Job summary
Are you looking for a high performing role in an exciting and supportive team? Perhaps you are ready for your next challenge!
Home 1st Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team are looking to welcome new colleagues to our expanding team. The successful candidate will use enhanced skills to assess, diagnose and treat patients within 2 hours of referral in their own homes/care homes. Aiming to avoid further clinical deterioration and preventing unnecessary hospital admission.
We work collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team and stakeholders. Aiming to ensure crisis response is available to all people within their homes, providing a 24/7 service.
With new development opportunities within the service, it's an exciting time for our UCR team as we expand on emerging UCR initiatives which include building on our links with South Central Ambulance Service, urgently responding to people who have fallen at home, supporting patients in the new Virtual ward and providing acute community care.
We are looking forward to recruiting colleagues who are patient focused, dynamic and have the ability to work autonomously.
You will provide clinical triage for all referrals coming in to service to ensure the most appropriate care is provided.
Main duties of the job
Band 5 to 6 development process may be considered for applicants who do not meet essential criteria. Applications from paramedics are encouraged too!
The Band 6 Nurse Practitioner will provide a high level of expertise and clinical care to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and re-admission for recently discharged patients. The Nurse Practitioner will work in collaboration with Band 7s in providing and determining an appropriate care pathway for acutely ill patients. Providing short term acute care to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and support early discharge from acute settings. Including working with patients on the virtual ward.
About us
You will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision on a formal and informal basis.
The Home 1st Team pride themselves on the ongoing development of staff, we have successful applicants on ACP and Apprenticeship courses and have regular students on placement with support from our Practice educators. Being able to support others in their development needs and being able to self-reflect are also essential qualities for this post.
Working closely with our Professional Lead Nurse, continuing to develop your academic learning and vocational skills is encouraged. Being part of the 2019 Diggory Outstanding Team of the Year, you will receive a comprehensive induction, and will be able to participate in self-directed learning, completion of competencies, training opportunities and collaborative working within Home 1st and their partners.
But it doesn't stop there .... we can offer mentoring and opportunities for daily debriefs, access to remote working, regular 1:1 formal and informal supervision, peer group CPD sessions and in-service training, QI project work and volunteering for champion roles.
Home 1st is based in Bletchley and the modern office is a central hub for multi-disciplinary working. You will be provided with ICT laptop, mobile phone, uniform and have mileage expenses paid for.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an Nurse Practitioner your Duties will include:
- To accept and triage telephone referrals from Consultants, GPs, South Central Ambulance Service, 111, District Nursing Team, Specialist Nurses, Home 1st Team staff, Care Home staff and council services.
- Respond to referrals within two-hour time frame.
- Complete risk assessment of visits to ensure staff safety
- Respond to patients who have fallen in their homes within 2 hours, with members of the MDT to prevent hospital admission.
- Work alongside MKUH colleagues in the Emergency Department to facilitate safe discharge and prevent admission to the wider hospital
- To provide timely advanced holistic assessment and expert clinical care including monitoring for short term acute care
- Provide a specialist resource for people with an acute illness and support relatives and carers.
- To work in partnership with all stakeholders and provide advanced assessment for the care of patients with an exacerbation of a chronic disease
- To provide people with chronic diseases alongside their relatives and carers information and education that will support and promote self-management.
- To use non-medical prescribing skills and Patient Group Directives (PGD) to support diagnosis and treatment
The Band 6 Nurse Practitioner will work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, including health and social care colleagues to meet the needs of the patients referred to the Home 1st UCR Team
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an Nurse Practitioner your Duties will include:
- To accept and triage telephone referrals from Consultants, GPs, South Central Ambulance Service, 111, District Nursing Team, Specialist Nurses, Home 1st Team staff, Care Home staff and council services.
- Respond to referrals within two-hour time frame.
- Complete risk assessment of visits to ensure staff safety
- Respond to patients who have fallen in their homes within 2 hours, with members of the MDT to prevent hospital admission.
- Work alongside MKUH colleagues in the Emergency Department to facilitate safe discharge and prevent admission to the wider hospital
- To provide timely advanced holistic assessment and expert clinical care including monitoring for short term acute care
- Provide a specialist resource for people with an acute illness and support relatives and carers.
- To work in partnership with all stakeholders and provide advanced assessment for the care of patients with an exacerbation of a chronic disease
- To provide people with chronic diseases alongside their relatives and carers information and education that will support and promote self-management.
- To use non-medical prescribing skills and Patient Group Directives (PGD) to support diagnosis and treatment
The Band 6 Nurse Practitioner will work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, including health and social care colleagues to meet the needs of the patients referred to the Home 1st UCR Team
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification and current registration
- Post Registration Experience in Advanced Assessment
- Evidence of post qualification professional experience
Desirable
- Awareness of community Service Provision
- Previous work history of Acute and Community roles
- Non Medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification and current registration
- Post Registration Experience in Advanced Assessment
- Evidence of post qualification professional experience
Desirable
- Awareness of community Service Provision
- Previous work history of Acute and Community roles
- Non Medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
