Job summary
It's an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service as we continue to build on our successful model.
The UCR Service provides urgent support, seven-days a week, to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. This is achieved by providing a two-hour crisis response delivered by a multi-skilled team of professionals. Support is provided at home or where they usually reside for people who are concerned their health or mobility is declining and are therefore at risk of admission to hospital. Our teams work closely with our local ambulance service to pull category 3 & 4 patients off the ambulance stack, supporting patients in receiving a rapid response in the community by teams with the skills to support them to remain at home.
The UCR service also provide a general virtual ward service, supported by digital technology and remote monitoring. Our multidisciplinary teams ensure that patients receive hospital-level care at home safely and in familiar surroundings, helping speed up their recovery while freeing up hospital beds for patients that need them most. As well as home visits, digital remote monitoring is utilised
Teams are made up of GPs, Nurses, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Health & Therapy Assistants who work together to reduce hospital admissions. Patients are reviewed daily by a clinical team and the 'ward round' may involve a home visit or take place through video technology.
Main duties of the job
As a Nurse or Paramedic, you will be delivering holistic assessments, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment care plans, alongside reviewing care provision. You will provide input for patients including identifying and managing deterioration in the community by utilising a range of core skills. You will be part of a team supporting evidence-based care, facilitating staff learning and development.
This post is an ideal opportunity for a nurse or paramedic who is keen to develop both their holistic assessment skills and knowledge of urgent community response. If you are new to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, you will join our preceptorship programme, receiving protected time and regular clinical supervision with dedicated registered professional support.
If you're a qualified Nurse looking to return to practice or have you previously been on the NMC or HCPC register and live in the Sussex areas, we want to hear from you! We can offer a flexible programme of Return to Practice and are interested in talking with you about your individual requirements. For more information, please contact us
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm.
Do you have a passion for admission avoidance? Are you committed to delivering an outstanding service which is fast- paced and reliable? Do you want to work with a team of caring and dedicated staff? If you answered yes to these questions, then we'd love to hear from you.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Professional registration with the NMC or HCPC
- A mentoring qualification or working towards this
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role
- Experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
- Demonstrable competency in a range of clinical skills
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Nurse/Paramedic working in the community
- To beable to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- To beable to promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- IT literate
- To be able to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of boundaries of role
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- To be a car driver with a valid driving license for use in the UK and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- To be willing to undertake training to develop within the role
- To be able to reflect and learn from situations
- To be able to identify difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- To be able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.
We often receive a high number of applications for this role so please be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than stated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm.
Do you have a passion for admission avoidance? Are you committed to delivering an outstanding service which is fast- paced and reliable? Do you want to work with a team of caring and dedicated staff? If you answered yes to these questions, then we'd love to hear from you.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Professional registration with the NMC or HCPC
- A mentoring qualification or working towards this
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role
- Experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
- Demonstrable competency in a range of clinical skills
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Nurse/Paramedic working in the community
- To beable to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- To beable to promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- IT literate
- To be able to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of boundaries of role
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- To be a car driver with a valid driving license for use in the UK and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- To be willing to undertake training to develop within the role
- To be able to reflect and learn from situations
- To be able to identify difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- To be able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.
We often receive a high number of applications for this role so please be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than stated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or Paramedic Qualification
- Relevant registration
- Driving license
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate experience working in different clinical settings
- Experience in similar roles - community or responsive services
Desirable
- Experience supervising junior colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Understanding the service "Admission Avoidance" or "Supported Discharge"
- Range of practical core nursing skills
Desirable
- End of Life patient management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or Paramedic Qualification
- Relevant registration
- Driving license
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate experience working in different clinical settings
- Experience in similar roles - community or responsive services
Desirable
- Experience supervising junior colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Understanding the service "Admission Avoidance" or "Supported Discharge"
- Range of practical core nursing skills
Desirable
- End of Life patient management
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).
