Address
SalaryJob summary
Do you want to be part of a dynamic and evolving service? Join us as a Nurse and make a difference every day! We are offering a range of flexible working opportunities that can be personalised to fit you and your life.
Our Urgent Community Response Service provides urgent care and therapy to people aged 18 and over, in their own home, to help them avoid being admitted to hospital. It also supports people to return home following a hospital stay.
The service runs every day of the year from 8am to 8pm and teams are based across Sussex in:
- East Sussex - Brighton and Hove, and Lewes
- West Sussex - Chichester, Crawley, Horsham, Haywards Heath and Worthing
The teams respond to referrals within two hours, providing rapid access to a range of health and social care professionals, including Health and Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Paramedics and Physiotherapists.
Their short-term support helps people manage a health crisis or illness, medication needs, feeding and hydration, to ensure that they can remain in their own home safely and live more independently for longer.
Main duties of the job
As a Nurse, you will be delivering holistic assessments, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment care plans, alongside reviewing care provision.You will provide input for patients including identifying and managing deterioration in the community by utilising a range of core skills. You will be part of a team supporting evidence-based care, facilitating staff learning and development.
This post is an ideal opportunity for a nurse who is keen to develop both their holistic assessment skills and knowledge of urgent community response. If you are new to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, you will join our preceptorship programme, receiving protected time and regular clinical supervision with dedicated registered professional support.
If you're a qualified Nurse looking to return to practice or have you previously been on the NMC or HCPC register and live in the Sussex areas, we want to hear from you! We can offer a flexible programme of Return to Practice and are interested in talking with you about your individual requirements. For more information, please contact us
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Professional registration with the NMC
- A mentoring qualification or working towards this
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role
- Experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
- Demonstrable competency in a range of clinical skills
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Nurse working in the community
- To beable to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- To beable to promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
- To be able to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of boundaries of role
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- To be a car driver with a valid driving license for use in the UK and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- To be willing to undertake training to develop within the role
- To be able to reflect and learn from situations
- To be able to identify difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- To be able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.
We often receive a high number of applications for this role so please be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than stated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or Paramedic Qualification
- Relevant registration
- Driving license
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate experience working in different clinical settings
- Experience in similar roles - community or responsive services
Desirable
- Experience supervising junior colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Understanding the service "Admission Avoidance" or "Supported Discharge"
- Range of practical core nursing skills
Desirable
- End of Life patient management
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
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southfield House 3rd floor
11 Liverpool Gardens
Worthing
BN11 1RY
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
