Job summary
We are seeking a Nurse or Paramedic to join our team! NHS@Home is an innovative service, providing care for people who are acutely unwell in their own homes across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. It offers an alternative to hospital and helps people return home from hospital more quickly. The service uses a mixture of face‑to‑face visits, telephone calls, and remote monitoring through digital technology to help people recover safely in the comfort of their own homes. NHS@Home has pathways covering a wide range of conditions, including frailty, respiratory, heart failure, OPAT, infection, and general surgical recovery. Our team provides a wide range of acute healthcare treatments within the home, in addition to monitoring health conditions and vital signs for deterioration. The service is run in partnership between Sirona Care & Health, North Bristol Trust, University Hospitals Bristol, and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
"Knowing I was being discharged into the care of the NHS@Home respiratory service made the world of difference to me - I felt very reassured by the fact that the respiratory team was monitoring me so frequently it helped me feel safer and less afraid." – N.L., service user
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical face‑to‑face and virtual monitoring and assessment of patients in the @home service, advising on care and treatment and reporting changes in patient condition as required in line with local protocols and guidance.
- Provide acute care to patients (in their homes) with complex and specialist needs in the community across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset.
- Work alongside the multidisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans.
- Assess the health and psychosocial needs of the patient within the hospital and community setting.
- Plan and implement treatment and use a wide range of service to meet their needs.
- Utilise a wide range of clinical skills to support the ongoing management of patients in their home environment, e.g. comprehensive health assessment, observations, venepuncture, ECG, bladder scanning and wound care.
- Communicate effectively, network and liaise to ensure high‑quality responsive, safe, efficient and compassionate care for patients, carers, and families.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Degree qualification or equivalent
- NMC Registration
- Willingness to undertake training required for the role
Skills / Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance processes with examples
- Ability to carry out complex health assessments, including venepuncture, observations, bladder scanning, ECG & wound care
- Ability and evidence to use Microsoft packages including Outlook, MS Teams, Excel and electronic patient records
- Experience & ability to work autonomously
- Experience & ability to understand knowledge base and to escalate if needed
- Evidence of continuous personal/professional development
- Adaptability and flexibility for effective time management within conflicting priorities
Desirable
- Experience of training and supporting others
- Experience of digital consultations
- Experience of community care
- Experience of using EMIS
- Patient Assessment & Clinical Reasoning Course or similar
Other
Essential
- Full driving licence
- Use of own car with business insurance and ability to travel regularly across the BNSSG area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Date posted
20 July 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full‑time, Flexible working
Reference number
083-8156408-SL
Job locations
John Milton Clinic, Crow Lane, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7DP, United Kingdom
Contact details
NHS@home Hub Manager, Jenny Allam, jenny.allam@nhs.net, 07920776275
Nhs@Home Nurse Or Paramedic in Bristol employer: SIRONA CARE & HEALTH C.I.C.
Sirona care & health is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive environment for Clinical Psychologists to thrive in their careers while making a meaningful impact on the lives of adults with learning disabilities. With a strong emphasis on professional development, including access to training and a dedicated CPD budget, employees can enhance their therapeutic skills in a collaborative, multidisciplinary setting across the beautiful regions of Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
Contact Details:
SIRONA CARE & HEALTH C.I.C. Recruitment Team
