Job summary
Urgent Community Response Team delivers innovative community health and social care crisis management, with a view to admission avoidance based on the vision of the NHS Long Term Plan. We aim to reduce the number of attendances to A&E and hospital admissions as well as care homes. The team works with paramedics, Adult Social Care Staff, Nurses and AHP Therapist.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Main duties of the job
- To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
- To be able to assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
The post-holder will have or be prepared to undertake the following duties:
- Be able to assess the unwell patient
- Take observations
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy
- Male/ Female Catheterisation
- Suprapubic Catheterisation
- Involvement in Chronic Disease Management
- Management of constipation
- Referrals to other appropriate services- e.g. Social Services, Specialist Nurses
- Mentoring students/ new staff
- Teaching HCA's, students, patients and carers
- Auditing/ Benchmarking
- Developing IT skills/ documentation
About us
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Urgent Community Response Team deliver innovative community health and social care crisis management, with a view to admission avoidance based on the vision of the NHS Long Term Plan. They aim to reduce the number of attendances to A&E and hospital admissions as well as care home. The team works closely with paramedics and Therapists. We visit patients in their own home, assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate care
The post holder will achieve this by:
The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.
To be a valuable member of the Urgent care team and make a contribution to patient care and team working. To function as a Primary Nurse without direct supervision whilst working alongside the clinical leads, who maintains ultimate accountability for the service. To assist in leading and monitoring the performance and work of the nursing team. The aim of this role is to undertake the responsibility for care as required and deputise for the team lead as and when required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Urgent Community Response Team deliver innovative community health and social care crisis management, with a view to admission avoidance based on the vision of the NHS Long Term Plan. They aim to reduce the number of attendances to A&E and hospital admissions as well as care home. The team works closely with paramedics and Therapists. We visit patients in their own home, assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate care
The post holder will achieve this by:
The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.
To be a valuable member of the Urgent care team and make a contribution to patient care and team working. To function as a Primary Nurse without direct supervision whilst working alongside the clinical leads, who maintains ultimate accountability for the service. To assist in leading and monitoring the performance and work of the nursing team. The aim of this role is to undertake the responsibility for care as required and deputise for the team lead as and when required.
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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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
