B7 Community Matron/Paramedic Haringey Urgent Response Services

B7 Community Matron/Paramedic Haringey Urgent Response Services

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Community Matron/Paramedic Haringey Urgent Response Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: Some out of hours and weekend working on a rolling rota Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (there will be weekend and out of hours working) Job ref 220-WHT-8300443

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Haringey Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response Team Town London Salary £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

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The post holder will proactively manage a caseload of patients requiring complex case management in order to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge to improve patient health outcomes. Patients requiring case management in the H@H AND UCR Service will be identified by case-finding in the Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit, Accident and Emergency Department, Whittington Health wards, North Middlesex Hospital A&E, ULCH @home, LAS, Care Homes, Community Nurses and via GP referral.

Patientswillbeidentifiedasnot requiring hospitaladmission butneedhighacuityCommunity support to go home safely.

Working autonomously, the post holder will have continuing responsibility for proactively monitoring and managing patients on the caseload. The post holder will be expected to develop skills in physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and nurse independentprescribing and use these both in the community and ambulatory care centre setting. Using these skills will assist in the recognition of early symptoms of disease exacerbation, acute illness and injuries. The post holder will be expected to co‑ordinate care and navigate the patient through pathways across the primary, secondary care interface, including the prevention of unnecessary admissions, facilitating appropriate ones through in‑reach case finding in both the hospital settings also via Community referral.

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate the early discharge of patients from the Whittington Health and NMUH inpatient wards and complete their recovery in the home environment by working collaboratively with the AEC Consultant.
• Be aware of and utilise appropriate resources within the H@H AND UCR team and in the provision of total patient care. Managing the team on a day-to-day basis, supporting junior staff with decision making and skills development.
• Undertake a comprehensive baseline assessment for each identified patient in conjunction with the AEC consultant, patient, relatives, carers and patient care team.
• Use the assessment to agree and implement a patient held personalised plan of care to be agreed with the patient, relatives and carers and the patient care team.
• Ensure that there are effective communications with other agencies about care plans to support patients at home.
• Undertake prescribing as required and to ensure that medications are reviewed and highlight possible interactions and changes
• Perform and document examinations to support proactive monitoring of chronic diseases and identification of early symptoms of exacerbation and liaise with the MDT
• Work with the AEC consultant, ward consultants and/ or General Practitioner and patient care team to facilitate this and reduce hospital admission.
• Lead by personal example of best infection control practice at all times.

Working for our organisation

Whittington values

Our values underpin everything we do. Our staff are committed to delivering the following values in everything they do.

Our ICARE values have been created by our staff and are embedded in our appraisal and planning processes and form part of our staff excellence awards.

All staff have a responsibility to contribute to a reduction in the organisation's carbon footprint. You should actively encourage others through your own actionsto reduce their contribution to carbon emissions. Thisincludes switching off electrical appliances that are not in use, turning down heating, closing windows, switching off lights and reporting carbon waste.

Security

It is the responsibility of all employees to work within the security policies and procedures of the Whittington Health NHS Trust to protect the patients, staff and visitors and the property of the Trust. This duty applies to the specific work area of the individual and the Hospital in general. All staff are required to wear official identification badges.

Whittington Health promotes a No Smoking Policy as part of employee’s healthy living style. You will be required to work within the framework of this policy. Smoking is not permitted within Whittington Health premises.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN/RN (Adult)
• Physical / Systematic Assessment qualification or working towards

Skills

• Advanced physical Assessment qualification or willingness to work towards
• Community Nursing skills, or willingness to expand field of knowledge and practice

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years as Community Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Nurse Practitioner
• Experience liaising/ referral to MDT and external health and social care agencies
• Experience in either Acute medical ward, Emergency or Urgent Care setting

Personal Qualities

• Professional attitude
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Able to lead and manage change
• Possess vision and commitment to the organisation

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our processes –

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
• Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information –

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre‑employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Felix Morris Job title Operational Lead - Haringey Urgent Response Team Email address felix.morris1@nhs.net

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