Urgent Community Response Bromley Hospital at Home Staff Nurse

Bromley Healthcare CIC Ltd; Bromley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

Urgent Community Response Bromley Hospital at Home Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8-8pm) Job ref 848-BHC-062-26

Site Central Court Town Orpington Salary £35,763 - £43,466 Inclusive of HCAS per annum pro rota Salary period Yearly Closing 01/03/2026 23:59

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Urgent Community Response Bromley

Hospital at Home Staff Nurse - Band 5

£34,521 - £41,956 Inclusive of HCAS per annum pro rota

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8-8pm)

Bromley Hospital at Home is a new integrated service delivered through Bromley Healthcare and One Bromley partners for avoiding acute hospital attendances and admissions while also supporting patients’ early discharge from acute hospital beds.

The service provides diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients in their usual place of residence using both face to face and virtual care in the London Borough of Bromley. Operating 7 days per week 8am to 8pm. Referrals are accepted to the service, from the Acute Trust - Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) & Bromley Healthcare Urgent Community Response - Rapid Response Team.

One Bromley, the place-based partnership of health, care and third sector organisations in Bromley has significant ambitions for the service.

Joining this service now provides the unique opportunity to help shape and develop the service both as it starts to operate at scale and as it continuously develops over the coming years.

Proposed interview date week commencing 9th March 2026

Main duties of the job

• To comply with the duties placed on employees by the Bromley Healthcare’s Health and Safety Policy and Related Procedures and to act in accordance with all instruction, information and training supplied in relation to those duties.
• Such other duties as requested, compatible with the post, which may arise from time to time and flexibility to support the services within UCR.
• Observe confidentiality of records and health information at all times and be aware of and practice the principles of the Data Protection Act of 1984, as this applies to computerised information.
• To undertake appropriate training to meet individual developmental needs within the role.
• Undertake the measurement and evaluation of work and current practices as directed by team lead as part of the clinical audit programme.

To participate in achievement of service objectives to demonstrate productivity, performance and effectiveness

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.

Salary is dependent on NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

Excellent benefits package available, including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. We are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake a focussed person-centred approach, ensuring quality standard and delivery of care for patients.
• To develop safe clinical skills in community setting to proactively manage very high intensity users of health and social care services, with multiple co-morbidities and pharmacy, social, medical and nursing needs and who are at risk of hospital admission.
• To undertake nursing procedure as indicated for example, catheterisation, monitoring of vital signs and review of symptoms, phlebotomy, IV therapy and cannulation in the patient’s home.
• To proactively monitor and manage a patient caseload with sound clinical autonomous decisions about patient care, and seek support from colleagues as appropriate.
• To confer, as appropriate and work with the patient's GP, BHC GP/Consultant, Head of Hospital at Home, Operational Manager, ANP, ACP and/or Out of Hours GPs to ensure there is robust communication around clinical issues as indicated.
• To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care, and communicate information, sensitively, requiring empathy and reassurance, to patients and carers.
• To actively seeking GP/ Consultant to review polypharmacy and other medication issues in accordance with the Department of Health, Professional and organisational guidelines.
• To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team working to support the common goal of safe, efficient care delivery closer to the patients’ homes.
• To empower patients and their families through appropriate support and education.
• To utilise formal and informal reporting mechanisms, including electronic and handwritten reporting, to ensure effective internal and external communications and to ensure all documentation is accurate and professional.
• Fully support the use of EMIS mobile and provide contemporaneous clinical records.
• To continuously challenge practice, ensuring a sound evidence base, thus meeting clinical governance requirements.
• Promote multidisciplinary team working to provide rapid crisis intervention, with the common goal of safe, efficient care to people in their own homes.
• Support the Operational Manager in delivering the UCR KPIs and ensure that capacity is maintained, and timelines are managed at times of escalation.

To contribute to partnership working with Acute Trust GP’s, Nursing/Residential home staff and other health care professionals within Bromley Healthcare, Social Services and voluntary agencies to promote an anticipatory care planning

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree Adult Nursing
• Degree/Masters

Professional registration

• NMC registration

Experience

• Actively involved in clinical supervision
• Experience of working in/with a multi-disciplinary team
• Acute or relevant nursing experience
• Knowledge of Hospital at home and Virtual wards
• Working in an Intermediate Care setting.

Skills

• To have organisational skills such as delegation, prioritisation and negotiation.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Car driver with clean current UK licence and access to a vehicle to use for work
• Competent to administer intravenous drugs
• Cannulation and phlebotomy skills.
• Qualified & competent to carry out male/female including suprapubic catheterisation
• Knowledge of the Management of patients with Heart failure with fluid overload
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Report writing skills
• Understanding of Research & Development.
• An understanding of Change Management.

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

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.