Job Introduction
Job Introduction
As a Band 5 Ward Nurse, you will join our friendly and supportive team on Harty Ward at Sheppey Community Hospital. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to patients as they recover, rehabilitate and regain independence. Harty Ward provides a calm, patient focused environment where you can deliver high quality, holistic care. You will work closely with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, building strong relationships with patients and their families while supporting them through their recovery journey. Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced nurse, you will be supported to grow and develop in a role where your skills and ideas are truly valued.
Package Description
You will be joining a welcoming and collaborative ward team who are passionate about delivering safe, high quality care. The team takes pride in supporting each other, sharing knowledge and creating a positive working environment where everyone can thrive. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:
- NHS Agenda for Change Band 5 salary with an NHS pension
- 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 eLearning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team
- A structured and highly regarded Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified nurses, recently awarded a Quality Mark
- An open, just culture where you are encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organization where the majority of our services are rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
We currently have one part time position available at 22.5 hours per week.
Main Responsibilities
In this role, you will deliver high quality, patient centered care on a busy but supportive community hospital ward. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, ensuring patients receive safe and effective treatment throughout their stay. You will play a key role in supporting patients with their rehabilitation and recovery, encouraging independence and helping them prepare to return home or to a more independent setting. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will see the direct impact of your care. Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, you will communicate effectively, contribute to care planning and ensure a positive experience for patients and their families. Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering safe, effective and compassionate patient care
- Assessing, planning and evaluating individual care needs
- Maintaining accurate and up to date patient records
- Supporting patients and careers with clear information and guidance
- Promoting a safe, clean and well organized clinical environment
- Building positive working relationships with colleagues across the team
- Working in line with NMC standards and professional guidelines
This is a 24 hour service, so flexibility to work a range of shifts including nights and weekends is essential.
Person Specification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin
- A passion for delivering high quality patient centered care
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail
- Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Experience within a ward or community hospital setting
- An interest in rehabilitation and supporting patients to regain independence
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment
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