Response Staff Nurse

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

NHS discount sites

Job summary

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting Staff Nurses to join the Neighbourhood Response Team, delivering timely, patient-centred nursing care in patients' homes and supporting early discharge.

The role offers flexible shifts across 7am-6pm, seven days a week, with a personalised development plan and a clear career progression pathway as the team grows.

Responsibilities

• Respond to patients within 2–hour timeframes, ensuring rapid assessment and intervention.
• Work alongside Community Matrons, District Nurses, Senior Nurses, and Neighbourhood Clinical Assistants.
• Collaborate with Neighbourhood Nursing, Neighbourhood Therapy, Neighbourhood Out of Hours and Active Recovery services.
• Deliver high-quality clinical care and carry out nursing procedures.
• Promote independence and self-management for patients.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic andmotivated Staff Nurses to join our developing Neighbourhood Response Team atLeeds Community Healthcare. This is a fantastic time to become part of aResponse Service that is growing, evolving, and shaping new ways of deliveringurgent community care across the city. The Neighbourhood Response Team is acore component of the NHS community services commitment to the NHS 10-year planand development of Neighbourhood Health.

Our Neighbourhood Response Team provides timely,person-centred nursing care within patients homes, supporting early dischargefrom hospital and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions. We work to cleartimeframes of 02 hours, 24 hours and 4-48 hours, ensuring patients receivethe right care, at the right time, in the right place.

We have bases across Leeds and offer a variety offlexible shift patterns between 7am and 6pm, seven days a week.

When you join us, you will receive a personaliseddevelopment plan and access to a clear career progression pathway. As theResponse Team continues to develop, you will play an active role in shaping theservicemaking this a genuinely exciting moment to join.

For more information about the role, please contact: KateNewton, Operational Service Manager 07766 567337

Please note: We are unable to accept internationalapplicants via this route, as we have a separate process for internationalrecruitment.

Driving is an essential part of this role

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Role

• Respondto patients within 02, 24, and 4-48 hour timeframes, ensuring rapidassessment and intervention to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Workalongside Community Matrons, District Nurses, Senior Nurses, and NeighbourhoodClinical Assistants.
• Workingin collaboration with many serviced including Neighbourhood Nursing,Neighbourhood Therapy, Neighbourhood Out of Hours and Active Recovery.
• Collaboratewith internal and external partners to co-ordinate safe, effective and holisticcare aligned with the Neighbourhood Health model and the National OversightFramework for community services.
• Providehigh-quality clinical care and carry out nursing procedures in accordance withprofessional and organisational standards.
• Deliverperson-centred, goal-focused care that promotes independence andself-management.
• Demonstrateresilience, motivation, adaptability and a passion for delivering excellentcare in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.
• Contributeto service development as the Response Team grows, supporting innovation andcontinuous improvement.
• Ensurecompliance with clinical governance requirements, champion patient safety anddignity, and act as a positive role model to colleagues.

Please Review the Job Description and PersonSpecification Attached for full Requirements of the Role.

Adverts will close early where the maximum numbers ofapplicants are reached.

About us

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range ofcommunity-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in theirhomes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnershipwith other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply held values, andour focus at all times is on delivering high-quality care to the people ofLeeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", withour Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to accessto NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits andrewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk clickon the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditionalon confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irishcitizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevantwork visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does notmeet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meetthe eligibility to apply.

Job responsibilities

Please review the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section for full requirements of the role.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Please review the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section for full requirements of the role.
• Please review the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section for full requirements of the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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