Job summary
- Main area
- Urgent Community Reponse
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term - 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7536550
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Regent House
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Urgent Community Response Senior Nurse
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Out of Hospital, Urgent Community Services for a Senior Nurse Practitioner, 37.5 hrs per week, 12 month fixed term contract, to commence February 2026.
Within Out of Hospital, Urgent Community Services sits Urgent Community Response (UCR), Virtual Ward (VW), Neighbourhood ACP’s and Stockport Integrated Care Co-ordination (SICC). As a Senior Nurse Practitioner, you will primarily work within UCR and VW
Our UCR/VW is an evolving service delivering acute assessment, management and monitoring within the community setting and we are looking for a dynamic forward thinking individual to join the team.
The post holder will work collaboratively within the multi disciplinary team to offer holistic high level clinical assessments and reviews for patients who may be in a crisis situation.
Main duties of the job
Urgent Community Response is a service operating a multidisciplinary approach, supporting patients in their own home for 72 hrs and so preventing ED attendance and unnecessary hospital admissions. The team is made up of Senior Therapists, Senior Nurses, Social Workers, Nurse Associate, Community Pharmacist and Senior Support Workers.
• The role of the Senior Nurse is to work collaboratively with other team members offering holistic high level clinical assessments and reviews for patients who may be in a crisis situation. There is a strong element of “See and Treat” management within the nursing role in the community setting. of care to prevent hospital admission
• Demonstrate a high level of judgement, discretion and decision making within the assessment process with an aim to reduce hospital attendance/admission
• Develop and deliver educational/training programmes and act as a specialist resource for staff and colleagues to improve standards and quality of care.
• Monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence based practice, learning and development and the provision of skilled clinical leadership
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• Support the service lead with service improvement development |
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder has continuing daily responsibility and accountability with supervision of the support staff within Urgent Community Response Team (UCR).
Assess patients within a Crisis situation and offer appropriate nursing assessment intervention, and review to meet their needs using advanced clinical assessment skills incorporating non medical prescribing.
To offer a competence within a “see and treat” model that would enable the patient to remain well at home and avoid admission to hospital.
To assess the environment/social situation and identify any risk that could potentially lead to hospital admission.
Assesses, plan, implement and reviews routine through to complex nursing care plans using research and evidence-based knowledge to underpin practice and which support avoiding a hospital admission.
• To supervise, lead, inform and delegate staff as appropriate to the needs of the service by utilising skills and resources effectively as directed by the Urgent Community Response team leader.
• To be an expert resource within the team regarding all aspects of nursing care.
• Applies Specialist, analytical and judgemental skills to assess and interpret acute, chronic and palliative conditions, taking appropriate actions to prioritise patient’s needs.
• Demonstrates a high level of intuitive and creative problem-solving skills to facilitate patient centred care; rationalising information to create patient concordance by using a high level of communication/negotiation skills to affect the outcome.
- Provide support for the team across working hours to manage expected and unexpected clinical events within the scope of practice.
- Supervise and monitor staff rostering and skill mix to maximize effective delivery of care.
- Ensures risk assessments are completed and actions implemented to meet the health and welfare needs of staff and patients.
- Ensure national and local targets are reported through the organisations reporting mechanisms.
- To regularly monitor and report on quality assurance within organisational frameworks.
- Assess, plan and implement packages of clinical care to patients/clients within own sphere of practice in a variety of community settings.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Degree qualification or experience to demonstrate level of working
- Urgent care / emergency room experience or educational qualification
- Prescribing Qualification NMP V300 or ability to work towards
- Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills qualification at Level 7 or experience to demonstrate level of working
Desirable criteria
- Teaching/mentorship qualification
- Community Specialist Practitioner or equivalent qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Government legislation and guidance pertaining to the role
- Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Knowledge of the current health economy pressures and local/government driven initiatives and strategies.
Desirable criteria
- Has specialist knowledge of a broad range of medical conditions and treatments within sphere of responsibility.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing a team and day to day workload.
- Experience of working with patients with long term conditions.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of responding to sudden and unplanned changes in medical conditions
- Experience of making autonomous decisions
Desirable criteria
- Working within a Community setting
- Experience working within “Rapid/Crisis Response” situations
- Experience in the management of Human and financial resources including unexpected fluctuations in workload and/or workload
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to keep accurate and legible patient records.
- Able to work under pressure and prioritise work load
- Able to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team and understand team dynamics
- Evidence of dealing with Complex Clinical situations in the Hospital/ Community setting
- Demonstrates planning and organisational skills to deploy staffing resource.
- Familiar with Standard Computer operating programmes
- Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills
- Maintained development of leadership skills and the ability to change practice
Desirable criteria
- Ability to implement research/undertake audit recommendations
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Essential car driver
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Karen Brown
- Job title
- OOH, Urgent Community Services Pathway Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 204 4644
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