University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Rapid Response Nurse
The closing date is 23 November 2026
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Job summary
Furness Rapid Response are looking for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team in the community.

This is a temporary post to cover Maternity Leave / secondment opportunity.

We are seeking a hardworking, dynamic, proactive, individual to join our well established multi disciplinary team.

You will support the delivery of the urgent community response standard which aims to provide a 2-hour crisis response to patients who are acutely unwell within our local community to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. As well as working within the newly established Virtual Wards.

This is can be a challenging role , every day is different but exciting and rewarding.

Main duties of the job
The role requires fantastic communication skills, creative thinking and working proactively and collaboratively with others to ensure a high standard of care is delivered.

The role requires undertaking holistic assessments sometimes in complex and challenging situations to develop and deliver robust programmes of care for patients and carers. This is an exciting time to work in the community. The community is advancing and developing the urgent care response to prevent un-necessary hospital admissions.

You must be able to use your own initiative, work under pressure, keep to deadlines and have excellent nursing, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. You should be flexible and able to work as part of a team.

We will provide a programme of induction and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.

With patient centred care as your main focus, you will deliver our core values, eg respect, empathy, consideration, compassion and dignity.

You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated team who are friendly and approachable. The team works flexibly together to maintain support for each other and to meet our service delivery.

About us
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Details
Date posted: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year, per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 7 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 331-8175347-UHMB-A
Job locations: Furness Rapid Response, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 4LF, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential: Band 5 Registered Nurse adult branch
Desirable: teaching and assessing in clinical practice, COPD module
Experience
Essential: post registration education and experience, scope of professional practice, clinical supervision, reflective practice, experience in primary health care team, computer literacy
Desirable: experience of clinical audit
Skills ability and knowledge
Essential: effective time management, ability to work under pressure, experience of discharge planning, clinical assessment skills
Desirable: awareness of current national and local NHS activity in acute and primary care, IV therapy and cannulation skills, organisational skills, venepuncture skills
Personal qualities
Essential: good interpersonal skills, team orientated, proactive, innovative, car driver / owner

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.

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: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Address: Furness Rapid Response, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 4LF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Lead Furness Rapid Response, Sandra Cannon, sandra.cannon@mbht.nhs.uk, 01229404480

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