Rapid Response Practitioner

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

The Rapid Response Team is expanding and we are looking for a knowledgeable, motivated, Nurses/Paramedics with strong clinical decision making skills to join our multidisciplinary team.

Rapid Response is a national leader in intermediate care that aims to bring the best of hospital care to a patient’s home and therefore avoid unnecessary hospital attendances/admissions. Most of our referrals are from GPs, London Ambulance Service and Accident and Emergency departments. We provide a two person Rapid Response service to provide the initial assessment at home, performing a holistic assessment of the patient and in some cases starting a treatment plan.

The team can utilise a number of pieces of diagnostic equipment in the home, plus we have access to hospital facilities for various scans when required. We also provide our services in A&E to avoid hospital admissions and facilitate safe discharges. Rapid Response looks to provide the very best patient care, aiming to provide the same care a patient would receive as an in patient. This includes having real time access to patient records in the community via laptops.

We are looking for nurses/paramedics who have a passion for patient care, who want to develop their skills and push themselves outside the normal boundaries of Physio practice and who have a real drive to make sure their patient gets the best treatment possible. Excellent communication skills are essential.

**As a Band 6 Nurse/Paramedic you will**:

- Attend patients as both part of the Rapid Response crew and alone for follow up visits.
- Develop your nursing skills into a more well-rounded holistic approach to patient care.
- Take on extended roles such as venepuncture, drug administration, advance assessment of the acutely ill patient and acute injury assessment.
- Gain experience in generic, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurological rehabilitation and falls prevention.
- Develop new skills normally outside of the scope of a Nurse/Paramedic including physiotherapy and OT tasks.
- Gain experience in day to day management of the team including taking handovers and helping to make treatment plans at the virtual ward round.
- Supervise junior staff and students
- Attend in-service training and have Continued Professional Development opportunities

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire

To assess referrals made to service, prioritise and respond according to priority, as appropriate both in terms of level and urgency.

To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho-social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patient/carers and the wider Multidisciplinary Team as needed.

To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of patients’ ability to stay at home, or return home safely from another care setting, providing and arranging necessary nursing and supportive packages.

To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on ‘best practice’, in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice, e.g. Intravenous therapy.

To work in close collaboration with all other community agencies including Community Matrons, District Nursing services, In-Patient and Community Based Therapy Services.

To act as the patients advocate, facilitating choice, patient empowerment and independence.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities



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