Job summary
It's an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service. We are expanding our teams to include the ability to provide virtual ward capacity whilst continuing to build on our successful UCR model.
UCR services work with patients in their homes across West Sussex communities to avoid hospital admissions, support those being discharged home and provide virtual ward support using remote monitoring technology and enhanced medical oversight.
We are looking for Senior Staff Nurses to join us, so if you're an ambitious, proactive, and experienced nurse looking to be part of a supportive team and use your skills to provide excellent cutting-edge urgent community care, we'd love to hear from you.
We are a multidisciplinary team working flexibly to provide a seven-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. We deliver:
- A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health.
- Virtual ward admission utilising remote monitoring technology and enhanced medical oversight to provide a safe alternative to hospital admission.
- A supported discharge service to facilitate timely hospital discharges.
- Acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.
Main duties of the job
The focus of this role is delivering holistic assessments, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment care plans, alongside reviewing care provision.
You will use your clinical expertise and problem-solving skills to support patients and the team. This involves completing clinical assessment, planning and the implementing care for patients including medication management, wound care, catheter care and identifying deteriorating patients.
As a member of the team, you will receive support from members of the multidisciplinary team and participate in the in-service learning programme. While developing your own specialist areas of practice, relevant to the team, you will supervise and support the development of colleagues, including those outside of your professional group and pre-registration students.
You will play an active role in the development of the service through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives. This is a fantastic environment in which to develop your leadership skills through formal and supported training, using these to assist in shaping future clinical practice of the team.
The team works closely with other services within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, as well as our acute and community partners, GPs, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), adult social care and voluntary and third sector organisations.
About us
Why work for us?
- Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly
- Rated 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- A great variety of working environments, in the community, in patients' homes and in our community hospitals
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as part time, flexi time, annualised hours etc.
- Supportive team environments
- Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the team.
Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Operational Team Leads, Rosie Eldridge,07717488469, rosie.eldridge@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the team.
Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Operational Team Leads, Rosie Eldridge,07717488469, rosie.eldridge@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications and/ or professional registration
Essential
- RGN Level 1
- Evidence of post registration study
- Mentorship Module
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 5
- Experience in holistic patient assessments
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Experience of Community Nursing
Desirable
- Evidence of management / supervision
- Evidence of research in practice
- Evidence of audit
Other requirements
Essential
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
- An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
- Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
- Insight & understanding of care in the community
Desirable
- Flexible approach to working
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to work as a team member
- Able to communicate effectively with patients, families, carers and team members
- Able to make decisions and have well-developed assessment skills
- Able to demonstrate organisational and time management skills
- Able to demonstrate awareness of benefits of interdisciplinary working
- Able to show understanding of inter-agency liaison
- Up to date Venepuncture, Cannulation and Catheter skills
- Knowledge of respiratory conditions/nursing, orthopaedic surgery and administration of intravenous therapy
- General surgical knowledge
Person Specification
Qualifications and/ or professional registration
Essential
- RGN Level 1
- Evidence of post registration study
- Mentorship Module
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 5
- Experience in holistic patient assessments
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Experience of Community Nursing
Desirable
- Evidence of management / supervision
- Evidence of research in practice
- Evidence of audit
Other requirements
Essential
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
- An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
- Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
- Insight & understanding of care in the community
Desirable
- Flexible approach to working
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to work as a team member
- Able to communicate effectively with patients, families, carers and team members
- Able to make decisions and have well-developed assessment skills
- Able to demonstrate organisational and time management skills
- Able to demonstrate awareness of benefits of interdisciplinary working
- Able to show understanding of inter-agency liaison
- Up to date Venepuncture, Cannulation and Catheter skills
- Knowledge of respiratory conditions/nursing, orthopaedic surgery and administration of intravenous therapy
- General surgical knowledge
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).
