Clinical Practitioner

To provide effective nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community settings supporting the Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home teams. The focus of this service will be to provide amultidisciplinary response that requires an assessment and clinical management plan within a set time frame, helping to prevent admission to secondary care and promote early discharge from hospital. To work closely with the teams who provide planned and unplanned care and develop strong working relationships with the GP, multidisciplinary teams, and social care services in the delivery of care. To ensure that the care provided maintains the dignity and respect of the individual and promotes theircomfort, wellbeing, and independence at all times., We are looking to recruit a Band 5 clinician for our integrated Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home services based in Swindon within our Integrated Community Care division of GWH. Maintaining care for patients in the home environment is what we aspire to achieve, avoiding inappropriate transfer to hospital and promoting and facilitating effective discharge from hospital back into the home environment. With the appropriate level of clinical skill, training and support you will develop and embed the skills and confidence to work autonomously with patients in their own home, with support from the wider experienced team. This role would be suitable for a Registered General nurse who is looking to develop or expand their transferable skills within the community setting. We are fully supportive of professional development to enable you to enhance your skill and knowledge and provide opportunities for career progression.

We provide a service between the hours of 8am and 22.00pm across a 7 days service and work collaboratively with our community nursing day and night services and specialist community services.

This service will be transitioning to HCRG Care Group from the 1st April 2025. The successful candidate may transfer over (under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) on the terms and conditions they are employed on. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved., "Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives."