as is skill sharing with colleagues within the team, and the wider organisation.

It is essential that all the team members work closely together, to truly integrate an MDT and provide a comprehensive service, utilising the Calderdale framework.

About us

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.