About this role
Job summary <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">We have an exciting opportunity for a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Band 4 Associate Practitioner</strong> to join our dedicated team on <strong style="font-weight:700;">Sapphire Ward</strong> at Gravesham Community Hospital.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality care to patients in a rehabilitation setting, following national and local priorities, Trust policies, and Nursing & Midwifery Council standards. <strong style="font-weight:700;">This role requires NMC registration</strong> and is ideal for someone with health or social care experience who is ready to develop their clinical skills, work as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, and make a genuine difference to patient outcomes.</p>
Main duties of the job <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a Band 4 Associate Practitioner you will be:</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;">Deliver patient care in accordance with Trust policies, procedures, and professional standards as delegated by the Nurse in charge</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Undertake technical nursing tasks such as dressings, glucose monitoring, and other delegated clinical procedures</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Assist with patient assessments and implement care plans set by the Registered Nurse</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Accurately document all care provided using EMIS and ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Recognise and report changes in patient condition promptly to the Nurse in charge</p></li><li style="font
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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.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description Job responsibilities <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">You will feel valued as a Band 4 Associate Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;">A salary of ££27,674 with group pension</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Free tea and coffee at your base location</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">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</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">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</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">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</li></ul> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">We are 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;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">Is NMC registered</strong> and committed to maintaining professional standards</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Has previous experience in a health or social care setting (rehabilitation experience desirable)</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Can work well within a team but also organise their own workload without direct supervision</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-focused approach</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Is flexible to work across a seven-day rota</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Is competent in IT systems and willing to learn EMIS</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Can undertake a range of clinical skills, with desirable experience in venepuncture, catheter care, stoma care, and wound management</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Can assess patient needs and implement care under the direction of a Registered Nurse</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Can cope with occasional exposure to distressing or emotional situations while maintaining professionalism</p></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;display:unset;">Is committed to personal and professional development</p></li></ul>
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Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0DG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)