Rapid Response Sister

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Bedford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A health care provider in the UK is seeking a part-time Community Nurse to join their Rapid Response Team. The role involves triaging and assessing referrals for urgent care while providing high-quality care through patient consultations. Candidates should have community nursing experience, excellent communication skills, and flexibility to adapt to service demands. Regular mentorship and opportunities for professional development are provided. Driving license and vehicle access are required, with shifts covering 7 days a week from 08:00-20:00.

Benefits

Excellent development opportunities

Regular supervision and mentorship

Qualifications

• Community nursing experience is essential.
• Must have a driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Flexibility to accommodate changing service needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform triage and assessments for unplanned care referrals.
• Conduct holistic patient assessments through face-to-face visits.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create patient management plans.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management skills

Sound clinical knowledge

Job description

Are you an experienced Community Nurse who would like to join our dynamic team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced part time Band 6 nurse to support the changing face of community health care. As part of the Rapid Response Team who support the Urgent Community Response, Same Day Unplanned Care and Virtual Ward pathways, your role will be essential in providing efficient, integrated, urgent care to our patients with care and respect.

You will be working as part of the Rapid Response team predominantly on Unplanned Care to triage and assess referrals into the service; You will be accountable for initial history taking, clinical assessment, triage and onward referral. There is an expectation that with demand in planned care you would be flexible to cross cover.

Through face to face patient visits you will undertake a full holistic assessment, plan care with the patient at the centre and undertake physical examination of the patient with undifferentiated conditions.

You will be working closely with other members of the MDT and partners to formulate a management plan that will support the patient to remain in the community.

Part of this role will include covering our EEAST Ambulance Stack as required.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with community experience, who is passionate about delivering high quality care. Excellent communication, time management skills and sound clinical knowledge, is essential. A flexible approach is required to accommodate the changing needs of the service along with the drive to influence service development.

The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff, who will make a positive contribution to the service, in return we offer excellent development opportunities and training that can be directed towards your needs/goals. You will have regular supervision, mentorship and support from within the Rapid Response Team and the Trust.

Youmusthave a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 08:00-20:00.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026