Urgent Community Response/ Virtual Ward Band 5 Nurse

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT); Eastbourne; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Part-time

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Nurse or Paramedic for the Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward service in Eastbourne. The role provides patient‑facing, in-home assessments and treatment, enabling rapid care at home and reducing unnecessary hospital admissions.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality care, including clinical monitoring, referrals, and flexible seven-day service delivery across pathways.

Competenze

• Registered Nurse with active NMC registration.
• Diploma or degree in nursing relevant to role.
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to urgent community care.
• Full UK driving licence and car for work.

Mansioni

• Deliver high-quality clinical care in patients' homes as part of the UCR and VW pathways.
• Undertake timely assessments for patients referred to the 2-hour Urgent Community Response service.
• Provide ongoing face-to-face monitoring and management of patients in the Virtual Ward.
• Recognise, assess and respond to clinical deterioration and escalate as needed.
• Deliver nursing or paramedic interventions including observations, medications and wound care.
• Collaborate with medical colleagues, therapists, primary care teams and social care to coordinate seamless care.

Conoscenze

NMC registered nurse

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Autonomous practice

Emergency care

Formazione

Nursing degree or diploma

Postgraduate qualification

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Urgent Community Response/ Virtual Ward Band 5 Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Urgent Community Response Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (7 days per week) Job ref 374-LBCG7026

Site Eastbourne District General Hospital Town Eastbourne Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionateBand 5 Registered Nurse or Paramedic to join our integrated Urgent 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 the 2-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

Main duties of the job

• 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
• Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills

Experience

• Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
• Previous community nursing experience

Skills

• Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
• Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
• Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
• Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact

Name Funmi Chukwurah Job title Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07811042324 Additional information

Funmi Chukwurah

Team Manager UCR/VW EHS

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Harriet Hughes

Matron for Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward

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Hannah Perry

Service Manager for Urgent Community Response

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