Urgent Community Response - Advanced Clinical Practitioner | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 Per annum/pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2025 |
| Location: | Chichester, PO19 8EZ |
| Company: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7181285/150-GM1562-UPC-C |
Summary
It’s an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service including the General Virtual Wards Caseload, as we continue to build on our successful model. UCR services work with patients in their homes across West Sussex communities to avoid hospital admissions and support those being discharged home.
The Service will provide clinical interventions (including intravenous therapy) from a team of Medics, Nurses, Paramedics, Physio and Occupational Therapists for admission avoidance pathways (2 hour response and general virtual wards), in line with the national specification for UCR
Operating 365 days per year, the service receives referrals from a range of health and care professionals and triages, assesses, and delivers care to the patient over several days to ensure the patient can remain safely at home.
Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm.
We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse or Allied Health Professional) to join us, so if you’re a dynamic, patient focused individual looking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent acute community care, we’d love to hear from you!
The postholder will berequiredto work autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, using these skills to assess, investigate, diagnose,treatand manage patients who may have co-existing and diverse factors making management complex. They will develop,utiliseandmaintainskills beyond the scope of normal practice (for example advanced physical assessment,diagnosticsand prescribing). Within the role there will be a requirement to plan and direct the management of patients including accessing services within the multi-disciplinary team and wider health, social care, education, vocational and voluntary sector services asappropriate tothe role. The postholder will lead on the strategic development of Trust-wide services in their specialist area, working with other strategic and clinical leads asappropriate. They will also lead andparticipatein education programmes designed to support other clinical staff skills within their speciality.
The postholder will provide peer support to clinical staff working with patients from the direct caseload or those involved in the management of patients. They willassistin the planning, co-ordinating and development of any newly implemented service plans as well asbeing responsible forensuring that relevant legal and regulatory frameworks are acknowledged through local governance procedures.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
The postholder will also be competent at establishingprotocols and guidelines for the growth of the service and to undertake and support research in the future development of their speciality.
Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Nursing Head of Service : Emma Reeve
This advert closes on Sunday 18 May 2025