Band 6 Staff Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization is seeking a Band 6 Staff Nurse in Swindon to deliver high-quality, person-centered nursing care. The ideal candidate will thrive in multidisciplinary settings and have essential nursing qualifications, including RN and SPQ in District Nursing. This role offers competitive pay and benefits aimed at promoting professional development and wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive Pay & Pension

Professional Growth

Wellbeing Support

Flexible Pay Options

Recognition & Involvement

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in systematic assessment, care planning, and evaluation.
• Strong experience in managing delegated nursing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Delivering care within operational and clinical protocols.
• Leading and organizing the community nursing team.
• Participating in health promotion initiatives and patient education.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

End-of-life care

Medication administration

Wound care

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult

Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) in District Nursing

Tools

Electronic patient record systems

Job description

As a Band 6 Staff Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centered care and services to support individuals and teams. Working within a collaborative environment, you will provide essential services tailored to meet the unique needs of those we serve.

Based in Swindon, you will have the flexibility to work within a model that supports both on-site and hybrid working arrangements, depending on the nature of the role. HCRG Care Group is committed to fostering an agile and adaptable workforce to best meet the needs of our organization and service users.

For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.

Main Responsibility

As a Band 6 Staff Nurse , your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering care within operational and clinical protocols to ensure safe, high-quality nursing practice.
• Leading, managing, and organizing the community nursing team as required.
• Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and the out-of-hours GP service to maintain patient independence and avoid hospital admissions.
• Accepting and managing delegated nursing tasks, ensuring appropriate escalation when patient needs change.
• Supporting shared care plans for patients under Community Matrons and District Nursing caseloads.
• Promoting person-centered care and ensuring patient autonomy and choice.
• Maintaining accurate, up-to-date clinical records in compliance with NMC standards.
• Delivering evidence-based nursing care and ensuring best practices are upheld.
• Ensuring a multidisciplinary approach is maintained and valued.
• Participating in health promotion initiatives and patient education.

For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult, NMC registered.
• Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) in District Nursing or working towards SPQ.
• Experience in systematic assessment, care planning, and evaluation.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Competence in end-of-life care, syringe drivers, medication administration, catheter management, wound care, and IV antibiotics.
• Experience supporting junior staff and students.
• Strong clinical reasoning and communication skills.
• Experience using electronic patient record systems (e.g., SystmOne)
• Full UK driving license and access to a suitable vehicle.

Package Description

As a Band 6 StaffNursewithin our Swindon Teamwe value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:

• Competitive Pay & Pension : Receive a salary of £37,338 with with Agenda for Change terms and conditions with NHS Pension
• Professional Growth : Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with professionals nationwide to develop and share best practices.
• Exclusive Rewards : Access discounts and offers at leading supermarkets, retailers, and experience providers through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support : Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, including counseling, career coaching, and legal advice.
• Flexible Pay Options : Track earnings and access wages through Wagestream, providing financial flexibility.
• Learning & Development : Enhance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities.
• Recognition & Involvement : Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas for service improvements, and stay informed through regular leadership updates.

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.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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• Contract Type Permanent - Full or Part Time
• Closing Date 26 June, 2025
• Job Category HCRG - Nursing and Midwifery Registered