Urgent Community Response/ Virtual Ward Band 5 Nurse

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Staff restaurants

Onsite parking

Accommodation options

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse or Paramedic for an integrated Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Ward (VW) role. You will perform rapid in-home assessments, deliver acute-level treatment, and monitor patients in their own homes as part of a hospital-at-home model.

The position requires flexible, patient-centred care, seven-day service delivery, and the ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Band 5) or Paramedic with UK registration.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
• Experience in urgent community/home-based care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred clinical care in patients' homes as part of the UCR and VW pathways.
• Undertake timely assessments and interventions for patients referred to the 2-hour Urgent Community Response service.
• Provide ongoing face-to-face monitoring, treatment and management in the Virtual Ward service.
• Recognise deterioration and escalate to senior support when required.
• Conduct nursing or paramedic interventions including observations, medications, wound care, IV therapies (where competent).
• Develop and evaluate individualised care plans with patients and carers.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care.
• Maintain accurate electronic clinical records and participate in audits.

Skills

Registered Nurse (Band 5)

Paramedic

Community-based care

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Tools

Full UK driving licence

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Band 5 Registered Nurse or Paramedicto join our integratedUrgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Ward (VW) Service. This is a highly patient-facing role, providing direct clinical assessment, treatment and monitoring to patients in their own homes. The post holder will support the delivery of the2-hour Urgent Community Response standard, providing rapid assessment and intervention to help avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, alongside delivering care to patients receiving acute-level treatment and monitoring through a hospital at home care model. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide skilled clinical care for patients with a range of acute, exacerbating and long-term health conditions, enabling them to receive safe, effective care in the place they call home. The role combines autonomous community working with collaborative multidisciplinary team support and offers an excellent opportunity to develop skills in urgent care, frailty, acute illness management and hospital-level care at home. Applicants are requires to have a valid full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred clinical care within patients' homes as part of the UCR and VW pathways.
• Undertake timely assessments and interventions for patients referred to the 2-hour Urgent Community Response service, supporting admission avoidance and crisis management.
• Provide ongoing face-to-face monitoring, treatment and management of patients admitted to the Virtual Ward service.
• Recognise, assess and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration, escalating concerns and seeking senior support where required.
• Deliver nursing or paramedic interventions including clinical observations, medication administration, wound care, intravenous therapies (where competent), and other agreed treatments within scope of practice.
• Develop and evaluate individualised care plans in partnership with patients, carers and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Support patients to maintain independence and achieve the best possible outcomes while receiving care at home.
• Work collaboratively with medical colleagues, therapists, primary care teams, acute services, social care and voluntary sector partners to coordinate seamless patient care.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous electronic clinical records and contribute to effective communication across services.
• Participate in service development, quality improvement initiatives and audit activity.
• Contribute to the delivery of a seven-day service, working flexibly across pathways as required.

• A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries.
• staff restaurants and accommodation.
• In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.