Overview
The Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service provides urgent support seven days a week to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. It delivers a two-hour crisis response by a multi-skilled team of professionals, at home or in the patient’s usual residence. The service collaborates with local ambulance services to help category 3 & 4 patients receive a rapid community response and maintain independence at home. A general virtual ward is also provided, supported by digital technology and remote monitoring, enabling hospital-level care at home when appropriate.
Teams include GPs, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and health and therapy assistants. Patients are reviewed daily by a clinical team, and ward rounds may be conducted at home or via video technology. The service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. The UCR Service offers clinical interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team for admission avoidance pathways in line with national specifications for UCR and virtual wards.
Responsibilities
* Provide clinical expertise and problem-solving support for the nursing team and deliver nursing care to patients requiring nursing interventions.
* Coordinate the multidisciplinary team and allocate visits as appropriate.
* Develop the service through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and audit.
* Identify suitable people referred to the service for planned early discharge from hospital or for prevention of admission to acute or long-term care.
* Work within the service to triage, assess, and deliver care to patients over several days to enable them to remain safely at home.
Qualifications and requirements
* Clinical experience and ability to coordinate a multidisciplinary team in an urgent community setting.
* Willingness to participate in reflective practice, supervision, and audit activities.
About the employer and environment
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. The Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. Opportunities exist across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Benefits
* Positive 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 networks for EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief
* Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware status
* Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Contact for further details
For informal visits contact: Name: Dorian Steti, Job title: Operational Team Lead, Email: dorian.steti1@nhs.net, Telephone: 07484447086
Note: Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
Job visibility
Registered Nurse (RGN) and other NHS community roles are listed by location and are updated periodically.
#J-18808-Ljbffr