Job summary This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our new dynamic Integrated Urgent Crises Response Service (IUCRS) providing holistic assessments and identifying treatment needs that can be managed within a variety of community settings.
The post holder will provide rapid specialised assessment and treatment to patients who may present with complex physical and psychological care needs and initiate services to safely avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
The multidisciplinary IUCRS team works within the Northeast Essex community services and the Emergency Department at Colchester Hospital and identifies patients that can, once deemed as not requiring acute admission, remain at home or facilitate a rapid discharge into an alternative community setting.
The nurse post holder will be working shifts and will be expected to work some weekends and bank holidays and nights.
A car driver is essential.
If you would like further information or to discuss this opportunity in more detail, then please contact Kelly Carrington IUCRS Clinical Matron K or 07919527725 This is a Fixed Term/ Secondment post until 31/03/2026 Main duties of the job You will identify patients requiring outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) within the acute and community setting.
You will also support the unplanned community nursing teams with the delivery of IV antibiotic therapy and all relevant nursing intervention within the community.
This new service has been developed using national evidence that illustrates the benefits of community antibiotic services, facilitating early discharge from the acute sector to a community or other appropriate setting, supporting the prevention of hospital admission.
You will also support identifying patients suitable to be transferred from the community and acute hospital to the community hospital.
You should be competent and confident in the initiation, administration and teaching of IV therapy.
You will be able to make autonomous decisions around patient suitability for this pathway and support patients to self-administer as well and liaise with multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
Good communication, leadership and management skills are essential.
You must hold a relevant qualification with community experience or other comparable/transferable skills.
They should have a good understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation and treatment methods used in this specialist field.
They should be adaptable to change and embrace innovation.
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 and 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 and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic.
This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered nurse recorded on NMC register Relevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example diagnostics and prescribing, working towards post graduate level of study.
Evidence of on-going CPD Desirable Recognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role Knowledge Essential Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
Good knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.
Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group Understanding of the roles of other professionals Knowledge of standards of record keeping Knowledge of the current evidence based practice Awareness of strategic direction of ESNEFT Experience Essential Proven experience working relevant to the care group.
Desirable Competencies relevant to specialism Experience of managing the work of others Skills Essential Work as part of an integrated team Supervise the work of students, assistants and volunteers Prioritise own and others' workload, delegating appropriately Good communication skills both written and verbal To use Word, Powerpoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means