Nurse Practitioner Integrated Urgent Crisis Reponses (IUCRS)

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an energetic Advanced Nurse Practitioner to deliver community-based urgent care in Northeast Essex. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications, experience in community settings, and the ability to work autonomously. Responsibilities include patient assessment, collaborative service provision, and maintaining clinical competence. The role offers professional development and a generous benefits package including annual leave and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Relevant Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification with community experience or comparable transferable skills.
• Good understanding of relevant legislation and treatment methods used in this specialist field.
• Adaptability to change, embrace innovation and proactive development of the role.
• Car driver essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver urgent community response by travelling throughout Northeast Essex to assess and treat patients in their own homes within 2 hours.
• Collaborate with UCR team, virtual wards, and other services.
• Develop and integrate advanced practice policy, education, and research relevant to patients and staff.
• Maintain clinical competence through mentoring and professional development.

Skills

Community experience

Adaptability to change

Legislation understanding

Education

Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an energetic, innovative, forward‑thinking, and self‑motivated clinician who has a background in Advanced Nurse Practice and is an independent non‑medical prescriber or working towards this qualification. The role involves working autonomously, responding to rapidly changing service priorities within a primary and acute care setting, and performing comprehensive assessment of patients with urgent presentations and developing working diagnosis and treatment plans whilst working without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver urgent community response by travelling throughout Northeast Essex to assess and treat patients in their own homes within 2 hours.
• Collaborate with the Urgent Community Response (UCR) team, virtual wards, Integrated Rapid Assessment Service (IRAS), Unplanned Community Nursing, and OPAT IV antibiotic service.
• Develop and integrate advanced practice policy, education, practice development and research relevant to the needs of patients, staff and students.
• Maintain clinical competence through mentoring, robust appraisal and allocated time for continuing professional development.

Qualifications

• Relevant Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification with community experience or comparable transferable skills.
• Good understanding of relevant legislation and treatment methods used in this specialist field.
• Adaptability to change, embrace innovation and proactive development of the role.
• Car driver essential.

Location & Working Hours

Multi‑disciplinary team based in Kennedy House Clacton‑On‑Sea, with other bases in Colchester. 08:00 – 20:00, 7 days a week within the Northeast Essex community.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme.
• Unsocial hours payments (where applicable).
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata).
• Access to NHS discounts, Staff Health and Wellbeing programme.

How to Apply

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2025.