Community Nurse

Job Introduction
As a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse, you will join our valued Community Nursing Team based in Gravesend, North Kent. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver care where it matters most, in patients own homes and local communities. You will support individuals with a wide range of healthcare needs, helping them to manage long-term conditions, recover from illness and maintain their independence while avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions. Community nursing offers variety, autonomy and the chance to build meaningful relationships with patients and families. No two days are the same, and you will have the opportunity to develop a broad range of clinical skills while making a genuine difference to the lives of people within your local community. Whether you are newly qualified or already have nursing experience, you will be supported to grow and develop within a friendly, welcoming and collaborative team environment. Newly qualified nurses will also benefit from our award-winning Preceptorship Programme, designed to support your transition into community practice. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Package Description
You will be joining a supportive and experienced community nursing team who are passionate about delivering high quality, patient-centred care. The team works closely together, sharing knowledge and supporting one another to ensure the best outcomes for patients. This is an excellent opportunity for a nurse looking to develop their clinical skills, gain greater autonomy and build a long-term career within community healthcare. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• NHS Agenda for Change Band 5 salary with an NHS pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions, plus a 5% High Cost Area Allowance
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
• Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
• Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
• Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation where the majority of our rated services hold Good or Outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

The service operates seven days a week between 8:00am and 8:00pm.

Main Responsibilities
As a Community Staff Nurse, you will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for patients within their own homes and community settings. Working closely with Senior Sisters, GPs, therapists and wider multidisciplinary colleagues, you will help ensure patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care tailored to their individual needs. You will manage and prioritise your own workload, responding to changing clinical needs and ensuring patients and carers remain fully involved in decisions about their care. You will also play an active role in health promotion, supporting people to improve their wellbeing and maintain their independence wherever possible. Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to service improvement initiatives, clinical audits and the ongoing development of community nursing services, helping us continue to deliver high quality care across Gravesend. Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering high quality nursing care to patients within their homes and community settings
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care
• Monitoring patients conditions and escalating concerns appropriately
• Working collaboratively with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams
• Maintaining accurate and timely patient records using electronic systems
• Promoting health, wellbeing and independence
• Participating in team meetings, clinical supervision and professional development activities
• Supporting evidence-based practice, quality improvement and service development initiatives

Person Specification
Essential

• Registered Nurse with a valid NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Commitment to delivering high quality, patient-centred care
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Desirable

• Previous experience within a community, primary care or district nursing setting
• Experience supporting patients with long-term conditions or complex healthcare needs
• Mentorship or teaching qualification, or willingness to undertake further development
• Knowledge of current developments in community nursing and integrated healthcare services

About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's 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 services. Across 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. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're 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 doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.