Overview
We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Band 7 Senior Sister to join our friendly and dynamic Community Nursing team based at Livingstone Community Hospital.
Working closely with Specialist Nurses, Community Nursing teams and MDT Co-ordinators in the DGS locality, you will work as a highly skilled case manager delivering high quality care to patients. Essential to the role will be supporting patients in improving their quality of life, promoting excellence of health and independence within the community, preventing inappropriate hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge, as well as providing education, support with self-management and health promotion.
You will care for patients and their families in the way you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work.
Main duties
To provide advanced clinical nursing support for patients with complex long-term conditions and/ or elderly/frail. Working as an autonomous practitioner, the post holder will effectively manage a caseload of patients with long term conditions, stratified as high risk.
Working in collaboration with appropriate health and social care professionals, the post holder will ensure continuity of care; aiming to reduce preventable hospital admissions and to improve quality of care for patients with long-term conditions in their usual place of residence (own home; residential or nursing home).
To engage with innovation, including tele technologies, to continually strive to effectively support the management of patients. To promote self-management strategies for patients and their carers, through education and advice, to reduce avoidable reliance on urgent services and promote positive patient outcomes.
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 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 are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We are 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 we may need to close it earlier than the date shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit the company site.
Details
Date posted: 08 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £43,742 to £50,056 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/116242/16876
Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1SA
Job responsibilities
You will be a Registered Nurse with a current NMC registration and a minimum of 2 years experience of working closely with patients with long-term conditions with complex needs at Band 6 or Band 7. You will have strong communication and organisational skills and a flexible approach that will ensure you deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.
You will be part of quality improvements, research and development activity. Here we recognise and celebrate clinical excellence and dedication.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
As a Band 7 Community Nursing Senior Sister, you'll be part of our valued team based in Livingstone Community Hospital.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
* Minimum of 2 years experience of working with patients with long-term conditions and complex needs at Band 6 or Band 7
* Strong communication and organisational skills
* Confident using IT systems; working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Benefits
* Salary £43,742 – £50,056 plus NHS Pension and Agenda for Change terms
* Membership of My Reward Hub with discounts and offers
* Access to wages as you earn them to help cover emergencies
* Wellbeing support, including mental and physical wellbeing resources and career coaching
* Access to learning and development through The Learning Enterprise
* Open, just culture with opportunities to contribute ideas and innovation funding
* High standards of care with many services rated good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
* Free tea, coffee and milk at base location
Disclosures
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check may be required.
Employer details
Employer: HCRG Care Group
Address: Dartford, Kent, DA1 1SA
Website: HCRG Care Group
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