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 settings. The IUCRS is an evolving and constantly developing multi-disciplinary team incorporating the following areas: Urgent Community Response (UCR), the cleric ambulance system (working in conjunction with EEAST), virtual wards, in reach into the Integrated Rapid Assessment service (IRAS) based in the Emergency Department Colchester General Hospital, Unplanned Community Nursing and Outpatient Parental Antibiotics Therapy (OPAT) service. You will be based at Kennedy House in Clacton-on-Sea, however the role involves travelling throughout Northeast Essex delivering, assessing, and treating patients in their own homes, within 2 hours, as a part of IUCRS Urgent Community Response Team (UCR). Our team delivers high quality care, 08:00 - 20:00 7 day a week. We are committed to supporting you in your professional development ensuring you have opportunities to attend appropriate training to support you to reach your full potential. You will be offered individually tailored induction, training, and support. A car driver is essential. This is a Fixed Term / Secondment until 31st March 2026. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only Main duties of the job You 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. As the senior nurse you will be expected to lead and coordinate the shift, provide experience and knowledge, and have the ability to problem solve and reach solutions under pressure. You will triage calls and allocate appropriately to staff ensuring a 2-hour response is met as per national guidance. You will proactively be part of the developing service responding to challenges within practice. In this post you will also support integration of service, education, practice development and research relevant to the needs of the patients, staff, and students. For this role, you must hold a relevant qualification with community experience or other comparable/transferable skills. You should have a good understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation and treatment methods used in this specialist field and 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 - www.youtube.com/watch?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 432-HR2222-24 Job locations Kennedy House Kennedy Way Clacton-on-Sea CO15 4AB Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 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 Experience Essential Professional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent. Ability to manage a team Ability to act as care coordinator 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 Proven experience working relevant to the care group. Supervise the work of students, assistants and volunteers Desirable Competencies relevant to specialism Experience of managing the work of others Experience in the community 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 Experience Essential Professional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent. Ability to manage a team Ability to act as care coordinator 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 Proven experience working relevant to the care group. Supervise the work of students, assistants and volunteers Desirable Competencies relevant to specialism Experience of managing the work of others Experience in the community 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Kennedy House Kennedy Way Clacton-on-Sea CO15 4AB Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)