Job summary
The service delivers high-quality care to patients in their own homes, primarily preventing hospital attendance/ admission and facilitating early discharge from the hospital. It operates from 8 a.m. to 22:30, seven days a week.
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with Acute Trusts, the Adult Community Nursing Team, other health care professionals, and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver excellent patient care.
The post holder will be required to:
- Work on a rotational shift basis within the Brent Rapid Response Team - service operating hours 8 am - 10:30 pm 7day a week.
- Be the Team Leader for designated shifts on a rotational basis responsible for day-to-day management of the service.
- Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management/ clinical practice.
- Prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
Main duties of the job
- As a Senior Nurse, I provide operational management and clinical leadership for the Rapid Response Service, including triage of referrals and ensuring efficient and effective resource use via daily staff timekeeping, work allocation, and rest breaks. I also respond to immediate sickness absences (requesting cover as per protocol as required).
- Utilise advanced clinical and diagnostic skills and expert knowledge to conduct thorough assessments of physical and psycho-social needs to develop a comprehensive short-term care plan to optimise health and wellbeing that will prevent hospital attendance/ admission or allow early discharge home.
- Provide direct, advanced, autonomous clinical care to patients with undifferentiated, undiagnosed, complex health needs and long-term conditions.
- To ensure that policies, procedures, clinical governance arrangements and lines of accountability are adhered to by the Rapid Response Team to ensure safe and effective clinical service delivery.
- Monitor standards and performance of the team in line with clinical governance and CLCH objectives.
- Be responsible for your own professional development through active learning and reflective practice.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Health care professional with current registration ( Nurse )
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional education and training at master's Level.
- Further desirable qualifications in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency/ acute clinical assessment.
- Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Primary Care and/ or Accident & Emergency
- Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Track record of practice excellence
- Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating, and liaising across organisational boundaries
- Experience in monitoring clinical standards
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
- Experience determining best ongoing care for patient
Desirable
- Experience of team / service/ staff management.
- Experience of implementing evidence based care and developing others to do so
- Experience of conducting research projects and audit.
- Experience of change management and implementing change in practice.
- Evidence of innovation in practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
- In depth knowledge of pharmacology.
- Advanced knowledge and in depth understanding of anatomy and physiology of: ENT, eye, gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, skin, musculoskeletal systems and wound management.
- Knowledge of acute MSK presentations and management of acute conditions.
- Clinical knowledge across a range of long term and enduring conditions
- Knowledge of current NHS organizational structures and policy initiatives.
- Knowledge of current health care policy and legislation and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
Desirable
- Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Health care professional with current registration ( Nurse )
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional education and training at master's Level.
- Further desirable qualifications in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency/ acute clinical assessment.
- Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Primary Care and/ or Accident & Emergency
- Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Track record of practice excellence
- Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating, and liaising across organisational boundaries
- Experience in monitoring clinical standards
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
- Experience determining best ongoing care for patient
Desirable
- Experience of team / service/ staff management.
- Experience of implementing evidence based care and developing others to do so
- Experience of conducting research projects and audit.
- Experience of change management and implementing change in practice.
- Evidence of innovation in practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
- In depth knowledge of pharmacology.
- Advanced knowledge and in depth understanding of anatomy and physiology of: ENT, eye, gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, skin, musculoskeletal systems and wound management.
- Knowledge of acute MSK presentations and management of acute conditions.
- Clinical knowledge across a range of long term and enduring conditions
- Knowledge of current NHS organizational structures and policy initiatives.
- Knowledge of current health care policy and legislation and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
Desirable
- Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
