Nursing Associate

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS community health service is seeking a Band 4 Nursing Associate to deliver high-quality care across various hospitals in Kent. The role involves working closely with service users and their families, conducting assessments, and developing individualized care plans. Applicants should have a foundation degree in nursing and experience as a Senior Healthcare Assistant. This position offers flexibility in working arrangements and is part of a committed team dedicated to high standards of patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working at a Senior Healthcare Assistant level.
• Ability to participate in 24-hour internal rotation shifts.
• Willingness to travel to multiple sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide full holistic assessments and develop patient-centred care plans.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate delegated caseloads.
• Supervise junior healthcare support workers and trainees.

Skills

Sound clinical skills

Effective risk assessments

Collaboration

Empowerment

Education

Foundation degree in Nursing

Experience as Senior Healthcare Assistant

Job description

As a Band 4 Nursing Associate, you will work closely with service users, their families, friends, and carers to ensure safe, high-quality, and positive experiences. You’ll achieve this by utilising sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments, adhering to evidence-based policies, and respecting and empowering individuals throughout the care planning process.

This position requires close collaboration with service users, their families, and carers to ensure safe, effective, and positive care experiences. You will apply sound clinical skills, adhere to evidence-based policies, and empower individuals through the care planning process.

The inpatient ward focuses on rehabilitation, admitting patients directly from their homes and acute trusts. Join our organisation and help us deliver the best care!

We have opportunities at the following locations:

• Faversham Cottage Hospital, ME13 8PS
• Hawkhurst Community Hospital, TN18 4PU
• Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Herne Bay, CT6 6EB
• Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, TN11 0NE
• Victoria Hospital, Deal, CT14 9UA
• West View Hospital, Tenterden TN30 6TX
• Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, CT5 2HN

Please indicate in the supporting statement of your application form your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd preference of Hospital locations.

Driving may be required for these roles as you may be asked to travel to other sites to provide support to your community hospital colleagues if and when needed.

More emphasis on community-based care means it’s never been a better time to join our brilliant teams across Kent. Our flexible and compassionate colleagues care for patients within a community hospital setting, supporting patients to leave hospital and live a happy and healthy life at home. We treat the whole person, not just the condition. Our work is practitioner-led and therapy focused.

Caring for people in the community requires specialist knowledge and skills, and we will develop you through our excellent educational opportunities that range from degrees to apprenticeship schemes.

You’ll provide full holistic assessments, develop patient-centred care plans, and use the skills and knowledge obtained during your foundation degree study. Key duties include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating delegated caseloads, supervising junior healthcare support workers and trainees, and performing delegated clinical activities. You will be providing individualised high-quality care to patients, so relevant experience of working at a Senior Healthcare Assistant level is required.

You will be expected to participate in a 24-hour internal rotation, encompassing early, late, night, and long day shifts. Flexibility to move to other Community Hospital sites to meet service demands is also required.

We welcome flexible working arrangements and offer a range of work-life balance initiatives to ensure we have the perfect job for you.

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

We know a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves on 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 principles of the scheme are applied.

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

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Talk to us about flexible working arrangements that won’t involve sacrificing personal or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both.

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For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Katie Kennerell
Job title: Assistant Director
Email: [e-mail]