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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Team Sister, based at Livingstone Hospital, to be a key driver in supporting patients to recover from or manage their illness and enable them to stay healthy and well for longer.

You will need to manage a defined caseload, utilise your clinical skills, leadership skills and expertise to assess, triage, plan, delegate, organise and evaluate complex packages of health and social care tailored to individual needs and ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time by the right person.

Whilst you will be based at LivingstoneHospital, you will be required to travel around the community to provide care that meets the needs of the service. Therefore, a d riving license and access to a car for work purposes is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Team Sister, you will have caseload management responsibility in the following areas :

• Care interventions including wound management, end of life, unscheduled care interventions
• Provide support for patients with long term conditions such as diabetes, Parkinsons, dementia.

You will also be responsible for assessing and interpreting the clinical condition of patients, in order to devise person centered care plans and will analyse the effectiveness, adjusting care as clinical status indicates. You will support the Senior Sister to manage urgent clinical issues as they develop , crisis management of both staff and patients. Develop coping strategies for dealing with stressful situations with support from senior colleagues.

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values : we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be / will have :

As this role requires travel, a driving license and access to a car is required for this role.

Please see job description for full list.

You will feel valued as a Band 6Team Sister / Therapist with HCRGCare Group based at Gravesham CommunityHospital, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including :

Person Specification

General Requirements

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