Community Response Nurse

Wirral Community Health and Care; Upton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks experienced district/community nurses for Urgent Community Response at Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton. The role emphasizes rapid home assessments, multi-disciplinary collaboration and timely patient support in a challenging community setting.

Applicants should hold NMC registration, a nursing degree, and postgraduate rapid response credentials. Flexibility for 37.5 hours weekly and shift coverage is required.

Qualifications

• First Level Nurse with current registration with NMC.
• Degree in relevant subject.
• Evidence of recent Professional Development.
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent.
• Non-medical Prescribing (V300).
• Post Graduate qualification in rapid response/community nursing/emergency department/acute medical or equivalent experience.
• Clinical Examination & Diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Care for acutely unwell patients in their own home and in line with national guidelines.
• Provide urgent assessments, care and treatment as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure rapid triage and timely personal support within two days.
• Assess for falls, reduced mobility, dementia progression, urgent social crises, and palliative needs.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Urgent care experience

Autonomous practice

Effective communication

IT literate

Education

NMC Registration

Bachelor degree in Nursing

Postgraduate Rapid Response / Community Nursing

Teaching and Assessing Qualification

Non-medical Prescribing (V300)

Clinical examination & diagnostics

Tools

NHS IT systems

Job description

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Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Various 8am - 8pm shifts through out the week / 7 days a week (Mon-Sun)) Job ref 844-8244750

Site Urgent Community Response, 1st Floor, Park Suite, Arrowe Park Hospital Town Upton Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/10/2026 23:59

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

We are looking for experienced nurse candidates with strong clinical skills and community experience and who are patient and team focused. The successful candidates will demonstrate that they are willing to support innovation, and are committed to service improvement in an extremely interesting, and challenging environment.

You will be working as part of a highly supportive and motivated service.

Do you want to be a part of a team striving to make a difference in our community? Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you ready to make a difference to patient care?

Main duties of the job

The services provide care for acutely unwell patients in their own home (inclusive of residential and nursing homes), aiming to avoid unplanned admissions to hospital supporting earlier discharges from hospital and in line with the National Guidance for 2 hr Urgent Community Response guidelines.

This is a really exciting time to join UCR as the Wirral CAS launched in October 2025 and accepts lower acuity referrals directly from NWAS to offer an enhanced triage and utilise community services, where appropriate to support patients to remain at home.

The multi-skilled team of therapists, nurses, social care and health care assistants provide urgent assessments, care and treatment for people living in Wirral. People are assessed within two hours and personalised support is in place within two days (usually 24 hours).

The team provide urgent assessments within two hours for patients who experience any of the following:

• Fall (in or outside of their home or place of residence)
• Reduced mobility
• Worsening of dementia
• Urgent social crisis
• Palliative patient in crisis

Working for our organisation

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.

As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust’s policies, at all times.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the documents attached which detail the job description and main responsibilities for this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• First Level Nurse with current registration with NMC
• Degree in relevant subject
• Evidence of recent Professional Development
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent
• Non-medical Prescribing (V300)
• Post Graduate qualification in rapid response/community nursing/emergency department/acute medical or equivalent experience
• Clinical Examination & Diagnostics

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience
• To have an up to date working knowledge of acute, chronic and terminal illness, wound management, care of the elderly and Palliative care.
• An understanding of the Primary and Secondary Care Interface
• Knowledge of equality and diversity issues
• To be knowledgeable in and to comply with the codes of professional conduct of the NMC and ensure individual practice adheres to policies and procedures of Wirral Community NHS Trust at all times
• Experience of autonomous clinical decision making
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• IT literate
• Clinically competent and confident within an adult setting

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work autonomously, unsupervised
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues in a professional manner
• Ability to work as part of a team, showing initiative and exercising tact and diplomacy
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
• Flexibility to work at other sites as required
• Access to a car for business purposes
• UK driving licence

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language: In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.”

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.