Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
2yrs post qualification experience
- Experience
1yrs experience of working within the community setting
- SKILLS/ABILITIES
Evidence of advanced clinical skills i.e. Physical assessment, decision making and psychological therapies.
- SKILLS/ABILITIES
Communication skills
- SKILLS/ABILITIES
Evidence of innovative in practice
- SKILLS/ABILITIES
Capable of working and making decisions under own initiative
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Awareness of current professional nursing and NHS issues including health promotion
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Evidence of up to date knowledge and skills in long term conditions
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Evidence of continuing professional development
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Awareness of current healthcare issues, policies and implications for practice
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Reflective approach to practice
- EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Registered General Nurse/Paramedic with current NMC/HCPC registration
- EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Completing of clinical reasoning and physical assessment
- Other factors / Special circumstances
Car driver, current UK licence and access to car for work purposes.
- Other factors / Special circumstances
IT skills
- Other factors / Special circumstances
Flexible to meet the needs of 7 day, extended hours community service
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Leadership course and evidence changing practice.
- Experience
Experience of managing staff
- SKILLS/ABILITIES
Awareness of virtual ward monitoring
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Knowledge of working with a Telehealth
- EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Willingness to undertake Independent ( V300) prescribing study.
Job overview
Rapid Response/Urgent Crisis Response Clinician Band 6
Work as part of a team of clinicians, therapist’s rehabilitation assistants and Community Geriatricians, prioritising avoidance of unnecessary hospital admission. Assessment and treatment of patients during a crisis, identifying complex and specialist need and developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care. In addition, facilitating early hospital discharge for patients back to their own home. To Support and promote the on-going development of all care delivery within the patients own home, enhancing the quality of care delivered. As a clinician working with a high level of autonomy, within agreed guidelines, managing undifferentiated and un-diagnosed problems using advanced clinical skills by incorporating physical assessment and diagnosis
Interview Date : TBC
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the Rapid Response team, the post-holder will provide assessment and treatment of patients, within their own home, during a crisis. The post holder will identify complex and specialist needs and will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
Working as a practitioner with a high degree of autonomy, the post-holder will manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems using advanced clinical skills by incorporating physical assessment and diagnosis and be supported to do this by senior members of the MDT.
The post holder will also identify patients suitable for virtual ward monitoring and be proficient in fitting the appropriate technology following training and support from the team and will be responsible in assessing unwell patients at home on request of the virtual ward hub.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Rapid Response/Virtual Ward Senior Clinician with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Croydon, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is pa incl of HCAS (Outer) London. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Oct 2026.
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