An exciting opportunity has risen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team (REACT) as a senior Registered Nurse.
The REACT team is a multi-disciplinary integrated community service within ESNEFT incorporating, Urgent Community Response service, OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics Therapy), OOHs (Out of Hours) and Virtual Ward pathways patients.
This role will be working on the crisis side of REACT. Working in the Urgent Community Response Team, which has aspects of working in partnership with East of England Ambulance Service and the Frailty Virtual Ward. Two very new and exciting government initiatives. Our team delivers excellent patient focused care to patients in Ipswich and the East Suffolk community. Could you be a valued key member of our team? The role involves travelling throughout East Suffolk delivering acute care in patient's home as a part of REACT. The successful candidate will be expected to work across the week including weekends and bank holidays. The hours will be 08.00-20.00 shifts. Pool cars are accessible for staff to use, and it is essential that post holder has valid driving licence. Main duties of the job
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team conducting face to face patient assessments, delivering planned treatment, and monitoring medical conditions for patients with acute deterioration, exacerbations of long-term conditions, palliative/ EOL care and rehabilitation needs. To be a key player in REACT with regards to triaging, prioritising patients with good clinical and diagnostics skills including venepuncture, cannulation, ECGs, catheter care, EOL care and line care. To work with the wider multidisciplinary integrated team in the community to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. Excellent communication is required to ensure the best possible experience and outcomes for the crisis patients. This includes the ability to conduct excellent handovers, escalate and present patient cases within the VW MDT. To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users. About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff & patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Experience leading teams. Clinical experience in admission avoidance/ treating acutely ill patients in their own home Coaching/Mentoring Managing change Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience Desirable
Previous experience at Band 6 Evidence of involvement in research and audit Evidence of teaching Interviewing recruitment skills Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse Qualification Evidence of post registration training ILS certificate as relevant to the area Student assessor Desirable
Leadership qualification Willingness to undertake further academic study. Knowledge
Essential
Clinical expertise (I.V, cannulation, PICC line care, Catheter care, Wound Care, Diabetes management, End Of Life Care etc) Evidence of professional competencies in a multidisciplinary setting Evidence of management of complex patients Ability to travel in community (pool cars available) Desirable
Previous experience at Band 6 Evidence of involvement in research and audit Evidence of teaching/assessing Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address
Constantine House Constantine Road Ipswich IP1 2DH Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 432-HR1748-24
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This role will be working on the crisis side of REACT. Working in the Urgent Community Response Team, which has aspects of working in partnership with East of England Ambulance Service and the Frailty Virtual Ward. Two very new and exciting government initiatives. Our team delivers excellent patient focused care to patients in Ipswich and the East Suffolk community. Could you be a valued key member of our team? The role involves travelling throughout East Suffolk delivering acute care in patient's home as a part of REACT. The successful candidate will be expected to work across the week including weekends and bank holidays. The hours will be 08.00-20.00 shifts. Pool cars are accessible for staff to use, and it is essential that post holder has valid driving licence. Main duties of the job
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team conducting face to face patient assessments, delivering planned treatment, and monitoring medical conditions for patients with acute deterioration, exacerbations of long-term conditions, palliative/ EOL care and rehabilitation needs. To be a key player in REACT with regards to triaging, prioritising patients with good clinical and diagnostics skills including venepuncture, cannulation, ECGs, catheter care, EOL care and line care. To work with the wider multidisciplinary integrated team in the community to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. Excellent communication is required to ensure the best possible experience and outcomes for the crisis patients. This includes the ability to conduct excellent handovers, escalate and present patient cases within the VW MDT. To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users. About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff & patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Experience leading teams. Clinical experience in admission avoidance/ treating acutely ill patients in their own home Coaching/Mentoring Managing change Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience Desirable
Previous experience at Band 6 Evidence of involvement in research and audit Evidence of teaching Interviewing recruitment skills Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse Qualification Evidence of post registration training ILS certificate as relevant to the area Student assessor Desirable
Leadership qualification Willingness to undertake further academic study. Knowledge
Essential
Clinical expertise (I.V, cannulation, PICC line care, Catheter care, Wound Care, Diabetes management, End Of Life Care etc) Evidence of professional competencies in a multidisciplinary setting Evidence of management of complex patients Ability to travel in community (pool cars available) Desirable
Previous experience at Band 6 Evidence of involvement in research and audit Evidence of teaching/assessing Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address
Constantine House Constantine Road Ipswich IP1 2DH Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 432-HR1748-24
#J-18808-Ljbffr
