Urgent Community Response Nurse/Paramedic

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Published: Published 6 days ago

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best service possible to patients?

Do you want to help deliver care to people in their homes in the Inner London Boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster with an opportunity to work with a supportive skilled team and develop yourself to provide admission avoidance care?

Make a difference to those who require rapid response in their own homes - with enthusiasm, energy and passion - we are looking for Band 6 Registered Nurses and Paramedics who have experience in community or tertiary services and want to continue developing as independent practitioners.

We are currently recruiting for the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster.

Please note interviews will be face to face only.

Advert

Due to an opportunity to grow our teams we are aiming to recruit the best team players who will be passionate about providing care, proactive, engaged and committed to delivering an excellent standard of care in the home to those in need.

Community experience is not essential but applicants will need to demonstrate the Trust core Values and that they understand the role of urgent community response and issues involved in working in people's own homes, working alone and being able to work outside of regular working hours, weekends, public holidays and face to face visits will be essential.

This position will require you to visit various locations throughout the London Boroughs of K&C and Westminster. We run a seven-day service and our working hours are 8 am until 10 pm, 365 day per year.

Working for our organisation

We are a supportive and fast-paced teams that strives for the very best. We provide an excellent development and supervision programme and a first-class learning experience in all aspects of community care. We also make it easy for you to access continuing professional development resources, which will support you in completing qualifications or modules to help you develop.

We want you to make us your future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info

To assess, plan, implement and provide evaluation of health care needs in conjunction with patients, their carer’s and other appropriate members of the multi professional team.
To have agreed areas of responsibility and work as part of the team.
To provide nursing care to patient in the community
To see patients with potentially undifferentiated diagnosis including; objective assessment, physical assessment, treatment, follow-up and developing care plans.
To ensure all patients on the caseload are managed well and discharged safely either to their GP or for further ongoing assessment, rehabilitation treatment and care.
To be responsible for keeping up to date with current issues and events in Primary and Secondary Health Care.
Liaising with community services partners
To be an active member of the team and the team’s development.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

Vaccination

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.