Rapid Response Nurse

Uhmb; Aldcliffe, Oxenholme, Morecambe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Uhmb is seeking a hardworking, proactive nurse to join a well-established multidisciplinary team in the community. You will support the urgent community response standard, delivering a 2-hour crisis response to acutely unwell patients and working within Virtual Wards to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

The role requires excellent nursing, organisational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Excellent nursing, organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to undertake holistic assessments in complex situations.
• Collaborative and proactive approach to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the urgent community response standard providing 2-hour crisis response.
• Work with Virtual Wards to deliver care in the community and reduce hospital admissions.
• Undertake holistic assessments and develop robust care programmes for patients and carers.
• Maintain patient-centred care and uphold core values of respect, empathy and dignity.
• Participate in induction and annual appraisals to develop knowledge and skills.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across hospitals and community settings.

Skills

Communication skills

Nursing

Teamwork

Organisation

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Patient-centred care

Job description

We are seeking a hardworking, dynamic, proactive, individual to join our well established multi disciplinary team.

You will support the delivery of the urgent community response standard which aims to provide a 2-hour crisis response to patients who are acutely unwell within our local community to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. As well as working within the newly established Virtual Wards.

This is can be a challenging role , every day is different but exciting and rewarding.

The role requires fantastic communication skills, creative thinking and working proactively and collaboratively with others to ensure a high standard of care is delivered.

The role requires undertaking holistic assessments sometimes in complex and challenging situations to develop and deliver robust programmes of care for patients and carers. This is an exciting time to work in the community. The community is advancing and developing the urgent care response to prevent un-necessary hospital admissions.

You must be able to use your own initiative, work under pressure, keep to deadlines and have excellent nursing, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. You should be flexible and able to work as part of a team.

We will provide a programme of induction and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.

With patient centred care as your main focus, you will deliver our core values, eg respect, empathy, consideration, compassion and dignity.

You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated team who are friendly and approachable. The team works flexibly together to maintain support for each other and to meet our service delivery.

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.