Twilight Community Nurse: 24/7 Urgent Care at Home

Bidvane; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Twilight Nurse to join the West Kent Urgent Care Service. The role delivers urgent, complex and end-of-life care in a 24/7 setting, combining autonomous practice with hospital-style treatments.

You will perform comprehensive assessments, develop personalised care plans and supervise junior colleagues, while coordinating care and signposting to additional services as needed.

Qualifications

• Level 6 degree or equivalent qualification plus nursing diploma.
• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Recent healthcare experience gained through education, work experience or previous employment.
• Able to use IT systems and databases and signpost to other services.
• Up-to-date clinical knowledge following evidence-based procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic, person-centred care to patients with diverse and complex needs.
• Deliver urgent, complex and end-of-life care in a 24/7 service.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and develop and review personalised care plans.
• Deliver clinical interventions including IV therapy, syringe driver management, catheterisation, phlebotomy and wound care.
• Monitor patients for deterioration and respond appropriately.
• Manage a daily caseload and support triage and referrals.
• Coordinate care, arrange equipment and make onward referrals.
• Support patients, families and wider professionals.

Education

Level 6 degree or equivalent + nursing diploma

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Twilight Nurse to join the West Kent Urgent Care Service. The role delivers urgent, complex and end-of-life care in a 24/7 setting, combining autonomous practice with hospital-style treatments.

You will perform comprehensive assessments, develop personalised care plans and supervise junior colleagues, while coordinating care and signposting to additional services as needed.