Community Nurse Rapid Response

at  East London NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a Band 5 Nurse who would like to join our dynamic team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced Band 5 nurse to support the changing face of community health care. As part of the Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward initiative, your
role will be essential in providing efficient, integrated, rapid care to our patients with care and respect.
You will be working as part of the Primary Care at Home team predominantly on Unplanned Care and be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, allocate work and complete onward referral when required. There is an expectation that you would will have the ability to be flexible to cross cover into planned care if required.
You will be working closely with other members of the MDT and partners, alongside senior clinical staff within your team to formulate a management plan that will support the patient to remain in the community.
Experience in the field of adult community services is desirable but a willingness to learn and contribute is more important. Consideration will also be given to staff who are newly qualified and are passionate about a career in community nursing. A flexible approach is required to accommodate the changing needs of the service along with the drive to influence service development.
The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff, who will make a positive contribution to the service, in return we offer excellent development opportunities and training that can be directed towards your needs/goals. You will have regular supervision, mentorship and support from within the Primary Care at Home Team and the Trust.
You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 08:00-20:00.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please see attached JD &PS for further details.

• To anticipate barriers to communication and use interpreters or

tools as required.

• To use persuasive skills of negotiation and problem

solving to facilitatepositive outcomes.

• To provide education to patients, students and colleagues as

required.

• To produce accurate and complete records consistent

with legislation, policy and procedure.

• To attend and participate in relevant meetings and training events.
• To build and develop relationships between health

professionals involved in the patient pathway.

• Provide understanding and support to patients coping with

acute and/or long-term conditions, including promotion of selfcare

Please refer the Job description for details