Community Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Herne Bay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the UK is seeking a Community Nurse to join their progressive team in Herne Bay. The role includes supporting house-bound patients, enabling self-care, and providing essential nursing services, such as wound management and end-of-life care. The organization values compassionate service delivery and encourages diversity, offering flexible working arrangements to meet the needs of staff and patients alike.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and adaptable with a strong commitment to community care.
• Ability to support house-bound patients with nursing needs.
• Experience with wound management, palliative, and end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing needs of house-bound patients in Herne Bay.
• Enable patients to self-care to maintain safety and wellness at home.
• Take blood and administer medications as part of patient care.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Community Nurse to join our strong and progressive team in Herne Bay.

You will share the CARE values of the trust and work within a close-knit group of people who bring the feeling of community to the team through their hard work and dedication to nursing and to the people of the area.

Community Adult Nursing teams in Kent are aligning with Primary Care Network footprints encouraging innovative change to ensure that patient care is holistic and needs-led. Community is the heart of our trust and we are working with primary care colleagues locally to respond to the needs of our patients and we want you to be part of this change.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing needs of house‑bound patients living in and around the areas of Herne Bay.
• Enable and empower patients to self‑care where possible so that patients can stay safe and well at home or in their chosen environment.
• Provide wound management, palliative and end‑of‑life care, symptom control and catheter care.
• Take blood and administer injectable medication.
• Ensure patients have access to the care they need at the time they need it.
• Support people to manage their long‑term conditions and maximise independence, which can prevent admission to hospital or enable quicker discharge if admitted.

About us

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, excellent.

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with short‑listing or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short‑listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

Flexible working

As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both.