Community Nurse - Specialist Palliative Care Rapid Response Team
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,806.00 to £53,134.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44806.00 - £53134.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW4 0RN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0132-25-0027 |
Summary
Overall Purpose of the Role The Rapid Response Service is a 24/7 service delivered across two shifts: 08:00-20:00 and 20:00- 08:00. During those hours the Rapid Response Nurse and a Palliative Care Assistant (PCA) will respond to the needs of patients identified as appropriate for the service across Trinitys catchment area by providing specialist palliative nursing and end of life care. Key Tasks: To support the functions of the Clinical Hub including: Triage and first contact The functions of the 24-hour specialist palliative care advice line Virtual Hospice Ward Specialist Community Nursing To provide nursing care within any existing care plans, and in accordance with the Clinical Nurse Specialist, and medical care prescribed by the GP. To provide specialist nursing care and support to the families and carers of individual patients in the place they call home across the Trinity catchment area, being sensitive to their changing physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs. To communicate and liaise with the patients usual care team including District Nurses, other palliative care support such as the 111 Roaming Service as well as the Clinical Hub Team Lead, reporting on the condition and needs of the patients and providing and maintaining clinical records, as necessary