Urgent and Emergency Care Nurse

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Daimler Green; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an Urgent and Emergency Care Nurse to provide acute care in patients' homes. This role necessitates post-preceptorship experience and a Full UK driving license. You will deliver high-quality nursing care, administer medications, and contribute to multidisciplinary team efforts. The position offers a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per year pro rata and the opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Post-preceptorship experience required.
• Full UK driving license and insurance for business use necessary.
• Current valid UK NMC registration and post-registration experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care to patients in their own homes including catheter and wound care.
• Perform clinical assessments ensuring appropriate care is planned and evaluated.
• Provide clinical supervision and leadership to junior team members.

Job description

Urgent and Emergency Care Nurse

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 December 2025

The Urgent and Emergency care pathways as part of wider Integrated Neighbourhood Teams offer an exciting opportunity to provide acute, unplanned care in patients' homes, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting early discharge.

Applicants must have post-preceptorship experience for this role.

Please note the post holder will be required to have a Full UK driving license and hold insurance for business use.

Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration & Post registration experience will not be considered for this post.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, and personalised care to patients who are acutely unwell but can be managed within their usual place of residence. This includes clinical assessments, urgent catheter support, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and supporting recovery in the community.

The group is currently trialling a new Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) model following a collaborative event with internal and external stakeholders. This pilot aims to explore team structures and assess the impact on patient experience. While no formal redesign has taken place yet, the outcomes of this trial may inform future service delivery and team configuration across the group.

If you are successful in your application, please be aware that your team structure and line management may be subject to change in the future as part of this evolving model. However, any formal changes will be preceded by appropriate consultation in line with organisational policy.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care to patients in their own homes, including catheter care, wound care, medication administration, and monitoring.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated with escalation of concerns appropriately.
• To provide clinical supervision and leadership, to junior team members.
• To be responsible for the provision of effective learning experiences for pre and post registration students.
• Undertake comprehensive risk assessments associated with the care of patients in order to ensure nurses and carers safety.
• Act as a role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and problem solve with a solution focused mindset.
• Competent to assess and close trauma wound/s using steri‑strips and skin adhesives as clinically appropriate.
• Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; administration of IV medications, venous cannulation, venepuncture, management and care of mid and PICC lines, complex patient monitoring, equipment management and point of care testing.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data.
• Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, escalating to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g., in an unexpected event.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata, per annum