Rapid Response Nurse

Job responsibilities

• To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This includes: Chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion and wound Specific skills include phlebotomy, administration of medication via syringe drivers and intravenous therapy and urinary catheterisation.
• To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho-social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patient/carers and the wider Multidisciplinary Team as needed.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers. To provide individualised and person centered care plans that provide monitoring and promotion of self-care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions
• Act as the patients advocate and to facilitate the patients own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as
• To identify and record new problems and other relevant information reporting back to the Harrow Rapid Response Clinician of the day.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC
• Liaise with, and where appropriate initiate referrals, to ensure adequate care and support to patients and
• To provide information and support to patients, relatives and other carers that promotes and optimises positive
• Undertake health promotion and disease prevention activities such as flu immunisation, advice on stopping smoking, falls prevention, dietary advice and foot
• To have knowledge of, and be able to effectively use local services and resources to promote patient care. For example specialist
• To ensure the safe handling of body fluids and contaminated
• Be alert to the needs of vulnerable adults including risk assessment and taking

appropriate action when required.

• To develop and utilise specialist nursing skills such as leg ulcer assessment and management, syringe driver set up, intravenous drug administration, catherisation (Suprapubic, male and female), continence assessment, and palliative
• Support patients and their carers with managing their medicines and undertaking medicines management reviews as
• To provide care to people with long term conditions undertaking reviews in accordance with the individual patient care plan and with support of more experienced colleagues as
• Undertake nutritional assessments and advice and support patients with their nutritional needs.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• NMC Registration

Desirable

• Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Experience

Essential

• Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
• Working with people with complex health needs
• Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
• Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care
• Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
• Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of training other students
• Participation in audit; research projects; service development
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing ? Ability to manage own workload and plan the workload of others, to work autonomously
• Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
• Working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Able to develop and maintain team working
• Ability to work under pressure
• Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
• Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately ? Able to identify own and other's learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
• Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
• Clinical knowledge across a range of long term and enduring conditions
• Knowledge of current NHS organizational structures and policy initiatives. ? Knowledge of recent developments in Primary Care
• Knowledge of adult protection and safeguarding children issues. ? Knowledge of appropriate Code of Professional Conduct.
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
• Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
• Knowledge of the audit process. ? Knowledge of evidence based practice and able to implement in practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk
• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Awareness of equal opportunities in practice

Desirable

• Able to lead and motivate a team

Other

Essential

• Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team.
• Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and be able to prioritise and delegate effectively
• Ability to assess a situation and act promptly. ? Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
• Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
• Car Driver

Desirable

• Ability to practice. critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).