Clinical Practitioner

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust Clinical Practitioner - Rapid Response Team The closing date is 03 December 2025 Are you a Paramedic or Registered Nurse interested in developing a career in Urgent Community Response Service? Do you want to develop your clinical and leadership skills in a dynamic environment in a community setting? Our Community Rapid Response Team based in Waltham Forest East London is expanding. Urgent response community multidisciplinary team consists of nurses, allied health, social care professionals delivering health and social care 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The aim of the team is to provide clinical and social care outside of hospital settings to people in their own homes within 0‑2 hrs in line with the national Urgent care standard. This role will focus on providing clinical care to people in their own homes. Main duties of the job To work collaboratively with health and social care professionals. To carry out health and social care assessments. To work as an autonomous practitioner and be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work, within agreed national local and professional standards and guidelines. To accept referrals from other disciplines unsupervised and co‑ordinate intensive and complex packages of care with other multi-disciplinary (MDT) agencies. To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess the physical and psychosocial needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with the patient, their carers and the wider MDT as needed. To undertake risk assessments, on every visit, to ensure the safety of both staff and patients, establishing the safety or otherwise of the patient’s ability to stay at home, or to return home safely from another care setting, providing and arranging necessary nursing and supportive packages of care. To develop and implement evidence‑based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on best practice, specialist knowledge, experience and specific training to improve health outcomes and promote choice. About us We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID‑19 for our patients, our staff and their families. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). Starting with NELFT NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of £4,551 and maximum of £5,735, pro‑rata for part‑time staff. Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy. Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system. Use of AI Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. Person Specification Qualifications Registered General Nurse (Adults) / Registered Paramedic BSc Hons Community Specialist Practice or equivalent Nurse Prescriber/Non-Medical Prescriber or willing to work towards Evidence of continuous professional knowledge and skills Relevant post‑registration course and experience Specialist Community Practice Teacher Experience Demonstrate experience of inter‑agency and collaborative working across organisational boundaries Demonstrate experience of teaching and assessing individuals and contributing to a positive learning environment Demonstrate experience of providing complex packages of care and innovative practice Proactive approach to managing conflict and challenging situations Knowledge Awareness of NHS national and local Urgent Care Community Response policies, standards Awareness of the content and application in practice of the NMC /HCPC Professional Codes Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of disease management and rehabilitation in the community. Act as mentor for pre/post registration students on placement in the team. Demonstrate a person‑centred approach to delivery of clinical care in the community Skills Proficient IT skills e.g. Microsoft applications and clinical systems e.g. RiO/System One Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills Able to demonstrate a wide range of clinical skills and knowledge relevant to post. e.g. clinical observations and interpretation of results Good organisational and time‑management skills and ability to prioritise clinical care Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records Effective management of team and prioritising workloads Other To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values To be able to drive and have access to a car Act as a positive role model within the team and delivery of care Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. NELFT North East London Foundation Trust £38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro‑rata) (plus HCAS) #J-18808-Ljbffr