Urgent Community Response (UCR)

Job overview

Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high-performing, supportive team? This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse or Paramedic to join the Reading Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team.

Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high performing and supportive team? Perhaps you are ready for your next challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Nurse or Paramedic to join the Reading Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team.

You will provide advanced clinical assessment and patient-focused care to people in their own homes, including care homes, who require an urgent response to help prevent unnecessary hospital admission.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide clinical leadership, line management, supervision and training to junior staff, including nurses, therapists and support workers.

We are looking for a confident, compassionate and organised clinician who works well with colleagues across disciplines, maintains high professional standards and supports effective communication across the service.

This is a part-time role of 25.5 hours per week, covering a 7-day rota between 8am and 8pm, including weekends and bank holidays.

The role is based at Bath Road, Reading, with free staff parking available on site.

Main duties of the job

• Practise at an advanced level as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team, supporting admission to and discharge from the Urgent Community Response Service in collaboration with the Community Geriatrician and GP.
• Undertake advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with complex needs, using local and national guidance.
• Communicate professionally with colleagues, external organisations, patients and the public, ensuring confidential information is managed appropriately.
• Provide leadership and line management to Band 6 nurses and Band 4 Support workers.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous documentation and care plans in accordance with NMC, information governance and local and national guidance.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support service development, care delivery and policy implementation.
• Work flexibly in response to service need across multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The 'must haves’ for this role:

• Registered General Nurse or Paramedic.
• Advanced history-taking and physical assessment qualification or working towards this.
• Non-medical prescriber qualification, working towards this or willing to undertake within 12 months of appointment.
• Able to work autonomously and under pressure, with excellent organisational, communication and time management skills.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sarah Hurford on 07890395592 or email: sarah.hurford@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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.