Senior Rapid Response Sister / Charge Nurse / Urgent Care Practitioner

We are expanding our Rapid Response Community Nursing Team in Luton to further support the delivery of community urgent crisis response requirements and the development of Virtual Wards in the community.

This brings an exciting opportunity for experienced and skilled Registered Nurses to join the team.

The Rapid Response Team in Luton is an established and successful team providing high quality nursing care to people which enables them to maximize their health status, minimize the effects of ill health and disability, and to lead as independent a life as possible.

The team work collaboratively with the acute hospital, the ambulance service, GP's and other local providers to ensure that people can receive care at home that avoids inappropriate hospital admission; the team also supports patients receiving District Nursing by providing unscheduled / urgent care in and out of hours to patients across the Luton area. Shifts covering 8am - 10pm.

As a senior member of the team you will lead the team by undertaking clinical assessments, planning and delivering care, demonstrating effective leadership skills and contribute to continuing service development to meet business and operational need.

(should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised), You will contribute to ensuring that local policy, protocols and procedures are monitored and developed in order to provide safe, effective care including the provision of assessment and prioritization of patient referrals, plan and deliver treatment plans that ensure effective, timely urgent care in and out of hours.

You will have passion and drive with a strong team ethic and flexible disposition, responding positively to a fast-changing environment.

You will need to have strong clinical leadership skills and be able to work to the challenges that a dynamic work environment brings.

You will have experience of autonomous working, have a sound up to date clinical base knowledge and be confident and competent in clinical assessment and decision making.

We are committed to developing our staff and you will have a Personal development plan which supports your clinical and leadership development.

As a senior member of the team you will lead the team in providing clinical assessments demonstrate effective leadership skills and have the ability to support the Team Leads in the continuing service development and delivery of our ambition for teams to work more closely together.

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Salary will be subject to the 2024/25 Afc increases once an implementation date is agreed.