2622 - Nurse Practitioner

Rightcare Barnsley is a Single Point of Access, Transfer of Care Hub and Clinical Advisory Service based in Barnsley, we work collaboratively with Barnsley Hospital, SWYT Community Services, Barnsley ICB, Local Authority and Primary Care services.

We need Registered Nurses to join the well-established team of Nurses and Call Operators to support our work within Barnsley.

Our role includes preventing avoidable admissions and supporting early discharge out of the hospital. The RightCare services are a key element of Urgent and Emergency Care delivery, we are a highly regarded, dynamic team with an established reputation.

RightCare is operational seven days a week, 12 hours a day between 8am 8pm.

This is a very exciting opportunity, for experienced Registered Nurses to join our continually expanding service and be involved in its ongoing development., As a Registered Nurse you will work in the RightCare call centre based at the Kendray Hospital site. You will give clinical advice to referrers, assess and triage patients, make onwards referrals to the correct level of care. You will work closely with Virtual Wards, Neighbourhood Nursing services, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Community Services, Adult Social Care, Care Homes and Barnsley Hospital services such as SDEC and the Emergency Department. You will have the opportunity to be involved in the design and delivery of new initiatives from the onset.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.