Urgent Community Response Clinical Assessor

The Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team is recruiting
We are currently recruiting one new full time clinical assessors to be based at Parkhouse in Gedling

Are you an experienced nurse, physiotherapist, OT or paramedic? Then we would love to hear from you

This is role is based across the whole of South Nottinghamshire (Gedling, Broxtowe and Rushcliffe).

Be at the heart of Urgent Response in Nottinghamshire and join our highly valued and progressive have new investment and we are growing

Urgent Community Response (UCR) provides holistic person-cantered care with the aim of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions. The team enables individuals to increase independence, improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary admissions to hospital, long term care and minimizing social care packages.

UCR works in close collaboration with EMAS, primary care, social care and community health partners, as well as care and lifeline providers and more

This is achieved through timely assessment, interventions, rehabilitation, management of long-term and life limiting conditions, and partnership working across the health and social care communities.

All staff within the service work in collaboration with the patients.

Urgent Community Response is an NHS England national service which aims to review patients in their usual place of residence within 2hours to reduce the risk of a potentially avoidable admission.

The team is incredibly collaborative and compassionate. As a part of the team you can expect to be supported by your colleagues in your work, supported to extend your clinical reasoning and practical clinical skills to enhance your career and have your talent nurtured.

The team enables individuals to increase independence and improve health outcomes by designing programs for recovery and self-care management through timely assessments, interventions, rehabilitation and management of long-term and life limiting conditions working in collaboration with the patient, their carer, and other statutory and voluntary organisations/agencies and are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients – together we all make a difference.

The service operates 7-days a week from 08.00 – 22.00hrs.

TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Will Sutton Job title: Team Leader Email address: Telephone number:

Please don't hesitate to contact Will on if you have any queries or email on

Insight visits and conversations are strongly encouraged prior to applying.

It is highly recommended that you contact Will prior to interview to discuss the role and arrange any insight days with the team

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