Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and compassionate Nursing Associate/Practitioner looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? Join our Urgent Community Response Team (UCRT) and help deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in the community, supporting people to remain safely in their own homes and avoiding hospital admissions.

UCRT is a 7-day service providing rapid assessment and treatment for patients experiencing a health crisis in their own homes, including nursing and residential care homes. Working closely with partners across Mid and South Essex--we provide holistic assessments within two hours of referral and deliver timely, coordinated care.

As a Nursing Associate/Practitioner, you will work both independently and as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, assessing and treating patients in their own homes. Your role will include clinical assessments, monitoring observations, venepuncture, catheter care, supporting patients following falls, and managing acute episodes of illness. You will also carry out basic equipment assessments to support our Allied Health Professional colleagues, with full training provided.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive clinician who enjoys autonomous working and is passionate about delivering excellent community-based care.

UCRT operates 7 days a week between 8:00am and 10:00pm. The role includes weekend and bank holiday working on a shared rota.

Main duties of the job

• To support the registered practitioners in UCRT
• To carry out comprehensive assessments in patients own homes.
• Implement and evaluate individual care plans, utilizing practical and theoretical knowledge under the direction of a registered practitioner
• Maintain excellent communication with patients, relatives and members of the team demonstrating a variety of communication skills in accordance to the patients needs.
• To forward plan where possible for the necessary equipment required.

About us
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year
Dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 828-PROVIDE4211
Job locations: Kestrel House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Chelmsford, CM2 5PF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide support to the members of UCRT which include, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and healthcare support workers to ensure that holistic assessments are completed whilst working collaboratively with the team to support and facilitate the treatment of patients within their own home. The postholder will be required to provide a high quality, efficient and effective service to patients that are referred to UCRT, this means delivering acute care which could include simple reviews of patients on the UCRT caseload, monitoring observations, venepuncture, catheter care/catheterisation assisting patients that have fell with appropriate equipment and to support patients during an episode of ill health within their own home. The post holder will be proficient, knowledgeable and competent and expected to work with minimal supervision, adhering to organisational policies and procedures and in line with their scope of practice competency. They will continue to develop in their role through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined by the needs of the patients, service and team. The role of Nurse Associate/ Practitioner is intended to provide fully integrated, holistic care and support to ensure people are safely managed at home.

Person Specification
Academic and work experience
Essential

• Foundation Degree
• NMC Pin
• Community/acute experience

Desirable

• Clinical Skills evident on application
• Good written skills
• Good communication Skills

Academic and work experience
Essential

• foundation degree/diploma

Desirable

• Clinical Skills evident on application

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Provide CIC
Address: Kestrel House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Chelmsford, CM2 5PF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.provide.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Operational Lead urgent Community Response, Claire Copping, claire.copping@nhs.net, 07414219044

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks. We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.