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Nurse Practitioner
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR694-26
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kennedy House
Town
Clacton-On-Sea
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
21/09/2026

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Crisis Reponses (UCRS)

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of  ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse Prescriber looking for your next challenge?

The Urgent Community Response Service (UCRS) at ESNEFT is seeking a highly motivated and skilled nurse to join our dynamic and innovative team. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality urgent care in patients' homes and care home settings, helping people receive the right care at the right time while avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions.

Working within our multidisciplinary team, you will use your advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, prescribe, treat and manage patients with a wide range of urgent healthcare needs. No two days are the same, making this an ideal role for an experienced clinician who thrives on autonomy, clinical decision-making and providing outstanding patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

As a Nurse Practitioner within UCRS, you will:

  • Undertake rapid response assessments within two hours of referral.
  • Assess, diagnose and manage urgent and complex clinical presentations in community settings.
  • Independently prescribe appropriate treatments and interventions.
  • Deliver short-term, intensive support to prevent hospital admission and facilitate recovery at home.
  • Manage patients with frailty, multiple long-term conditions, acute deterioration and palliative or end-of-life care needs.
  • Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
  • Work collaboratively with GPs, therapists, community teams, social care and acute services.
  • Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical leadership within the team. 

 A car driver is essential. 

Working for our organisation

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?v=GkPu7HphU8A 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse recorded on NMC register
  • Professional knowledge and skills underpinned by theory and experience, acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training, experience in specialist field
  • Evidence of ongoing CPD
  • Non-medical prescriber

Skills/abilities

Essential criteria
  • Work as part of an integrated team
  • Supervise the delivery of care to patients presenting with a range of urgent care conditions
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to manage a team
  • Work independently using own initiative
  • Use Word, PowerPoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
  • Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Sound knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
  • Excellent knowledge of a range of advanced therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.
  • Excellent knowledge of the current evidence-based practice.
  • Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of ESNEFT strategic direction

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience working with relevant care group
  • Competencies relevant to care group
  • Experience of managing complex and/or highly specialist cases
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing and supervising the work of others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kelly Carrington
Job title
Operational Lead for UCRs
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07919527725
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