Job summary
- Main area
- Paramedic
- Grade
- 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 150-GM2497-UPC-A
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Quadrant
- Town
- Lancing
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse/Paramedic
5
Job overview
The UCR Service provides urgent support, seven-days a week, to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. This is achieved by providing a two-hour crisis response delivered by a multi-skilled team of professionals. Support is provided at home or where they usually reside for people who are concerned their health or mobility is declining and are therefore at risk of admission to hospital. Our teams work closely with our local ambulance service to pull category 3 & 4 patients off the ambulance stack, supporting patients in receiving a rapid response in the community by teams with the skills to support them to remain at home.
Teams are made up of GPs, Nurses, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Health & Therapy Assistants who work together to reduce hospital admissions. Patients are reviewed daily by a clinical team and the ‘ward round' may involve a home visit or take place through video technology.
Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm.
Do you have a passion for admission avoidance? Are you committed to delivering an outstanding service which is fast- paced and reliable? Do you want to work with a team of caring and dedicated staff? We are looking for a Nurse to join us, so if you’re an ambitious, proactive, and looking for a dynamic role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent community care, we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service provides clinical interventions (including intravenous therapy) as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising of Medics, Nurses, Paramedics, Physio and Occupational Therapists for admission avoidance pathways (2-hour response and general virtual wards), in line with the national specification for UCR and general virtual wards.
Operating 365 days per year, the service receives referrals from a range of health and care professionals and triages, assesses, and delivers care to the patient over several days to ensure the patient can remain safely at home.
The postholder will be able to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. They will within participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence-based care, facilitating staff learning and development. This post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Nurse or paramedic who is keen to develop both their holistic assessment skills and knowledge of urgent community nursing.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Holistic assessment and care planning.
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Individualised care and the promotion of self-care.
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Safe and effective review and referral to the appropriate member of the multidisciplinary team.
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Effective delegation and prioritisation of workload.
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Professional development as required to maintain area of practice, and as negotiated in supervision.
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An awareness of health, safety and security risks.
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Engagement in service provision and change.
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Acts as a practice supervisor for junior staff and students
You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.
Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Operational Team Leads, (insert names, phone numbers and email).
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
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, therapists, health and social care colleagues and other professionals
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates commitment to and recent evidence of further education and professional development
- Experienced in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience of working within the Community
- Experience of working with the ageing population
- Experience of EOL patients and EOL care
Qualificaitons
Essential criteria
- NMC registered qualification
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship Qualification or work towards
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse
- Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role
- Ability to work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable criteria
- Practice supervisor
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Philippa Gregory
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01903 276900
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