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Urgent Community Response Nurse / Paramedic
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Service runs 8am-10pm 365 days a year. Staff expected to work 8-8 or 10-10 shifts.)
Job ref
333-G-CIS-0217
Employer
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kensington Town Hall / Hammersmith and Fulham Town Hall
Town
London
Salary
£46,419 - £55,046 pa inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2026 23:59

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust logo

Urgent Community Response Nurse/Paramedic

NHS AfC: Band 6

 

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, Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham 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. 

Please note interviews will be face to face only.

Main duties of the job

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 H&F, 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.

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.

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.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse/Paramedic/HCPC – current registration
  • Evidence of ongoing and recent post-registration training and education.
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited post-registration qualification in long-term condition management and/or physical assessment skills - desirable

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post-registration clinical experience in either acute (A&E, ICU) or UCR similar community setting
  • Proven ability to prioritise, manage own patients and undertaking complex assessments autonomously
  • Community nursing experience
  • Experience of participating in Clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals (desirable)
  • Experience of undertaking complex assessments and providing care to people with long-term conditions

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge across a range of patient conditions, including frailty, medical/surgical/cardiac – acute on chronic illness.
  • Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures, risk assessment and personal accountability
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of clinical governance processes

Skills / Aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
  • Ability to communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to adapt to changing needs of service
  • Able to manage difficult situations
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced patient assessment skills or working on and developing these skills (desirable)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerEmployers for CarersPurple SpaceHealthy Workplace - Excellence 2018Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeNational Autistic SocietyDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.AccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Step into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeArmed Forces CovenantStonewall Gold 2024Working Chance - unlocking women's potentialProud Employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrea Mizzaro
Job title
Interim UCR Pathway Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07808892178
Additional information

Kuldip Kaur 

Rapid Pathway Lead Hammersmith and Fulham 

Mobile: 07510382596 

[email protected]

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