Registered Nurse - York Community Response Team

Are you passionate about supporting patients in their own homes and committed to improving their quality of life?, We are seeking a Band 5 Nurse to join either York and Shar (South Hambleton and Ryedale) Community Response Teams- to deliver high standards of multi-disciplinary interventions to patients within their own place of residence, to prevent avoidable admissions to acute care and to support discharges.

Our well-established teams cover the historical city of York, as the rolling countryside within North Yorkshire. The team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Support Workers and works alongside Primary Care and Partners to provide Urgent Care Response, Frailty Hub as well as short term reablement/rehabilitation programmes.

Do you feel ready for a new challenge and to make a difference to others alongside a fun, supportive and friendly team?, Responsible for holistic / nurse specific assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating patient care, ensuring high standards of care to patients.

Ensure staff maintain detailed, accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to Trust policies.

Prioritise and delegate work using staff and time appropriately, referring patients to other agencies as necessary.

Provide clinical advice and support to other staff.

Maintain positive communication links between Primary Care, Secondary Care, Social Services and Voluntary Agencies.

The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.