Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse (UCR)

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Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is looking for a Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse for their Urgent Community Response team. This part-time, permanent position offers a salary of £38,682 - £46,580 per annum. The role involves assessing patients with complex needs and autonomously delivering care in the community. Applicants should have nursing qualifications, experience in leadership, and must have access to a vehicle for work. This position includes day and night shifts, with staff training in leadership expected.

Benefits

Leadership and improvement training

Flexible working hours

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Hold a diploma or degree awarded by a professional body.
• Registered as fit to practice by a professional body.
• Evidence of post graduate clinical training and development.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support patients under the UCR team.
• Deliver effective clinical assessments providing crisis response.
• Work flexibly across 7 days to meet service needs.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership experience

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Diploma/Degree from a professional body

Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Teaching and mentoring qualification

Job description

Main area The Friarage & Community L3 Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (night shifts included) Job ref 328-CN-7574007

Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Redcar Primary Care Hospital Town Redcar Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/01/2026 23:59

Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse (UCR)

Band 6

Job overview

The Urgent Community Response (UCR) Sister will continuously assess the needs of the individuals with long term conditions, complex health needs and acute episodes of ill health requiring an urgent 2 hour response, and agree care plans, utilising the single assessment process.

They will work with the area professional leads and in partnership with GP practices and the local Primary Care Networks to further develop services which are of value to the commissioners and meet the local needs of the population.

The post holder will work autonomously as part of the Community UCR to provide a comprehensive assessment and patient centred care package, utilising support services and liaising with other agencies to ensure the needs of this client group are met.

The UCR Sister will have physical assessment and disease management skills and will evidence management of acute/chronic clinical conditions, multiple co‑morbidities and poly‑pharmacy, within the home environment, ensuring an optimum standard of patient centred care.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements for the role.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for monitoring and supporting patients under the care of UCR team (previously known as Rapid Response/Fast Response caseload) to provide appropriate management, treatment and advice to patients and provide clinical support for the associated nursing and therapy staff.
• To have the physical assessment and disease management skills to able to deliver an effective clinical assessment providing an urgent crisis response (UCR) to all patients in the Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Hambleton and Richmondshire localities within 2 hours of initial referral.
• Working autonomously, the post holder will have continuing responsibility for pro‑actively monitoring and supporting patients within the UCR service.

The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across 7 days a week, ensuring the 24 hour service is covered, to meet the changing needs of the service, which may include working across the Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hambleton and Richmondshire area.

This role involves both day and night shifts.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions.

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading Your Team to Success
• Service Improvement for Beginners

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in‑house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• To hold a diploma/Degree awarded by a professional body.
• Registered as fit to practice by professional body, e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC/ HCPC as a Nurse/ Physio/OT/ Paramedic
• To be an independent non‑medical prescriber or be willing to work towards within the first 12 months.
• To have completed the physical assessment and disease management skills course (level 6)
• Evidence of Post Graduate clinical training/ development.
• Professional knowledge acquired supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to degree equivalent level.
• Specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
• Long Term Conditions modules relevant to adult patients.
• Teaching and mentoring qualification

Experience

• Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skills relevant to role.
• To display effective communication skills, communicating, sensitive and contentious information to others
• Able to evidence elements of team leadership experience.
• Demonstrates an ability to prioritise and co‑ordinate the workload of the team to ensure fairness and equality.
• Demonstrates evidence of teaching skills to a range of professionals.
• Evidence of MDT working.
• Evidence of post graduate training / experience in leadership.

Knowledge

• Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Demonstrates an ability to motivate staff by providing a positive role model.
• Able to assume additional managerial responsibility and prioritise this accordingly.
• Able to respond and adapt appropriately to changing needs of the service.
• Demonstrates competent IT and system skills.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment / management.

Experience

• Experience of working in a fast paced environment dealing with acutely unwell patients
• Demonstrate ability and experience of supporting in an evolving service

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.

Equality, Diversity and InclusionSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.

As an inclusive employer,we are here to support you.

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.

The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.

Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.

Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.

Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.

IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.

This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.

The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.

As part of our pre‑employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.

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Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.