Advanced Rapid Response Practitioner

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a senior clinician to enhance their Urgent Community Response Team. The successful candidate will deliver high standards of patient care, work autonomously, and collaborate with various healthcare professionals. This role offers a comprehensive induction, flexible working options, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training and career development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Community, Primary Care, and/or A&E.
• Proven experience utilizing diagnostic and clinical skills for autonomous unscheduled care.
• Experience caring for people with Long Term Conditions.

Responsibilities

• Act as a role model, supporting high standards of clinical care.
• Respond to clinical incidents and maintain good working relationships with other teams.
• Undertake assessment and appraisal of designated team members.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Physical examination skills

Pharmacology knowledge

Basic IT skills

Education

BSc / Pg Dip Nurse Practitioner in Primary Health Care

Current registration as a healthcare professional

Evidence of ongoing professional education at master's level

Tools

Cerner

EMIS

Job description

Are you looking for your next challenge?

Would you like to be part of a dynamic service? Do you have a passion for innovation? Then look no further than Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among the top employers in London. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion, encompassing several London Boroughs and the outer counties.

We are enhancing our Urgent Community Response Team and have opportunities within the team for a senior clinician. The post holder will be a senior member of the team. The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with Acute Trusts, the Adult Community Nursing Team, other healthcare professionals, and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver excellent standards of patient care.

The successful candidate will be an experienced practitioner with sound clinical knowledge and proven experience in acute and community clinical environments. You will need to be adaptable to operate in a fast-moving environment, providing unscheduled holistic clinical care to patients presenting with acute undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions, complex health needs, and/or long-term conditions.

Main duties of the job

As a senior practitioner, you will act as a role model, supporting the Urgent Community Response team to achieve and maintain high standards of clinical care based on evidence-based practice.

You will support the clinical lead in responding to clinical incidents, accidents, and complaints in accordance with CLCH policy.

You will work in collaboration with and maintain good working relationships within the other Community Adult Health Care Teams within Harrow and adjoining boroughs, as well as with the District Nursing team, Out of Hours Services, A&E Departments, London Ambulance Service, Acute Trust, Community Matrons, General Practitioners, Practice staff, Nursing Homes, Social Services, and Voluntary Sector to provide comprehensive patient care.

You will undertake assessment and appraisal of designated team members.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We offer:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service, followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (available for Band 5 and above)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support, and career development

For more details on benefits and working with us, visit: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job description and Person Specification for the outline of skills, knowledge, and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• Current registration as a healthcare professional (Nurse or similar)
• BSc / Pg Dip Nurse Practitioner in Primary Health Care, Minor Injuries, or Minor Illnesses
• Experience in Community and/or Accident and Emergency
• Evidence of ongoing professional education at master's level
• Desirable qualifications: Primary Care, Accident & Emergency, or Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning
• Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake

Experience

• Extensive experience in Community, Primary Care, and/or A&E
• Proven experience utilizing diagnostic and clinical skills for autonomous unscheduled care
• Experience caring for people with Long Term Conditions
• Practice excellence and collaborative working experience
• Monitoring clinical standards experience
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload independently
• Deputizing for clinical lead
• Team, service, and staff management experience
• Implementing evidence-based care and developing others
• Research, audit, change management, and innovation experience

Skills & Knowledge

• Range of relevant clinical skills
• Physical examination skills across multiple systems
• Basic IT skills, experience with Cerner, EMIS, Email
• Clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostics, prescribing
• Pharmacology knowledge
• In-depth understanding of anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of MSK, acute conditions, and home safety assessments
• Understanding NHS structures, policies, and recent primary care developments
• Monitoring service outcomes, safeguarding, and professional conduct knowledge
• Clinical governance, risk management, supervision, resource management, and advanced practice skills

Key Attributes

• Valid UK driving license and access to a car (unless disabled as per the Equality Act 2010)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check is required.

Clinical Lead Harrow Urgent Community Response

Salary: £51,883 to £58,544 per year, inclusive of HCAS