About this role
Job summary Were looking for Band 5 Community Nurses tojoin our North Kent Community Nursing Service Swale, with a base at Sheppey Community Hospital,to help us continue to change things for the better. The community nursing team works across Sheppey, Sittingbourne and outlying villages. If you feel you are committed to delivering excellent holistic patient centred care this could be the job for you. You will also be supported when you first start in your role by managers, colleagues and our TLE department to complete all your training and to show you the ropes of the job! Your learning and development in the role will also be supported through our dedication to regular team meetings to share best practice and weekly one to ones with managers. You will also be provided with the latest equipment to allow you to provide the clinical standards of the highest quality. We also continue to thrive in our environment to excel in the CQC domains. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
Main duties of the job As a Community Nurse you will care for patients and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work to help us continue to change things for the better. We feel passionate that everyone should feel valued when they come into contact with our organisation. You will put to use your strong communication and organisation skills, along with a flexible approach, to ensure you deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey. Youll care for patients and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work to help us continue to change things for the better. We feel passionate that everyone should feel valued when they come into contact with our organisation, whether that's you, someone we care for or the wider community we operate in.
About us HCRG Care Group provides an excellent community nursing service in North Kent, with a base at Sheppey Community Hospital. The North Kent Community Nursing Service Swale covers areas such as Sheppey, Sittingbourne, and surrounding villages. With a commitment to transforming health and care for the better, the organisation values holistic, patient-centered care and the development of its staff. HCRG Care Group supports its community nurses with comprehensive training, the latest clinical equipment, and regular team meetings. A part of HCRG Care Group, the team enjoys numerous rewards and benefits, focusing on continuous improvement motivated by a strong organisational purposeto change lives through improved health and care quality standards.
Job description Job responsibilities
Were looking for Band 5 Community Nurses tojoin our North KentCommunity Nursing Service Swale, with a base at Sheppey Community Hospital,to help us continue to change things for the better. The community nursing team works acrossSheppey, Sittingbourne and outlying villages.
If you feel you are committed to delivering excellent holistic patient centred care this could be the job for you.
You will also be supported when you first start in your role by managers, colleagues and our TLE department to complete all your training and to show you the ropes of the job! Your learning and development in the role will also be supported through our dedication to regular team meetings to share best practice and weekly one to ones with managers. You will also be provided with the latest equipment to allow you to provide the clinical standards of the highest quality. We also continue to thrive in our environment to excel in the CQC domains.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
Main Responsibilities: As aCommunity Nurseyou willcare forpatientsand their families in the way thatyou believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing bestpractice, and actively improving the way we work to help us continue to change things for the better. We feel passionate that everyone should feel valued when they come into contact with our organisation, whether that's you, someone we care for or the wider community we operate in.
You will put to use your strongcommunication and organisation skills, along with a flexible approach, to ensureyou deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of theirhealthcare journey.
Youll care forpatientsand their families in the way thatyou believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing bestpractice, and actively improving the way we work to help us continue to change things for the better. We feel passionate that everyone should feel valued when they come into contact with our organisation, whether that's you, someone we care for or the wider community we operate in.
Ideal Candidate: You will be aNMC/1stlevel registered Nurse, you will have the ability to work both independentlyand alsoas part of a wider multidisciplinary team. It is expected that youshould have strongcommunication and organisation skills and a flexible approach which will ensureyou deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of theirhealthcare journey.
You will have a full UK driving license with access to a car for work purposes.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
Package Description: As aBand 5 Community Nurse, youll be part of our valued team at Sheppey Community Hospital in Sheerness.
You will feel valued as a Community Nursewithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
AFC Band 5with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salarywith evidence provided) Plentiful on site-parking Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC/1st level registered Nurse, strong communication and organisation skills, flexible approach, full UK driving license with access to a car for work purposes, confident using IT systems and demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Sheerness
ME12 3LT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)