Band 5 Community Nurse

Integrated Care System; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider in Sheerness is seeking a Band 5 Community Nurse. In this role, you'll deliver high-quality care and support to patients within the community. The ideal candidate will have an RGN qualification, strong communication skills, and experience with IT systems. Benefits include a competitive AFC Band 5 salary, NHS pension, and access to various wellness resources. Join a team passionate about transforming health and care services.

Benefits

Competitive salary and NHS Pension

Access to discounts through My Reward Hub

Online and face-to-face mental health support

Career development opportunities

Free tea, coffee, and milk at workplace

Qualifications

• You must possess a valid RGN qualification.
• Experience in community nursing is preferred.
• A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle are essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high service standards in patient care.
• Work within a 7-day service model to accommodate varying shifts.
• Actively contribute to improving community health services.

Skills

RGN qualification

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Confident using IT systems

Education

Nursing qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Are you a motivated and caringRegistered Nursebased in the Kent area and passionate about the rehabilitation of the patients in your care? We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our friendly and welcoming Community Nursing Team in Sheppey.

Would you like to work for an organisation where more than 9 out of every ten 10 of the people who use services would recommend them?

If you are newly qualified, why not let us support you with our forward-thinking Preceptorship scheme that we have just beenawarded a Quality Mark for?This is a mixture of face to face, e-Learning and workshop based learning to support your development in your chosen career pathway.

We have a full time 37.5 hours per week, and a part time 30 hours per week role available. As aBand 5 Community nurse you will work with the friendly team in7 day service, working within the hours of 8am-8pm. Example shifts are as follows: 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm and 12pm-8pm.

Main duties of the job

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.

A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were 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 doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed 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 responsibilities

We're looking forBand 5 Nurseswith an RGN qualification and license to practice, to join our community nursing team. Whether you are newly qualified or looking to put your NMC registration to use, you could be the perfect fit for our team!

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.

As a Band 5 Community Nurse, youll be part of our valued team based in Sheppey, North Kent.

You will feel valued as a Community Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• AFC Band 5salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• 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

General Requirements

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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.