Night Nurse/Paramedic

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Band 5 Night Nurse or Paramedic in East Kent. This role involves providing critical care for patients with urgent needs, collaborating with a dedicated team, and playing a vital part in patient care. You will have the opportunity to support and develop junior staff, work independently, and manage a diverse caseload, making a real difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Healthcare Professional with a valid UK NMC PIN.
• Experience in community or acute healthcare is essential.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic patient-centered care ensuring all aspects of well-being are considered.
• Contribute to duty and triage support ensuring efficient care delivery.
• Supervise and support development of junior staff and contribute to integrated care plans.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organisational Skills

Education

Registered Healthcare Professional with valid UK NMC PIN

Job description

Go back Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Night Nurse/Paramedic

The closing date is 22 June 2025

Make a Real Difference as a Band 5 Night Nurse or Paramedic in East Kent!

We're seeking a passionate and skilled Band 5 Night Nurse/Paramedic to join our Urgent Care Service in East Kent primarily based in Ashford.

The East Kent Night Nursing Service provides care for patients overnight with an urgent clinical need such as end of life symptom management, verification of expected death and urinary catheter issues. Referrals are received from NHS 111, SECAMB, Out of Hours GP and directly from patients and relatives via our Local Referral Unit.

After a period of induction and consolidation you will rotate as the shift co-ordinator. This role includes triaging the calls and offering telephone advice or allocation for a clinician to visit.

It is essential that you are comfortable with lone working and possess the relevant skills and knowledge to work independently with minimal supervision.

A full valid UK driving license and access to a car is essential but don't worry - you can claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision after your probationary period.

Main duties of the job

What Your Role Will Involve:

• Providing holistic care: you'll assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive patient cantered care ensuring all aspects of their well-being are considered.
• Partnership in Care Planning: you'll work with patients to develop integrated care plans that empower them to take an active role in their health journey
• Mentorship and Development: You'll play a vital role in supervising and supporting the development of junior staff, including Health Care Assistants and Students, fostering a learning environment.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Actively contributing as a member of our multi-professional team, you'll work together to provide high-quality, coordinated care for our patients
• Clinical Expertise: You'll perform a range of clinical interventions, expertly identifying any deterioration in a patient's condition and taking appropriate action to ensure their safety and well-being.
• Caseload Management: You'll manage a diverse caseload of patients daily, often including individuals with complex needs within a specific specialty.
• Duty and Triage Support: You'll also contribute to our duty role and complete triages, ensuring efficient and responsive care delivery
• Resource Management: You'll efficiently order necessary equipment and make timely onward referrals to ensure seamless patient support

Please contact Jaynaomi Jones [e-mail] or James Watson [e-mail], should you have any questions regarding this role.

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 shortlisting 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

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 suits us both

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body (1st Level Nurse/ NMC or Physiotherapist; Occupational Therapist; etc / HCPC)
• Must have valid UK NMC PIN

Experience

• Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment

Knowledge

• Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS
• Knowledge of up to date clinical practice

Skills & Abilities

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to organise own work
• Holds current UK driving licence/permit & access to vehicle

Personal Attributes

• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice

Ability to Manage

• Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the team lead / ward manager.
• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering Trust policies and procedures.

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust