# Senior Rapid Response Sister/Senior Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-rapid-response-sistersenior-charge-nurse/a52acb6f-75a8-4d1c-b090-7fab47b1c644 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-rapid-response-sistersenior-charge-nurse/a52acb6f-75a8-4d1c-b090-7fab47b1c644.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To cover service hours of 08:00 - 20:00 across 7 days) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T12:43:01.632Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Clapham_Bedford/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8087400 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8087400?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Nurse or Matron who would like to join our dynamic team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced Band 7 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 and leading efficient, integrated, urgent care to our patients with care and respect Part of this role will include covering our EEAST Ambulance Stack and supporting patients who have called for an ambulance where appropriate. This post is for our North (Bedford) locality.  You must have a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle. ### Main duties of the job You will be working as part of the Rapid Response team predominantly on Unplanned Care to triage and assess referrals into the service; You will be accountable for initial history taking, clinical assessment, triage, prescribing (NMP qualification is essential for this role), and onward referral. There is an expectation that with demand in planned care you would be flexible to cross cover. Through face to face patient visits you will undertake a full holistic assessment, plan care with the patient at the centre and undertake physical examination of the patient with undifferentiated conditions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be working closely with other members of the MDT and partners to formulate a management plan that will support the patient to remain in the community. You will deputies for the  Service Manager as required to ensure Unplanned Care pathways are delivered to a high standard. ## Job Details Are you an experienced Nurse or Matron who would like to join our dynamic team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced Band 7 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 and leading efficient, integrated, urgent care to our patients with care and respect Part of this role will include covering our EEAST Ambulance Stack and supporting patients who have called for an ambulance where appropriate. This post is for our North (Bedford) locality. You must have a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle. ## Job Description You will be working as part of the Rapid Response team predominantly on Unplanned Care to triage and assess referrals into the service; You will be accountable for initial history taking, clinical assessment, triage, prescribing (NMP qualification is essential for this role), and onward referral. There is an expectation that with demand in planned care you would be flexible to cross cover. Through face to face patient visits you will undertake a full holistic assessment, plan care with the patient at the centre and undertake physical examination of the patient with undifferentiated conditions. ## Responsibilities You will be working closely with other members of the MDT and partners to formulate a management plan that will support the patient to remain in the community. You will deputies for the Service Manager as required to ensure Unplanned Care pathways are delivered to a high standard. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel throughout Bedfordshire and access to a car for work purposes ### Knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills - Experience of clinical leadership - Extensive experience of complex assessment of health and social needs - Demonstrate excellent communication skills using a variety techniques and strategies ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of and commitment to multi-professional working - Demonstrate working within a multi-agency environment - Understanding of National and Local issues that impact on the population of Bedfordshire. - Knowledge of the principles of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children - Knowledge of the principles of health promotion and prevention of illness - Evidence of specialist holistic assessment and evaluation skills ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Registered General Nurse - NMP qualification - Educated to degree level or equivalent - Post-registration qualification in a relevant clinical field - Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification and evidence of teaching skills - Demonstrable evidence of significant post-registration nursing experience, including in a community setting ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10380334) - [elft strategy (pdf, 153.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1708) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [staff nurses support programme (pdf, 131.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1108) ## 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.