Staff Nurse

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Brompton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Staff Nurse to provide clinical and professional leadership in the SMART team. The role involves triaging, assessing, and planning care for discharged patients, including administering IV treatments and conducting virtual visits. Successful candidates will need to communicate effectively, work both autonomously and within a team, and hold a nursing licence with relevant clinical experience. The position offers flexible working arrangements and various benefits including a gym and wellness programs.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Gym

Health and wellbeing programme

On-site nursery

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Competent in cannulation, venepuncture, and general surgical wound care.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong communication, decision-making, and confidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support patients and students within the SMART team.
• Triage, assess, and plan community care for discharged patients.
• Attend reviews and deliver in-person care at patient homes.
• Administer IV treatments, cannulation, and wound care.
• Conduct virtual visits using remote patient monitoring pathways.
• Provide OPAT, heart-failure, and post-operative care.

Skills

Cannulation

Venepuncture

Communication

Decision-making

Teamwork

Education

Registered nurse with appropriate clinical experience

Job description

Overview

As a Staff Nurse you will provide clinical and professional leadership, supervision and support to patients and students within the SMART team. You will triage, assess, plan and implement the care of patients discharged home under the SMART service, attend SDEC/SAU/Hot clinic reviews, administer IV treatments, wound care (PICO and Vac dressings) and conduct virtual visits using our remote patient monitoring pathways. You will also provide care for OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy), heart‑failure and post‑operative patients, liaise with the multidisciplinary team and coordinate safe, effective and timely care practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support patients and students within SMART team.
• Triage, assess, plan and implement community care for discharged patients.
• Attend SDEC/SAU/Hot clinic reviews and deliver in‑person care at patient homes.
• Administer IV treatments, cannulation, venepuncture and wound care (PICO and Vac).
• Conduct virtual visits using remote patient monitoring pathways.
• Provide OPAT, heart‑failure and post‑operative care.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary team to coordinate safe, effective, timely care.
• Teach, audit, practice infection control and support research activities.

Qualifications & Skills

• Competent in cannulation, venepuncture, general surgical wound care and drain care.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong communication, decision‑making and confidence.
• Full UK driving licence and own vehicle to visit patients in the community.
• Registered nurse with appropriate clinical experience.

Benefits & Working Arrangements

We offer flexible working arrangements, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on‑site nursery, a cycle‑to‑work scheme and a supportive inclusive culture committed to diversity, equal opportunity and safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Equality, Diversity & Safeguarding

We are taking positive action to ensure that we attract, recruit and retain the best talent and welcome applications from under‑represented groups. All staff comply with the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.