Urgent Community Response Specialist Practitioner

NHS; Halifax; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as part of the Urgent Community Response Team, delivering vital care to patients in their homes. This role focuses on providing rapid assessments and interventions for individuals requiring support without needing hospital admission. You'll work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, utilizing advanced digital platforms for remote monitoring and care management. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes while maintaining a flexible work schedule, including weekends and public holidays. If you're passionate about community health and crisis intervention, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in community nursing or therapy roles.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and determine care levels for patients.
• Manage referrals and coordinate care within the service.
• Develop and evaluate individualized treatment programs.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Crisis Intervention

Clinical Risk Management

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Certification

Tools

Digital Monitoring Platforms

Job description

Job summary

To be part of the Urgent Community Response Team / Virtual Ward that provides a seven-day-a-week, rapid assessment and intervention for adults of all ages who do not require specialist acute hospital admission but need crisis intervention within a community setting. This may be due to alterations in physical or psychological well-being, or temporary social circumstances that make community maintenance difficult without short-term rehabilitation or intervention.

Virtual wards deliver acute clinical care at home for a short duration as an alternative to hospital care, using a step up/down approach. Patients admitted to a virtual ward have their care reviewed daily by a Geriatrician or Advanced Clinical Practitioner via a digital platform enabling remote monitoring and escalation to a multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will participate in a seven-day working rota, including weekends and public holidays, providing assessments, determining care levels, and initiating care plans to ensure service user safety. The role also involves supporting the virtual element of the service in delivering appropriate care within patients' homes.

Main duties include:

1. Developing blurred boundary competencies (Nursing / therapy appropriate) to assist the MDT in managing ongoing clinical risks.
2. Managing referrals into the Urgent Community Response Team/Virtual Ward, liaising and coordinating staff, and managing capacity within the service.
3. Providing short-term interventions to maintain patients safely at home or prevent re-admission, such as equipment provision or domiciliary care, under Geriatrician-led management.
4. Working autonomously within Trust policies and professional standards, maintaining accurate and comprehensive records.
5. Determining clinical diagnoses, developing, delivering, evaluating, and modifying individualized treatment programs, and liaising with other agencies for referral and communication.