Job Introduction
Job Introduction
As a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse, you will join our valued Swanley and Rural PCN Community Nursing Team in Dartford, North Kent. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver care where it matters most, within patients’ homes and local communities. You will support patients with a wide range of health needs, helping them to remain independent and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. This is a varied and autonomous role where you will build strong relationships with patients and carers while developing your clinical skills in a community setting. Whether you are newly qualified or have previous experience, you will be supported to grow and develop within a friendly and collaborative team environment.
Package Description
You will be joining a welcoming and supportive community nursing team who are passionate about delivering high quality, patient centered care. The service encourages autonomy while ensuring you feel fully supported, making it an excellent environment for nurses looking to develop their community career. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:
- NHS Agenda for Change Band 5 salary with an NHS pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions, plus a 5% high cost area allowance
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
- Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
- Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
- Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our ‘Outstanding’ Learning Enterprise team
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organization where the majority of our rated services hold ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings from the Care Quality Commission
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. The service operates 7 days a week between 8am and 8pm, so flexibility is required.
Main Responsibilities
In this role, you will deliver high quality nursing care to patients in their own homes and community settings. You will work both independently and alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to assess, plan and deliver care that meets the needs of each individual. You will support patients with a range of acute and long-term conditions, promoting independence and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. This is an opportunity to develop your clinical skills while working in a more personal, patient-focused environment. You will also play an important role in communicating with families, carers and partner agencies, ensuring coordinated and effective care delivery. Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering safe, effective and compassionate nursing care in the community
- Assessing patient needs and contributing to care planning
- Monitoring patient progress and escalating concerns where appropriate
- Supporting patients and carers with information and advice
- Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and external partners
- Maintaining accurate and up to date clinical records
- Contributing to service improvement and quality care delivery
Person Specification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin (Adult)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Good organizational skills and ability to manage your workload
- A caring and patient-focused approach
- Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Experience within a community or primary care setting
- Experience working with patients with long-term conditions
- Understanding of admission avoidance and community-based care
Other requirements
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Newly qualified nurses are encouraged to apply, and you will be supported through our structured and highly regarded Preceptorship Programme.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks
