Advanced Practitioner and Rapid Response Team Lead - London, United Kingdom - Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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1 month ago

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Advanced Practitioner and Clinical Lead

Merton Rapid Response Service.

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) - Merton


This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse, therapist or paramedic to join a crisis response service designed to reduce preventable hospital admission.

The referral source will typically be from general practice, NHS 111, A&E, ambulance services or community
- based health and social care (including care homes).

The aim of the service is to avoid unnecessary hospital admission by:

  • Providing the Merton population with an alternative to hospital admission through rapid deployment of clinical response to patients in their own homes.
  • Providing a rapid response (2hour response to referral, within operating hours) to make initial assessment and form onward plan.


The current post holder works Monday - Friday but there is flexibility with this as the service runs from including weekends and bank holidays.


The team is comprised of nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, with access to GPs, pharmacists, case managers, social services, dietitians and other specialist nursing and therapy services, all co-located at Merton Civic Centre.


  • Experience as a nonmedical prescriber, so you can support staff undertaking the V300 course and sign off their competencies.
  • Be clinically responsible for the team
  • Act as a role model
  • Be responsible for undertaking comprehensive health assessments, physical examination, and ordering tests for patients.
  • Use advanced clinical decision making and assessment skills, coordinate care planning and initiate referrals to diagnostics for appropriate tests for this population.
  • You will play a leadership role within the team and work with external stakeholders such as London Ambulance Service and Social Services to develop new ways of working and through networking increase the number of referrals from the acute and community.
  • Possession of a UK driving license and access to a vehicle for business purposes is essential.
  • A commitment to personal and service development is essential


Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours


We can offer you:


  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Single occupancy accommodation in Central London (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
  • Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career
As an NHS trust, we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.


We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

  • Be clinically and operationally responsible for the team
  • Act as a role model
  • Be responsible for undertaking comprehensive health assessments, physical examination and ordering tests for patients in Rapid Response
  • Use advanced clinical decision making and assessment skills, coordinate care planning and initiate referrals to diagnostics for appropriate tests for this population.
  • Be involved in establishing delivering and leading a comprehensive service within community services
  • You will play a leadership role within the team and work with external stakeholders such as London Ambulance Service and Social Services to develop new ways of working and through networking increase the number of referrals from the acute and community.
  • Lead on service development
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities
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