Rapid Response Nurse

Nhs-1; Heysham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Rapid Response Nurse to join the community team in Heysham on a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. This part-time role (30 hours per week) focuses on urgent community care and a 2-hour crisis response to prevent hospital admissions.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, undertake holistic assessments, and contribute to a patient-centered service with structured induction and flexible working

Qualifications

• Band 5 Registered Nurse (adult) with current UK registration.
• Ability to undertake holistic assessments in community settings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the urgent community response standard.
• Provide a 2-hour crisis response to acutely unwell patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions.
• Support delivery of care with patient-centered focus.

Skills

Communication skills

Holistic assessment

Time management

Teamwork

Discharge planning

Education

Band 5 Registered Nurse (Adult)

COPD module

Teaching and assessing in clinical practice

Job description

Main area Community Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (to cover maternity leave) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 331-8104544-UHMB

Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Rapid Response North Lancs Town Heysham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 23:59

Rapid Response Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

'Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work'

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

North Lancs Rapid Response are looking for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team in the community to cover a period of maternity leave on a fixed term contract for up to 12 months.

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 established Virtual Wards.

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

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Qualifications

• Band 5 Registered Nurse adult branch
• teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• COPD module

Experience

• post registration education and experience
• scope of professional practice
• clinical supervision
• reflective practice
• experience in primary health care team
• experience of clinical audit

skills ability and knowledge

• effective time management
• ability to work under pressure
• experience of discharge planning
• clinical assessment skills
• awareness of current national and local NHS activity in acute and primary care

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 4 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Name Rachel Gibson Job title Team Lead North Lancs Rapid Response Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01524518569 Additional information

Contact Rachel Gibson for further information.