Band 5 Rapid Response Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Dartford is seeking a Band 5 Nurse to join the Rapid Response team. The role involves managing referrals, providing high-quality care to clients in their homes, and supporting a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must hold an NMC registration and have strong communication skills. This full-time position offers various rewards including a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and access to mental health support services.

Benefits

NHS Pension and Agenda for Change terms

5% High Area Cost Allowance

Membership of My Reward Hub

Access to wages as earned

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Continuing professional development opportunities

Innovation funding for ideas

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Qualifications

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Full UK driving license with access to a car for work purposes.
• Experience in a community setting or ward-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage referrals and caseload for the Rapid Response pathway.
• Assist the Team Leader and provide high-quality nursing care.
• Contribute to holistic assessment and delivery of care to patients.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Flexible approach

Confidence using IT systems

Education

NMC/1st level registered Nurse

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Were looking for Band 5 Nurses tojoin our North Kent Rapid Response Servicewith a base at Livingstone Hospital, Dartford, to help us continue to change things for the better. The Rapid responseteam works across7 days a week from 8am - 8pm.

Are you a student looking to take your first step into healthcare? HCRG Care Group have been awarded a Quality Mark for our Nursing Preceptorship programme, demonstrating that we meet the NHSE preceptorship framework gold standard so, why not let us support you through our programme?

We are looking for nurses who have experience within a community setting or a ward based environment.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will:

• Manage referrals and caseload, for a7 day per week Rapid Response pathway
• Assist the Team Leader in running a team, deputizing for the Team Leader in their absence.
• Actively work as a member of the Rapid Response Pathway to provide high quality nursing care to clients within a community setting, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting hospital discharges.
• Be responsible for contributing to the holistic assessment, planning delivery and evaluation of care to patients within their own homes.
• Implement, monitor and maintain high standards of care delivery at all times.
• Care for patientsand their families in the way thatyou believe is best.
• Deliver our high service standards, sharing bestpractice, and actively improving the way we work.

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

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.

As a Band 5 Rapid Response Nurse, youll be part of our valued team based at Livingstone Hospital, Dartford.

You will feel valued as a Band 5 Rapid Response Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• AFC Band 5 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
• 5% High Area Cost Allowance
• 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.
• 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.
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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.