Senior Rapid Response Sister​/Senior Charge Nurse

Are you an experienced Nurse or Matron who would like to join our dynamic team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced Band 7 nurse to support the changing face of community health care. As part of the Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward initiative, your role will be essential in providing and leading efficient, integrated, urgent care to our patients with care and respect

Part of this role will include covering our EEAST Ambulance Stack.

You will be working as part of the Rapid Response team predominantly on Unplanned Care to triage and assess referrals into the service;
You will be accountable for initial history taking, clinical assessment, triage, prescribing (NMP qualification is essential for this role), and onward referral. There is an expectation that with demand in planned care you would be flexible to cross cover.

Through face to face patient visits you will undertake a full holistic assessment, plan care with the patient at the centre and undertake physical examination of the patient with undifferentiated conditions.

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.

You will be working closely with other members of the MDT and partners to formulate a management plan that will support the patient to remain in the community. You will deputies for the Service Manager as required to ensure Unplanned Care pathways are delivered to a high standard.

• Registered General Nurse
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Post-registration qualification in a relevant clinical field
• Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification and evidence of teaching skills
• Demonstrable evidence of significant post-registration nursing experience, including in a community setting

• Evidence of and commitment to multi-professional working
• Demonstrate working within a multi-agency environment
• Understanding of National and Local issues that impact on the population of Bedfordshire.
• Knowledge of the principles of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children
• Knowledge of the principles of health promotion and prevention of illness
• Evidence of specialist holistic assessment and evaluation skills

• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Extensive experience of complex assessment of health and social needs
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills using a variety techniques and strategies

• Ability to travel throughout Bedfordshire and access to a car for work purposes

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.