Community Response Nurse

NHS; Aylsham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an Urgent Community Response Nurse to join their team for a 12-month contract. This role involves responding to urgent community needs, providing palliative and end-of-life care, and supporting patients in their homes. Ideal candidates should have an RN qualification and current NMC registration, along with excellent communication skills and a full driving licence. The role demands flexible working over weekends and a commitment to high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Evidence of working within the community or acute settings.
• Attendance at in-house training and short courses.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• Assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in crisis.
• Act as the patient advocate and facilitate choice.

Skills

Highly motivated

Ability to manage stressful situations

Team player

Good observational & reporting skills

Education

Diploma or 1st Level Degree

RN qualification

Current NMC registration

Job description

Overview

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust invites applications for an Urgent Community Response Nurse. This is a 12 month secondment / fixed term contract to support urgent community 2 hour response for patients in their own home, with skills in palliative / end of life care, wound care and catheter care. The closing date is 15 February 2026.

You will be required to work over a 7 day working week including weekends. You should be hardworking, motivated, and possess excellent communication skills. You must hold a full and valid driving licence with access to a vehicle. You will support staff at bands 3 and 4, along with students and apprentices.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• Assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in crisis with long term conditions, frail & elderly, palliative/end of life care and rehabilitation needs to improve quality of life and independence, with support from senior colleagues.
• Act as the patient advocate, facilitating choice and patient empowerment.
• Provide evidence-based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on best practice.
• Support early discharge from hospital within the Urgent Community Response Team.
• Work with all healthcare professionals and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service.
• Triage referrals on a rotational basis for the Urgent Community Response Team.

About us

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust to hold this title.

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Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities.As part of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team you will be required to:

• Work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• Assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in crisis with long term conditions, frail & elderly, palliative/end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs to achieve quality of life and independence with support from Senior colleagues.
• Act as the patient’s advocate, facilitating choice and patient empowerment.
• Provide evidence-based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on best practice.
• Work within the Urgent Community Response Team to support early discharge from hospital.
• Work with all healthcare professionals and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• Triage referrals on a rotational basis for the Urgent Community Response Team.

Clinical

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care and develop treatment/care pathways from a range of options.
• Follow a holistic assessment; devise an individualised care pathway and adjust as required.
• Be aware of Assistive Technology and utilise where required.
• Assess patients’ holistic needs, communicating complex information to patients and carers regarding assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
• Adjust explanations for barriers to understanding (e.g., hearing or cognitive impairments) to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
• Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships to enable engagement in care plans.
• Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, allied health professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure needs are met and care coordinated.
• Undertake risk assessments and act upon them appropriately.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate (e.g., Gold Standard Framework).
• Record activity data and clinical information on SystmOne daily.
• Demonstrate dexterity and coordination when using equipment; maintain fine motor and mobilising skills.
• Order equipment via electronic ordering systems within the team.
• Obtain informed consent prior to interventions.
• Adhere to universal precautions and infection control policies when exposed to bodily fluids or infectious materials.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma or 1st Level Degree
• RN qualification
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Assessor/mentorship preparation; ENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of working within the community or acute settings
• Attendance at in-house training and short courses

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Highly motivated
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Tact and diplomacy
• Empathy and sensitivity
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting data/patient records
• Team player
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs

Personal attributes

• Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults

Personal and people development

• Professional appearance
• Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
• Be reliable

Communication

• Good observational & reporting skills
• Good interpersonal skills

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.

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust