This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team in North Norfolk utilising your skills and judgment in a multi-disciplinary team to provide an urgent community response to community patients, to avoid hospital admission. The UCR team work together to support colleagues across the system, working with other urgent care providers, working as part of the wider Rapid admission avoidance pathway. If you like working in a fast paced environment in an unplanned situation and have community or emergency care experience, this would be a great opportunity for development.
This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hours of service delivery are, 8 am - 8 pm, 365 days per year.
Various bases available across the North in Fakenham, Aylsham, North Walsham, Wroxham, Brundall. Ideally we are looking for candidates who are interested in being based in Aylsham or North Walsham. All team member are expected to provide cover across the whole area demanding on patient demand.
You must hold a full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
To provide and monitor high standards of safe, person centred health care to patients within their own places of residence, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, without direct supervision by following prescribed care pathways over a 12 hour period.
You will be responding to 2hour Admission Avoidance visits, such as blocked catheters, urgent wound care, and other unplanned nursing care.
You will be fully supported by the wider Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team with all aspects of the delivery of care for this complex group of patients.
NCHC is a forward thinking Community Trust and an important part of the health care system in providing outstanding holistic care for our patients and working together to keep patients safe at home and out of hospital. There are multiple learning and development opportunities for all staff with a comprehensive well-being support.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Main Duties & Responsibilities

As part of the Urgent Community Response Team, you will be required to:

• Contribute to the delivery of care pathways for patients with long term

conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs for example, to achieve

quality of life and independence where possible.

• Work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• Work within the Urgent Community Response Team to support early discharge from hospital.
• Work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) Code of Conduct and

professional practice for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates and work within the Policies, procedures and guidelines of Norfolk Community Health and Care (NCHC).
Clinical

Please refer the Job description for details