Sister/Senior Nurse

Job Summary

The Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team provides a 24-hour/7-day responsive NHS community service. The Band 6 UCR Practitioner can be a Nurse, Allied Health Practitioner or Paramedic. There is flexibility within the multidisciplinary team to work across days, nights and internal rotation. You will work autonomously, managing patient assessments within the speciality whilst working as part of the larger multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care to patients across North West Surrey in conjunction with the wider Integrated Care System. Service aims include urgent case management and hospital admission avoidance.

Main Duties of the Job

• Work closely with UCR Matrons, therapists, Paramedics & Operational Lead for UCR, Community Nursing, Frailty GPs, Adult Social Care, community services and the third sector to provide fast reactive services for patients with decompensated frailty.
• Ensure rapid delivery of treatment and care planning to support acute hospital admission avoidance where appropriate with a focus on the 9 Common Critical Conditions.
• Provide expertise within your professional discipline to the wider team by providing case management using extended skills where appropriately trained.
• Avoid hospital admission and manage complex clinical needs in the community setting.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is part of the NHS and is Surrey's longest established NHS community services provider. Employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%. Staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] values Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Please note we do NOT offer UKVI sponsorship.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse/ Registered Mental Health Nurse/Practitioner or BSc/Diploma leading to inclusion on the Health and Care Professions Council Register as an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Paramedic
• Post registration qualification or University Degree
• Teaching and assessing qualification Mentorship or equivalent mentorship qualification

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Broad range of enhanced clinical skills
• Ability to advocate patient issues
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
• Demonstrates organisational skills: including the ability to make decisions and to prioritise
• Ability to understand and interpret research findings/evidence-based care and apply to practice.
• Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management
• Computer literate including emails and spreadsheets.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Experience

• A minimum of two years post registration experience
• Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people
• Experience, underpinned by knowledge of working with and understanding the complex needs of patients in a primary care/community setting
• Involved in the implementation and management of change
• Evidence of innovative practice
• Experience of initiating or participating in clinical audit/research relating to clinical practice
• Participates in regular clinical supervision
• Experience of working with long-term conditions and frailty

Personal Qualities

• Car driver with valid licence and access to a car for work purposes
• Reliable and flexible
• Ability to work well in stressful situations
• Innovative and adaptable
• Assertive
• Commitment to attend forums or training as learning needs are identified

Additional Information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a DBS check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Employer: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Address: Woking Community Hospital, Heathside Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7HS. Website: https://www.cshsurrey.co.uk/about-us/about-csh-surrey. Contact: Wendy Pulling, Operational Lead UCR ICT PHLEBOTOMY XRAY, email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], phone [contact hidden].