Urgent Community Response (UCR) Nurse/Paramedic

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Urgent Community Response (UCR) Nurse/Paramedic

The closing date is 12 November 2026

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Job summary

Are you an experienced and motivated healthcare professional looking to make a real difference in your community? Join our dynamic and supportive Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Ward (VW) team! We are seeking aBand 6 Practitioner to provide rapid assessments and interventions, helping to keep people safe and supported in their own homes, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions.

As part of the Urgent Community Response service, you'll work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care to patients in crisis, responding within a 2-hour timeframe. This role is fast-paced, rewarding, and essential to delivering integrated, patient-centred care in the community. Our team also supports clinical delivery of the Virtual Wards (Hospital@Home) service, providing clinical management to patients with acute illnesses within the place they call home, rather than in a hospital bed.

All applicants must hold a full UK driving license and have use of a car.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced Registered Nurse in Adult Nursing or a HCPC registered Paramedic who will work across the UCR/VW services. We would encourage applications from professionals with high level clinical skills, knowledge and experience in a constantly evolving environment.

As a Band 6 urgent community response practitioner you will:

• Provide rapid assessment, intervention, and care to patients experiencing an acute illness or sudden deterioration in their health within the community.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to create individualized care plans, ensuring a holistic approach to patient care.
• Act quickly and effectively to stabilize patients and arrange necessary treatments, referrals, or hospital admissions when needed.
• Work closely with GPs, social care, and community services to provide seamless care and maintain patients' independence at home.
• Lead and support junior staff, offering guidance and supervision as needed.
• Take part in the development and implementation of clinical protocols, ensuring the highest standards of care are met.

The team works 7 days a week covering shifts between 8:00 until 22:00. You will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

374-KN380

Job locations

Eastbourne District General Hospital

kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2DU

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• RN first level nurse (Adults)
• Registered with HCPC/Paramedic 1st level degree
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development to diploma level in a relevant area of specialist practice

Desirable

• Community Nursing Qualification / Nurse Practitioner Qualification
• Trained to interpret microbiology and pathology results
• Case Management

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in either an acute or community environment
• Good understanding of working in partnership with statutory and non statutory agencies to support patient centred care
• Multi-disciplinary and multi agency working
• Proven extensive experience of working with adults/older people

Desirable

• Experience in a Community setting, or gateway area
• Experience of working between other health and social care organisations /settings
• Ability to interpret blood results

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• RN first level nurse (Adults)
• Registered with HCPC/Paramedic 1st level degree
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development to diploma level in a relevant area of specialist practice

Desirable

• Community Nursing Qualification / Nurse Practitioner Qualification
• Trained to interpret microbiology and pathology results
• Case Management

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in either an acute or community environment
• Good understanding of working in partnership with statutory and non statutory agencies to support patient centred care
• Multi-disciplinary and multi agency working
• Proven extensive experience of working with adults/older people

Desirable

• Experience in a Community setting, or gateway area
• Experience of working between other health and social care organisations /settings
• Ability to interpret blood results

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne District General Hospital

kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne District General Hospital

kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager UCR and Virtual Ward

Funmi Chukwurah

[email protected]

07811042324

Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

374-KN380

Job locations

Eastbourne District General Hospital

kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2DU

United Kingdom

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