Community Nurse (Band 5)

HCRG Care Group; Dundee; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Discounts and wellbeing perks

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 5 Community Nurse to deliver patient-centred care in patients' homes and community settings from Wilton Health Centre, SP2 0HT. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing holistic nursing care and supporting patients to maintain independence while managing health conditions.

The role offers access to NHS Pension and Agenda for Change terms, with a strong emphasis on learning and development.

Qualifications

• 1st Level Nurse Registration (NMC) is required.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
• Mentorship/teaching qualification within first 2 years of post.
• Educated to diploma level.

Responsibilities

• Participate in assessment and care planning with the Team Manager and specialist team.
• Implement and evaluate care in accordance with the care plan.
• Prioritise daily work based on clinical/patient need.
• Maintain accurate patient records (electronic and paper).
• Support health promotion activities and community nursing initiatives.

Skills

NMC registration

UK Driving Licence

Mentorship qualification

Diploma level

Teamwork

Compassionate communication

Communication skills

CPD

Community nursing

Evidence-based practice

Education

1st Level Nurse Registration (NMC)

Mentorship/teaching qualification

Diploma level education

Job description

Make a meaningful difference every day by delivering expert care that enables patients to remain safe, independent, and supported within their own homes and communities. We are looking for a dedicated Band 5 Community Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients in their own homes and community settings. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, supporting individuals to maintain their independence, manage their health conditions and achieve the best possible outcomes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing holistic nursing care, promoting health and wellbeing, and helping patients remain safely within their own homes. Location: Wilton Health Centre, SP2 0HT Please contact [e-mail] for all queries. Hours: 37.5 hours per week Package Description As a Community Nurse you will be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions Memb

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dedicated Band 5 Community Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team. This role involves delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients within their own homes and community settings. The position provides an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in peoples lives by supporting individuals to maintain their independence, manage their health conditions, and achieve the best possible outcomes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering holistic nursing care and promoting health and well-being. The role also offers benefits like access to a pension scheme, discounts, and professional development opportunities.

About us

Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. The organization is committed to transforming health services and improving outcomes for communities. Working hand-in-hand with health and care commissioners, HCRG Care Group delivers a range of services, including adult and children's community health services, primary care services, and social care and well-being services. They help more than half a million people annually, guided by values focused on care, innovation, and practical implementation. The company supports equality and welcomes diversity in its hiring practices.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Make a meaningful difference every day by delivering expert care that enables patients to remain safe, independent, and supported within their own homes and communities.

We are looking for a dedicated Band 5 Community Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients in their own homes and community settings.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, supporting individuals to maintain their independence, manage their health conditions and achieve the best possible outcomes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing holistic nursing care, promoting health and wellbeing, and helping patients remain safely within their own homes.

Location: Wilton Health Centre, SP2 0HT

Please contact [e-mail] for all queries.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Package Description

As a Community Nurse you will be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• 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
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Make a meaningful difference every day by delivering expert care that enables patients to remain safe, independent, and supported within their own homes and communities.

We are looking for a dedicated Band 5 Community Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients in their own homes and community settings.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, supporting individuals to maintain their independence, manage their health conditions and achieve the best possible outcomes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing holistic nursing care, promoting health and wellbeing, and helping patients remain safely within their own homes.

Location: Wilton Health Centre, SP2 0HT

Please contact [e-mail] for all queries.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Package Description

As a Community Nurse you will be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• 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
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

• Participate in assessment and care planning of patient care in conjunction with the Team Manger and support of specialist team members
• Implements and evaluates care and treatment in agreement with the patient and as defined in the care plan escalates any deviation from the care plan or change in condition to the Team Manager /GP accordingly
• Communicates effectively with patients, carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Prioritises daily work in line with clinical / patient need
• Maintains accurate and legible patient records in line with professional and organisational requirements this includes electronic patient record system and any paper records
• Implements and works to ensure evidence-based care / best practice
• Actively participates and contributes to team meetings and daily handover
• Initiates health promotion activities with individuals, patients and carers
• Actively involved in the development and implementation of community nursing service developments and initiatives

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

Person SpecificationEssential Criteria

• 1st Level Nurse Registration (registered with the NMC).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
• Mentorship/teaching qualification (within first 2 years of post).Educated to diploma level.
• Ability to work within a team and independently.
• Ability to listen and communicate with patients and carers in a compassionate and caring manner.
• Ability to communicate respectfully with all colleagues.
• Presentation skills for teaching individuals, e.g. patients, and small groups, e.g. students.
• Knowledge of recent developments within health and social care.
• Keeps up to date with evidence-based practice and research related to nursing and health care in the community.
• Ability to operate community equipment.
• Ability to assess needs and implement care.
• Ability to identify and pass on urgent client information to the Senior Sister/Team Sister.
• Ability to be flexible with working hours across a seven-day week.
• Ability to undertake nursing skills and prioritise visits in accordance with patient need.
• Ability to organise own workload without direct supervision.
• Ability to input data manually and electronically in accordance with organisational policies.
• Works within agreed Policies and Procedures.
• Dexterity to enable clinical skills to be performed, e.g. removal of sutures, venepuncture and IV therapy.

• Educated at degree level

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. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

As youd 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.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 1st Level Nurse Registration (registered with the NMC). Evidence of continuing professional development. Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle. Mentorship/teaching qualification (within first 2 years of post). Educated to diploma level.

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.