Job overview

Community Independence Service Urgent Community Response and adjunct pathways for admission avoidance.

CNWL and West London are working together in a Tri-Borough Capacity and this recruitment is a joint campaign to mobilise new service pathways and the development of a hospital at home adjunct to our current UCR services. We work together across the Inner London Borough and our teams work closely together to provide intermediate care services to our populations.

The staff employed to work in H&F team will be employed by West London Trust – please refer to the West London Candidate pack.

 Are you a Band 7 Nurse or Paramedic seeking a new challenging role in the community?

Community Independence Service (incorporating Urgent Community Response (UCR); Hospital at Home and D2A pathways) are currently seeking to employ  Band 7 Registered Nurse's or Paramedic's  with substantial experience in Acute care (e.g. A&E; Paramedic; ITU; CCU; HDU).

This role is a senior practitioner role who will be clinically competent to lead the team on a daily basis providing visible leadership, as well as working as an autonomous practitioner providing initial assessment and follow care to those in our unoptimized and or optimised patient pathways.

Potential post holders must possess current, valid NMC (UK) or HCPC (UK) registration. 

An informal discussion is strongly advised. Please contact Alasdair Tootle  to arrange this via email on [email protected]

Main duties of the job

Urgent Community Response

Nursing / Paramedic 

The main duty of an Urgent Community Response (UCR) nurse/paramedic is to provide, high-quality care to patients in the community who are experiencing an acute deterioration in their health, that could otherwise lead to a hospital admission. UCR nurses/paramedics assess, manage, and treat patients in their own homes or care settings, aiming to review patients within two hours of referral.  UCR nurses/paramedics play a crucial role in ensuring patients receive timely medical support, enabling them to recover safely at home and reducing the strain on emergency services

Shifts

The UCR service is a 7 day a week service working hours from 8 am until 10pm and shift patterns are expected and we currently have an 8-8 and 10-10 shift.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
 
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
 
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
 
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

*Please note:  This advertisement is for a joint recruitment campaign with West London Trust  based in Hammersmith and Fulham and CNWL Trust Kensington and Chelsea CIS teams. This will be discussed at interview with successful candidates.