Community Sister (UCR/VW)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

35.5 Hours (12 Months Fixed Term)

An Excellent opportunity has arisen within Hambleton and Richmondshire Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at Home Service. We are looking for skilled and outstanding clinicians to join our UCR service within the Community and Growing the Friarage Collaborative.

If you possess innovation, dynamism, drive and are passionate about patient focused care, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

The community sister in UCR will have physical assessment and disease management skills and will evidence management of acute/chronic clinical conditions, multiple co-morbidities and poly-pharmacy, within the home environment, ensuring an optimum standard of patient centred care. They ideally will be an independent non-medical prescriber, applications will be considered if you do not possess this qualification.

Experience of working in a community setting, working within an emergency assessment unit or rehabilitation would be an advantage and we encourage informal visits to the areas.

IF SOMEONE DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA WE ARE HAPPY TO APPOINT AS A BAND 5 TRAINING POST.

Main duties of the job

The Urgent Community Response Sister/Charge Nurse will work as part of the multi disciplinary team to continuously assess the needs of the individuals with long term conditions, complex health needs and acute episodes of ill health requiring an urgent 2 hour response, and agree care plans,utilising the single assessment process.

The post holder will work autonomously as part of the Community UCR and hospital at Home to provide a comprehensive assessment and patient centred care package, utilising support services and liaising with other agencies to ensure the needs of this client group are met.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-6884712-B

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

To hold a Diploma/degree awarded by professional body
Registered as fit to practice by professional body, e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC/ HCPC as a Nurse/ Physio/OT/ Paramedic
To have completed the physical assessment and disease management skills course (level 6)
To be an independent non-medical prescriber or be willing to work towards within the first 12 months.
Teaching and mentoring qualification
Specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience
Professional knowledge acquired supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to degree equivalent level.

Desirable

Leadership and management course

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skills relevant to role
Demonstrates excellent organisational/ delegation/ prioritisation skills
To display effective communication skills, communicating, sensitive and contentious information to others Able to evidence elements of team leadership experience
Demonstrates evidence of teaching skills to a range of professionals

Personal attributes

Essential

Willingness to be challenged

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

To hold a Diploma/degree awarded by professional body
Registered as fit to practice by professional body, e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC/ HCPC as a Nurse/ Physio/OT/ Paramedic
To have completed the physical assessment and disease management skills course (level 6)
To be an independent non-medical prescriber or be willing to work towards within the first 12 months.
Teaching and mentoring qualification
Specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience
Professional knowledge acquired supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to degree equivalent level.

Desirable

Leadership and management course

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skills relevant to role
Demonstrates excellent organisational/ delegation/ prioritisation skills
To display effective communication skills, communicating, sensitive and contentious information to others Able to evidence elements of team leadership experience
Demonstrates evidence of teaching skills to a range of professionals

Personal attributes

Essential

Willingness to be challenged

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.