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Job summary <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Are you passionate about supporting people with respiratory conditions to live well in the community?</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Were looking for a Band 6 Respiratory Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team across Dartford, Gravesend and Swanley, North Kent. In this role, youll deliver high-quality, evidence-based respiratory nursing care to patients with chronic respiratory conditions, helping to improve quality of life, promote independence, prevent avoidable hospital admissions, and support timely discharge from acute services.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Youll work closely with senior clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, and primary care colleagues, contributing to proactive case management and health promotion initiatives aligned with neighbourhood and community care models.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Your base will be Livingstone Hospital, Dartford, with regular travel across Dartford, Gravesend and Swanley. As this is a community-based role, a UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes is essential.</p>
Main duties of the job <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a Band 6 Community Respiratory Nurse, you will:</p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Manage a defined caseload of patients with chronic respiratory conditions such as COPD and asthma, under the guidance of senior clinicians</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Undertake holistic patient assessments, deliver agreed clinical interventions, and support patients with self-management plans</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Monitor patient progress and escalate concerns appropriately to support admission avoidance and early discharge</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Provide respiratory education and health promotion to patients, carers, and colleagues</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across community, primary, and acute ca
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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.
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Job description Job responsibilities <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a Band 6 Respiratory Nurse, youll be part of our valued North Kent team (Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley), receiving access to a wide range of rewards and benefits, including:</p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases, cashback, and vouchers</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Access to your wages as you earn them, helping to cover lifes emergencies</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Online and face-to-face support for your mental and physical wellbeing, including counselling, legal, debt and life management advice</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and CPD opportunities through our <em>Outstanding</em> Learning and Development team, The Learning Enterprise</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">An open, just culture where youre encouraged to share ideas and contribute to service improvement</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">The pride of working for an organisation committed to high clinical and quality standards, with the majority of services rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC</p></li></ul> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Were looking for someone who:</p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Is a Registered Nurse with a valid NMC registration</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Has post-registration respiratory nursing experience, ideally within a community or long-term conditions setting</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Demonstrates evidence of continuing professional development in respiratory care</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Has a good working knowledge of respiratory conditions such as COPD and asthma, and relevant clinical guidelines</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Is confident carrying out respiratory assessments and supporting oxygen therapy under protocol</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Has strong communication skills and a compassionate, patient-centred approach</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Is motivated to develop specialist skills, with support from senior clinicians</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">A UK driving licence and access to a car is essential due to the community nature of the role.</p>
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Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1SA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)