Band 6 – Community Urgent Care – Kent

Athona Ltd; Deal, Margate; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare recruitment is looking for dedicated Community Nurses to join their team. This role offers the chance to make a real difference in patient care within the community, working flexible hours that can be tailored to your schedule. With a focus on building professional relationships, this opportunity provides not only competitive pay rates but also a supportive environment with 24/7 assistance. If you have a passion for nursing and want to work in a dynamic setting, this is the perfect chance to advance your career while helping those in need.

Benefits

Negotiable excellent rates of pay

Weekly payroll

24/7 out of hours support

CPD accredited

Industry-leading revalidation and appraisal support

Exclusive discount codes

Referral scheme – receive up to £200 for Nurses recommendation

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months NHS experience within the UK required.
• Full NMC registration and Enhanced DBS needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based nursing care for NHS Trust patients.
• Respond to patient referrals within 2 hours as part of a team.

Skills

Wound care

Catheter care

Palliative care

Holistic assessment

Medication administration

Insulin administration/management

Advanced clinical assessment skills

Experience in acute and ED departments

Liaise with GP to initiate antibiotic treatment

IV skills with administration and cannulation

Knowledgeable with ECG, bladder scans/I-stat machine, and the CRP machine phlebotomy

Car driver

Able to use RIO

Education

Full NMC registration

Enhanced DBS for Adult and Child

Job description

Job title: Band 6- Community Nurse Urgent Care

Location: Margate / Deal, Kent

Hours: Part time/ Full time / Ad-hoc

Shift hours: 0800-2100; 1300-2100; 1300-1700; 1300-2100; 1700-2300 – seven days a week

Rates: £25.00 per hour Day Rate
£30.00 Saturday
£35.00 Sunday

To be considered for this role you need a minimum of 6 months NHS experience within the UK.

Job description:

Athona’s Nursing division is currently recruiting for Community agency nurses, with an opportunity based in Margate, Deal, and surrounding areas. This is community-based shift work for an NHS Trust. You will need to be a car driver and have access.

Key skills:

1. Wound care
2. Catheter care
3. Palliative care
4. Holistic assessment
5. Medication administration
6. Insulin administration/management
7. Advanced clinical assessment skills
8. Experience in acute and ED departments
9. Liaise with GP to initiate antibiotic treatment
10. IV skills with administration and cannulation
11. Knowledgeable with ECG, bladder scans/I-stat machine, and the CRP machine phlebotomy
12. Car driver – the team responds to each patient referral within 2 hours
13. Able to use RIO

To be considered for this post, applicants will need:

1. Full NMC registration
2. Enhanced DBS for Adult and Child

Why Athona:

Athona is one of the UK’s leading on-framework healthcare recruitment agencies, with a reputation for building professional and personable relationships with our candidates and Trusts nationwide. After almost two decades in the business, we pride ourselves on taking great care and detail in every candidate that we place, and we believe that there is an art to being a good recruiter. This is what we call, ‘The Art of Recruitment.’

Negotiable excellent rates of pay, with weekly payroll
One point of contact and 24/7 out of hours support available
We’re CPD accredited
Industry-leading revalidation and appraisal support team
Benefit from our exclusive discount codes
Referral scheme – receive up to £200 for Nurses recommendation

If this job sounds of interest to you, get in touch by applying today to find out more.

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Contact number: 01277245901