About the Role
Are you an experienced Nurse or Matron who would like to join our dynamic team? We are seeking an ambitious, motivated, compassionate and experienced Band 7 nurse to support the changing face of community health care. As part of the Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward initiative, your role will be essential in providing and leading efficient, integrated, urgent care to our patients with care and respect.
Part of this role will include covering our EEAST Ambulance Stack and supporting patients who have called for an ambulance where appropriate.
These posts are for either our North (Bedford) locality or our Mid (Flitwick/Shefford/Biggleswade) locality. Preference will be asked at interview.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as part of the Rapid Response team predominantly on Unplanned Care to triage and assess referrals into the service.
- Accountable for initial history taking, clinical assessment, triage, prescribing (NMP qualification is essential for this role), and onward referral.
- Flexible to cross‑cover demand in planned care.
- Through face‑to‑face patient visits, undertake a full holistic assessment, plan care with the patient at the centre and undertake physical examination of the patient with undifferentiated conditions.
- Work closely with other members of the MDT and partners to formulate a management plan that will support the patient to remain in the community.
- Deputise for the Service Manager as required to ensure Unplanned Care pathways are delivered to a high standard.
Qualifications
Essential: NMP qualification. Band 7 nurse with experience in community health care.
Values & Mission
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Friday 24 Apr 2026.
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