Job summary
- Main area
- Community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 331-C18270825
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness Rapid Response
- Town
- Barrow-In-Furness
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Rapid Response Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Furness Rapid Response are looking for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team in the community.
We are seeking a hardworking, dynamic, proactive, individual to join our well established multi disciplinary team.
You will support the delivery of the urgent community response standard which aims to provide a 2-hour crisis response to patients who are acutely unwell within our local community to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. As well as working within the newly established Virtual Wards.
This is can be a challenging role , every day is different but exciting and rewarding.
Main duties of the job
The role requires fantastic communication skills, creative thinking and working proactively and collaboratively with others to ensure a high standard of care is delivered.
The role requires undertaking holistic assessments sometimes in complex and challenging situations to develop and deliver robust programmes of care for patients and carers. This is an exciting time to work in the community. The community is advancing and developing the urgent care response to prevent un-necessary hospital admissions.
You must be able to use your own initiative, work under pressure, keep to deadlines and have excellent nursing, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. You should be flexible and able to work as part of a team.
We will provide a programme of induction and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.
With patient centred care as your main focus, you will deliver our core values, eg respect, empathy, consideration, compassion and dignity.
You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated team who are friendly and approachable. The team works flexibly together to maintain support for each other and to meet our service delivery.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Band 5 Registered Nurse adult branch
Desirable criteria
- teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- COPD module
Experience
Essential criteria
- post registration education and experience
- scope of professional practice
- clinical supervision
- reflective practice
- experience in primary health care team
- computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- experience of clinical audit
skills ability and knowledge
Essential criteria
- effective time management
- ability to work under pressure
- experience of discharge planning
- clinical assessment skills
Desirable criteria
- awareness of current national and local NHS activity in acute and primary care
- IV therapy and cannulation skills
- organisational skills
- venepuncture skills
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- good interpersonal skills
- team orientated
- proactive
- innovative
- car driver /owner
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sandra Cannon
- Job title
- Team Lead Furness Rapid Response
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229 404480
- Additional information
Contact Christopher Wilson or Sandy Cannon for further information.
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