Job summary
Are you an experienced Community Nurse who would like to join our dynamic Unplanned Care Night Team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced part time Band 6 nurse to support the changing face of community health care. As part of the Rapid Response Team who support the Urgent Community Response, your role will be essential in providing efficient, integrated, urgent care to our patients with care and respect at night time.

Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of the Unplanned Care Night Team to triage and assess referrals into the service; You will be accountable for initial history taking, clinical assessment, triage and onward referral. There is an expectation that with demand in planned care you would be flexible to cross cover between the North and South Bedfordshire areas.

Through face to face patient visits you will carry out nursing care to housebound individuals, often with End of Life Care needs, or for Catheter Management. You will plan care with the patient at the centre and undertake physical examination of the patient with undifferentiated conditions.

You will be working closely with responsible for triaging the referrals that come through Single Point of Access between the hours of 8pm until 8am. You will often need to liaise with the Out of Hours GP, and Bedfordshire Palliative Care Services. You will spend your shift working with a Health Care Assistant who you will be responsible for.

This role will include much driving, covering a large geographical area of Bedfordshire. A driving licence and access to a vehicle is required.

About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with community experience, who is passionate about delivering high quality care. Excellent communication, time management skills and sound clinical knowledge, is essential. A flexible approach is required to accommodate the changing needs of the service along with the drive to influence service development.

The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff, who will make a positive contribution to the service, in return we offer excellent development opportunities and training that can be directed towards your needs/goals. You will have regular supervision, mentorship and support from within the Rapid Response Team and the Trust.

You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 20:00-08:00. In either the North or South Areas of Bedfordshire.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills
• Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification and evidence of teaching skills

Desirable

• NMP

Experience
Essential

• Significant/recent experience working at a high level (Band 6 or above)
• Experience in triage

Desirable

• Community Experience

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Knowledge of the principles of safeguarding

Desirable

• Knowledge of Local Services

Other
Essential

• Driving licence and has access to a car for work purposes
• Demonstrate and understanding of the national government initatives

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).