Urgent Community Response Nurse/Paramedic: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best service possible to patients?

Do you want to help deliver care to people in their homes in the Inner London Boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham with an opportunity to work with a supportive skilled team and develop yourself to provide admission avoidance care?

Make a difference to those who require rapid response in their own homes – with enthusiasm, energy and passion – we are looking for Band 6Registered Nurses and Paramedics who have experience in community or tertiary services and want to continue developing as independent practitioners.

We are currently recruiting for the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham (in partnership with West London NHS Trust)

Please note interviews will be face to face only.

Main duties of the job

Due to an opportunity to grow our teams we are aiming to recruit the best team players who will be passionate about providing care, proactive, engaged and committed to delivering an excellent standard of care in the home to those in need.

Community experience is not essential but applicants will need to demonstrate the Trust core Values and that they understand the role of urgent community response and issues involved in working in people’s own homes, working alone and being able to work outside of regular working hours, weekends, public holidays and face to face visits will be essential.

This position will require you to visit various locations throughout the London Boroughs of H&F, K&C and Westminster. We run a seven-day service and our working hours are 8 am until 10 pm, 365 day per year.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Registered Nurse [NMC]/Paramedic/HCPC – current registration
• Evidence of ongoing and recent post-registration training and education.

Desirable

• Accredited post-registration qualification in long-term condition management and/or physical assessment skills – desirable
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning

Experience

Essential

• Post-registration clinical experience in either acute (A&E, ICU) or UCR similar community setting
• Proven ability to prioritise, manage own patients and undertaking complex assessments autonomously
• Community nursing experience
• Experience of participating in Clinical supervision
• Evidence of innovation in practice

Desirable

• Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals (desirable)
• Experience of undertaking complex assessments and providing care to people with long-term conditions
• Experience in managing, auditing and evaluating clinical nursing services

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge across a range of patient conditions, including frailty, medical/surgical/cardiac – acute on chronic illness.
• Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures, risk assessment and personal accountability
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes, risk assessment and personal accountability

Skills / Aptitude

Essential

• Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
• Ability to communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing
• Ability to adapt to changing needs of service
• Able to manage difficult situations

Desirable

• Advanced patient assessment skills or working on and developing these skills (desirable)

Closing Date: 14 August 2026