Registered Nurse (Community)

Bidvane; Broadstairs; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability guaranteed interview scheme

Career pathways within the Trust

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Bidvane seeks a Community Nurse to support housebound patients across Thanet. The role involves assessing, planning and delivering care, including wound care, medications, catheter management and palliative care, within Primary Care Networks.

Open to current Kent and Medway NHS staff, Staff Bank workers, and students/newly qualified nurses. Benefits include development of advanced clinical skills such as IV therapy and safeguarding practice, with flexible working arrangements and a clear career

Qualifications

• NMC registration and current nursing registration.
• Recent healthcare experience through education or work.
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children and capacity assessment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for housebound patients with complex, long-term conditions.
• Carry out wound assessments and dressing changes.
• Administer medications and manage catheters.
• Provide palliative and end-of-life care.
• Organise own caseload and work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Support colleagues and respond to changes in patient conditions.
• Collaborate with healthcare and multi-agency partners.

Skills

Customer-focused

IT systems

Signposting

Clinical knowledge

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Level 6 nursing degree or equivalent + Diploma in nursing

Job description

This Community Nursing Team post covers housebound patients across Thanet, working within Primary Care Networks to support people with complex and long-term conditions at home. The work centres on assessing and delivering care, including wound care, medication, catheter management and palliative care, with safeguarding and multidisciplinary working. The post offers scope to build advanced clinical skills such as IV therapy. At this stage it is open only to current staff of Kent and Medway NHS organisations, Staff Bank workers, and student and newly qualified nurses.

What the job involves

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for housebound patients with complex and long-term conditions
• Carry out wound assessments and dressing changes
• Administer medications
• Manage catheters
• Provide palliative and end of life care
• Organise and prioritise own caseload, working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Support colleagues
• Respond to changes in patients' conditions
• Safeguard adults and children and elevate concerns appropriately
• Assess capacity
• Work collaboratively with healthcare and multi-agency partners

Qualifications

• Level 6 degree or equivalent, or equivalent knowledge through experience plus a diploma in nursing

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Recent healthcare experience gained through education, work experience or previous employment

Skills & knowledge

• Customer-focused approach giving patients, clients and families the best possible experience
• Use of IT systems and databases
• Signposting clients and families to other services to support behaviour change and better health
• Up-to-date clinical knowledge applied through evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness frameworks
• Understanding of the role and remit of a healthcare worker

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence, or full EU-issued licence, where driving is required
• Current employment within Kent and Medway NHS organisations, the ICB, Medway Community Healthcare or the Staff Bank, or student or newly qualified nurse status

Nice to have

• Awareness of developments within the NHS

What’s offered

• Development to build advanced clinical skills, including palliative care, IV therapy, medication management, wound care, catheter management, and bladder and bowel care
• Conversations on flexible working arrangements welcomed
• Disability guaranteed interview scheme
• Career pathways within the Trust