Urgent Community Response - Staff Nurse

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

The closing date is 14 May 2025

Job summary

Are you a registered Physiotherapist ?

Our Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire - and we need you to join our Urgent Community Response squads.

Your Role :To provide expert clinical interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary squad that reacts quickly when people are in crisis. Our target response time is under 2 hours
Your aim:To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary conveyance or hospitalisation.
Your team :Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists and Healthcare Assistants. Urgent Response teams work closely with Intermediate Care staff to provide support to keep people at home wherever possible
Our promise to you -we will support and invest in you to develop advanced skills relevant to the post

Main duties of the job

Your main duties include:

Comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers within a 0-2 hour , 2-24 hour timeframe
Being responsible for undertaking an urgent community response to people in their own homes to prevent hospital conveyances and keeping patient safe at home with the appropriate clinical interventions.
Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.Support the development of clinical pathways

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR6874467-C

Job locations

Chichester House High Wycombe

Lincoln Road

High Wycombe

HP12 3RE

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Presentation skills
Self-Awareness
Ability to motivate staff

Desirable

Ability to manage complex cases
Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
Report writing skills
IT Skills
Teaching patients, carers and colleagues

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Demonstrate experience post or preregistration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration
Experience of electronic clinical systems
Experience participating in research or audit project
Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
Experience of working with single assessment process

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist
Degree/ Diploma in Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy Nursing Paramedic Science
Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life
Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development

Person Specification

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Presentation skills
Self-Awareness
Ability to motivate staff

Desirable

Ability to manage complex cases
Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
Report writing skills
IT Skills
Teaching patients, carers and colleagues

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Demonstrate experience post or preregistration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration
Experience of electronic clinical systems
Experience participating in research or audit project
Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
Experience of working with single assessment process

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist
Degree/ Diploma in Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy Nursing Paramedic Science
Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life
Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).