# Rapid Response Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rapid-response-nurse/04c4ba05-98c4-48c4-a256-8ed507975a76 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rapid-response-nurse/04c4ba05-98c4-48c4-a256-8ed507975a76.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long shifts, weekends, evenings and Bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T13:51:13.768Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Wembley/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Urgent_Community_Response_Nurse/Urgent_Community_Response_Nurse-v8154807 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8154807?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Brent  Urgent Community Response service is a national leader in intermediate care that aims to bring the best of hospital care to a patient’s home and therefore avoid unnecessary hospital attendances/admissions. Most of our referrals are from GPs, London Ambulance Service and Accident and Emergency departments. Attending in pairs we perform an initial assessment at home, performing a holistic assessment of the patient and in some cases starting a treatment plan within 2 hours of referral. The team can utilise a number of pieces of diagnostic equipment in the home, plus we have access to hospital facilities for various scans when required. We also perform our services in A&E to avoid hospital admissions and facilitate safe discharges. Brent Urgent Community response looks to provide the very best patient care, aiming to provide the same care a patient would receive as an in patient. This is facilitated by having real time access to patient records in the community via laptops. We are looking for practitioners who have a passion for patient care, who want to develop their skills and push themselves outside the normal boundaries of practice and who have a real drive to make sure their patient gets the best treatment possible. Excellent communication skills are essential. ### Main duties of the job As a Band 6 Nurse you will: - Attend patients as both part of the Urgent Community Response crew and alone for follow up visits. - Develop your skills into a more well-rounded holistic approach to patient care. - Take on extended roles such as venepuncture, drug administration, advance assessment of the acutely ill patient and acute injury assessment. - Gain experience in generic, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurological rehabilitation and falls prevention. - Gain experience in day to day management of the team including taking handovers and helping to make treatment plans during ward rounds and at the service user home address. - Supervise junior staff and students - Attend in-service training and have Continued Professional Development opportunities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptions - Able to work flexible shifts. - Able to work from more than one work base - Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial band 5 experience - Experience of supervising staff and appraisals - Extensive range of clinical skills and experience. - Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team **Desirable** - Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to manage own workload and plan the workload of others, to work autonomously. - Working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice. - Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role. - Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email. - Clinical knowledge across a range of long term and enduring conditions. - Knowledge of current NHS organizational structures and policy initiatives. - Knowledge of recent developments in Primary Care. - Knowledge of adult protection and safeguarding children’s issues. - Knowledge of appropriate Code of Professional Conduct. - Knowledge of Personal Development Planning. - Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care, and voluntary services. - Knowledge of the audit process. - Knowledge of evidence-based practice and able to implement in practice. - Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk. - Knowledge of clinical supervision - Awareness of equal opportunities in practice. **Desirable** - Able to lead and motivate a team ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - NMC registered with current valid registration. **Desirable** - Experience of working in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency. - Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions - Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning. - Physical Clinical Assessment Skills Course or willingness to undertake the course. ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454855) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454854) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 560.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454852) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.