Staff Nurse - Urgent Community Response

The Urgent Community Response Service is a community based team, aiming to provide health and homecare support to patients to prevent an avoidable hospital admission. As a Band 5 Nurse within the team, you will be part of a wide-ranging MDT who work together to provide a plan of care to prevent hospital admission where appropriate., Our Nurses provide a rapid response to the assessment of acutely unwell patients at the place they call home. We continue with provision of treatment and re-assessment for patients' holistic needs under our Virtual ward. The Urgent Community Response Service also provides support to patients leaving hospital, where it is deemed that the patient no longer requires acute intervention but has ongoing short-term health needs which can be managed in the community.

The team have a daily huddle to discuss the caseload, which allows for supportive discussions around treatment provision as well as sharing of ideas and challenges. Our nursing team form part of the broad MDT that includes pharmacy, social support , AHPs , medical and speciality clinicians. As a Band 5 Nurse you will have the support of more senior clinicians available on a daily basis, and are encouraged to utilise this when considering options for the management of patients on the caseload. CPD and training is offered as part of the role, as well as opportunities to be involved in ongoing service developments and initiatives.

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We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.