Community Sister (UCR / VW)

The Urgent Community Response Sister/Charge Nurse will work as part of the multi disciplinary team to continuously assess the needs of the individuals with long term conditions, complex health needs and acute episodes of ill health requiring an urgent 2 hour response, and agree care plans,utilising the single assessment process.

The post holder will work autonomously as part of the Community UCR and hospital at Home to provide a comprehensive assessment and patient centred care package, utilising support services and liaising with other agencies to ensure the needs of this client group are met.

An Excellent opportunity has arisen within Hambleton and Richmondshire Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at Home Service. We are looking for skilled and outstanding clinicians to join our UCR service within the Community and Growing the Friarage Collaborative.

If you possess innovation, dynamism, drive and are passionate about patient focused care, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

The community sister in UCR will have physical assessment and disease management skills and will evidence management of acute/chronic clinical conditions, multiple co-morbidities and poly-pharmacy, within the home environment, ensuring an optimum standard of patient centred care. They ideally will be an independent non-medical prescriber, applications will be considered if you do not possess this qualification.

Experience of working in a community setting, working within an emergency assessment unit or rehabilitation would be an advantage and we encourage informal visits to the areas.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.