Band 7 - Nurse/Paramedic - Islington Urgent Response

Job overview

The post holder will work in the Islington Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (RRVW) team which is part of the wider multi-agency Islington Urgent Care Response service which supports hospital discharges and admission avoidance.

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 ho...