Urgent Community Response (UCR) Practitioner (OOH)
CSH Surrey
The closing date is 30 September 2024
Job summary
The Urgent Community Response Practitioner for Out of Hours could be a Nurse or Paramedic. Although we cover overnight, there can be flexibility to work accross both days and nights as internal rotation, if desired. We have night shifts avalible 22:00 - 08:00, however we have a flexible work pattern which can include a variety of shifts providing cover from 18:00, which can be discussed at interview.
The Urgent Community Response team aspires to provide a 24-hour/7day responsive NHS community service. The Team is commissioned to reflect the needs of the local community. Service aims include urgent case management and hospital admission avoidance, where the focus of the role is to lead the identification and clinical assessment patients who will benefit from advanced complex hospital discharge care, or urgent responsive admission avoidance using the Virtual Ward if required, with care provided at home by the multidisaplinary team.
UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVI sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
We provide fast reactive services for patients with decompensated frailty and ensure rapid delivery of treatment, care planning to support acute hospital admission avoidance where appropriate. The focus is on 9 Common Critical Conditions - Falls; Decompensation of Frailty; Reduced Function/Deconditioning/Reduced Mobility; Urgent Equipment Provision; Confusion//Delirium; Palliative/EOL Crisis Support; Urgent Catheter Care, Urgnet Support for diabetes; Unpaid Carer Breakdown.
Overnight we also cover the patients of the District Nursing caseload.
Please see Job description for further details.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Date posted
16 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,205 to £47,084 a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
B9074-24-0140-3
Job locations
Woking Community Hospital
Heathside Road
Woking
Surrey
GU22 7HS
Employer details
Employer name
CSH Surrey
Address
Woking Community Hospital
Heathside Road
Woking
Surrey
GU22 7HS
Employer's website
https://www.cshsurrey.co.uk/about-us/about-csh-surrey (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Lead Urgent Community Response Out of Hours
Caroline Stewart
07515156557