Community nurses

Medway Community Healthcare; Chatham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic social enterprise that is dedicated to providing high-quality community nursing services. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in patients' lives by delivering personalized care in their own homes. You will be part of a supportive team that values innovation and collaboration, with a focus on professional development and flexible working arrangements. If you are passionate about nursing and want to contribute to a compassionate and inclusive workplace, this position is perfect for you. Apply today to be part of a rewarding journey in community healthcare.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension scheme

Scottish Widows group pension scheme

In-service training

One to one supervision

Appraisals with regular support

Opportunity to become an MCH shareholder

Qualifications

• Degree in adult nursing and NMC registration are essential.
• Experience in community nursing and palliative care is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care for patients in various settings including homes and clinics.
• Collaborate with GPs and other health professionals for patient care.

Skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Communication

Patient Care

Self-Care Promotion

Education

Degree in Adult Nursing

NMC Registration

Working towards Degree in Adult Nursing

Tools

Healthcare Technology

Job description

Main area Community nursing / neighbourhood nursing / adult nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (We are offering contracts from 22.5 hours to 37.5 hours a week)

Job ref 813-255-0524-LB-K

Site Various across Medway Town Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Gillingham and Rainham

Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (dependant on NHS experience)

Salary period Yearly

Closing 21/03/2025 23:59

Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:

• is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
• is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
• is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
• offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
• and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?

Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.

Job overview

• Do you want to make a real and valuable difference to patients in their own homes?
• Would you like to join a service that will give you the time and space to learn, with a comprehensive nursing induction programme and clinical supervision?
• Do you want a career where we will support your learning and help you to achieve your goals?

Then we may have the perfect role for you!

Main duties of the job

We are seeking people who are adaptable and collaborative, with the potential to grow, and the ability to plan, prioritise and organise their work, to join our neighbourhood nursing service.

Our community nursing service which includes district nursing, continence care, neighbourhood nurse practitioners, end of life carers and phlebotomy organise, deliver and manage nursing care for patients in their own homes, residential accommodation or clinic settings. We also attend multi-disciplinary team meetings, promote/preserve the health needs of individuals, families and communities, encourage self-care as well as undertake assessment and evaluation of care.

The service operates a 7am to 7pm service, 365 days in the year.

The community nursing teams provide nursing care for patients, aged 18 and over who are housebound within the Medway area, delivering a range of personalised care and treatment to those with complex and long-term conditions, supporting people to stay safe and well at home.

We can’t promise that it will be easy.

We can’t promise that it will always be smooth sailing.

But we can promise that it will be rewarding, that you’ll be surrounded by a brilliant team, and that you’ll be helping local people, their families and our local communities.

So, if you can promise to care, to learn, to grow and to do your best, and you like the idea of meeting and supporting people from across Medway, apply today!

Working for our organisation

So what else?

This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.

We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.

We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.

You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

Informal visits can be arranged on request.

We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.

MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Here at Medway Community Healthcare we believe we have taken huge steps to put the health and wellbeing of our people at the heart of what we do. Our aim is to ‘Make life Better’ at work and in doing so we have developed a health and wellbeing strategy which pulls together quality resources and support offers for staff and line managers to effectively meet the health and wellbeing needs of their teams. We are proud to have been awarded Gold in the Medway Workplace Wellbeing Awards and our health and wellbeing allies ensure our people’s health and wellbeing is a priority.

Our Inclusion Ambassadors help us to achieve our vision of a compassionate and inclusive culture, helping to create a sense of belonging where people will want to stay and thrive, and promoting a culture of civility, respect and inclusion.

To work as a member of a neighbourhood nursing team that delivers person centred integrated care in the community. The aim of the service is to support people to remain as independent at home as long as possible, proactively facilitating self-care.

Care is provided in line with Buurtzorg principles including ‘first coffee then care’; spending time getting to know patients and their families enabling them to make the right choices and decisions together. Care is focussed on improving self-reliance and empowerment; seeing patients as a whole and supporting as required their health, social and psychological needs.

To work as an integral part of a team of nursing staff providing consistent care to a defined community caseload of patients 365 days a year, 24/7 hours a day. This requires flexibility and commitment to maintain effective service provision for the team’s caseload.

The role requires close collaboration with the GP and other health, social care and voluntary organisations including but not limited to therapists, mental health, social workers, care navigators, case managers etc.

Your role will support the team to achieve the following core aims:

• Having happy patients: through direct access, continuity of care, flexibility of care provision and providing quality clinical care.
• Having happy nurses and caregivers; by working collaboratively and flexibly with your team colleagues and being empowered to make decisions as a team to best meet the requirements of your patients and their families.

You must have a UK driving licence and access to a vehicle to use for work purposes.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree / Diploma in adult nursing
• NMC registration
• Working towards Degree in adult nursing
• Working towards NMC registration

Experience

• Working as part of a team
• Working under own initiative
• Working in a health/social care environment
• Experience of using technology to facilitate provision of patient care
• A wide breadth of relevant community nursing experience, including palliative care and wound care

MCH values

• Demonstrates behaviours in line with MCH values

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date; no discourtesy is intended in not contacting you if your application is rejected.

When completing your application, please include the email addresses and contact telephone numbers for your referees; your referees should be your line managers / course tutors for the last 3 years.

MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey.

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Angela Barnes Job title Clinical lead for neighbourhood nursing Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07796993586

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