Job summary
- Main area
- Community Health Services
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 448-LCA-7472321
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Poynt
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/10/2025
Employer heading
Senior Rapid Response Sister/Charge Nurse/Urgent Care Practitioner
Band 7
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Please note, the selection processes at Cambridgeshire Community Services are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored, we remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Job overview
We are expanding our Rapid Response Community Nursing Team in Luton to further support the delivery of community urgent crisis response requirements and the development of Virtual Wards in the community.
This brings an exciting opportunity for experienced and skilled Registered Nurses to join the team.
The Rapid Response Team in Luton is an established and successful team providing high quality nursing care to people which enables them to maximize their health status, minimize the effects of ill health and disability, and to lead as independent a life as possible.
The team work collaboratively with the acute hospital, the ambulance service, GP’s and other local providers to ensure that people can receive care at home that avoids inappropriate hospital admission; the team also supports patients receiving District Nursing by providing unscheduled / urgent care in and out of hours to patients across the Luton area. Shifts covering 08:00 until 21:00.
As a senior member of the team you will lead the team by undertaking clinical assessments, planning and delivering care, demonstrating effective leadership skills and contribute to continuing service development to meet business and operational need.
Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after the 18th September.
Main duties of the job
Is this an opportunity for you?
You will contribute to ensuring that local policy, protocols and procedures are monitored and developed in order to provide safe, effective care including the provision of assessment and prioritization of patient referrals, plan and deliver treatment plans that ensure effective, timely urgent care in and out of hours.
You will have passion and drive with a strong team ethic and flexible disposition, responding positively to a fast-changing environment.
You will need to have strong clinical leadership skills and be able to work to the challenges that a dynamic work environment brings.
You will have experience of autonomous working, have a sound up to date clinical base knowledge and be confident and competent in clinical assessment and decision making.
We are committed to developing our staff and you will have a Personal development plan which supports your clinical and leadership development.
As a senior member of the team you will lead the team in providing clinical assessments demonstrate effective leadership skills and have the ability to support the Team Leads in the continuing service development and delivery of our ambition for teams to work more closely together.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide clinical support and leadership to Community Rapid Response services; contribute to the continued development of the service in line with local priorities and national strategies.
Provide acute clinical assessment and treatment to patients in their own home, including residential homes undertaking the planning, assessment and evaluation of patient care packages and arranging onward referrals as required.
Ensure that through partnership working the service liaises closely with community, primary and secondary healthcare professionals to ensure a smooth pathway of care for the patient in order to provide a holistic care package designed to meet the specific needs of the individual, to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and to facilitate timely hospital discharge.
Work with the Team Lead to provide leadership and line management support to team members that supports the delivery of safe effective care ensuring pathways and processes are in place that supports effective safe care.
You will contribute to ensuring that local policy, protocols and procedures are monitored and developed in order to provide safe, effective telephone assessment and prioritization of patient referrals to ensure effective and safe delivery of care to patients under the care of the service.
Develop specialised care packages for patients, plan and deliver prescribed therapy in patient’s homes, including intravenous therapy as prescribed.
Liaise with Discharge Planning and medical staff to effectively manage the safe discharge of patients.
Liaise with GPs and the multi-disciplinary team / community nursing team to effectively respond and plan packages of care to support patient’s at home which avoid inappropriate hospital admission.
Ensure appropriate staff cover for management of caseload / service and take necessary action to provide a safe high quality service.
Support the single point of access by providing Clinical Nurse Triage
Using highly developed clinical skills and knowledge recognise and assess any complication surrounding patient care and refer to physicians / GPs / Specialists as required.
Prioritise workload, review caseload and allocate tasks / visits as required.
Provide education to patients on nature of treatment, side effects and expected outcome which empower patients to manage their own condition to encourage independence.
Undertake responsibility for prescribing medication where applicable in line with independent nurse prescribing guidelines following accredited training and competence.
Ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion, provide understanding and support to patients coping with acute and/or long-term conditions.
Identify and manage unpredicted crisis situations i.e. staff, caseload, support network and supervision. Escalate to senior managers the situation, risk, action and outcome as required.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- RGN /ECP / Paramedic (HCPC) with current registration
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- MSPP or equivalent
- Evidence of recent continuing clinical and professional development
- Independent Nurse prescribing course
- Commitment to undertake appropriate education at Masters level
- History taking or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
- Specialist post graduate course in relevant subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in team management, resource management and workload coordination.
- Performance management
- Significant post registration experience including community experience.
- Work across organisational boundaries and multidisciplinary care coordination
- Experience / knowledge of clinical governance and audit cycles, evaluation of services, research.
- Change management , supporting staff through change
- Holistic patient assessment and care planning in community setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience developing and implementing new services
- Project management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Time Management and prioritisation skills
- Evidence of IT competency e.g. Word, Excel
- Ability to analyse and negotiate at a high level
- Leadership skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Acute clinical skills / competencies e.g. - IV Therapy , - Phlebotomy, Cannulation - Clinical assessment, diagnosis
- Ability to communicate effectively both individually and to groups (verbal and written)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Petrina Kaye
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07881516886
- Additional information
Petrina Kaye - 07881516886
Emma Farquhar - 0782 723 3906
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