Rapid Response Nurse (Nights) East / South Kent

HRS Healthcare Ltd; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5.6 weeks annual leave per year

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension contributions

Christmas saver scheme

Employee of the month rewards

Discounts on goods and services

Job summary

HRS Healthcare Ltd is seeking a Rapid Response Nurse (Nights) for East/South Kent, based around Whitstable. You will join a team delivering rapid clinical support to complex care clients in community settings, often moving between assignments and occasionally travelling further afield.

The role requires an RN with an NMC PIN, 2+ years post-registration, and experience in community or complex care. You will work a two-week rota (~35 hours/week) and may top up hours at higher rates.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a valid NMC PIN and at least two years post-registration experience.
• Experience delivering community-based or complex care (e.g., spinal/brain injuries, PEG, tracheostomy, ventilators).
• Ability to care for both adults and children with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of nursing support for complex care clients within the Kent region.
• Work on a two-week rolling rota (~35 hours/week) and sign off competencies when not on clinical shifts.

Skills

NMC PIN

Post-registration experience

Complex care experience

Adult & paediatric care

Right to work in UK

UK driving licence

Kent region coverage

Job description

Rapid Response Nurse (Nights) East / South Kent

Whitstable, United Kingdom | Posted on 04/02/2025

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Job Description

We are actively recruiting for a Rapid Response (Nights)Complex care Nurse for East/South Kent.

Are you a Registered Nurse with experience of working out inthe community or with experience of working clinically with complex careclients?

Working as a Rapid Response Nurse within a regional ComplexCare division, you will provide a high standard of nursing support to our clients with complex healthcare needs. Your main role will be to support inproviding a high level of clinical staffing contingency for the clients we workwith. This will entail working with a wide range of clients across yourdesignated area/ division, often being given late or changing assignments and at times having to move between clients during the working day or night. Fromtime to time, you may be requested to work further afield.

You will work on a two weekly rolling rota (averaging 35 hrsa week), and you will have a permanent contract with the opportunity to top upyour hours at a higher rate of pay, for example Tues, Wed, Sat, Sun, followedby Mon. Thurs, Fri. Majority of the time you will be working a clinical shiftacross any of the Kent based complex care clients, when there is no requirementfor you to work clinically then you will be signing off competencies, so agreat opportunity if you are seeking additional responsibility but stillwanting to work hands on with clients.

Requirements

About you

• You will be a Registered Nurse and hold a valid NMC PIN with a minimum of two years’ post-registration experience.
• Experience of providing community-based care ideally complex care, such as spinal or brain injuries, PEG, tracheostomy care, ventilators.
• You will have the ability to effectively manage and care for the needs of both adults and children who require complex care.
• You will have the right to work in the UK and hold a clean UK driving licence.
• To cover East / South Kent with the flexibility to cover other parts of Kent if needed.

What’s on offer for the Rapid Response Nurse?

• Average hourly rate of £27.76, annualised salary £55,524 and you could pick up additional shifts if you wanted to at an enhanced rate.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension contributions.
• Christmas saver scheme
• Employee of the month rewards
• Access to discounts on goods and services offered by third parties.

HRS Healthcare acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and professional references.