Senior Community Nurse - Urgent Community Response

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Urgent Community Response Service in North Norfolk as a Senior Community Nurse. This role will predominantly involve face to face nursing care and assessment within a patient's usual place of residence, responding to urgent nursing referrals and supporting virtual ward with nursing assessments and intervention to support individuals to remain in their own home. There is also a component of Senior support and coordination for the team on a rota basis, as well as other supportive activities as part of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). To lead in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own place of residence by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, in order to prevent avoidable admission to hospital and facilitating early supported discharge. You will be expected to support conversations with the wider Urgent Community Response (UCR) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on a regular basis enabling safe, appropriate and patient centred care to be delivered to this complex patient group. This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hours of service delivery are, 8am-8pm, 365 days per year., To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

• To assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long term conditions, the frail & elderly, palliative and end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence plus prevent avoidable admission where possible.
• To act as the patients advocate, facilitating choice and patient empowerment.
• To provide evidence based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on "best practice".
• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to support early discharge from hospital.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• To triage referrals on a rotational basis for the Urgent Community Response Team.
• To support in the service delivery of Virtual Ward.
  
  East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.