Job overview
We’re seeking a talented Nurse to join our Pathway 3 Service in the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells area.
Pathway 3 focuses on supporting individuals discharged to local care homes who need further assessment to decide their long-term care plan after leaving the hospital.
Our team collaborates closely with the acute trust Discharge Liaison Teams, Kent County Council Social Services, All Age Continuing Health Care, and local community services, including voluntary organizations.
Main duties of the job
This role involves visiting patients in their homes to assess their needs and help develop long-term care plans.
As it is community-based, having a valid driving license and access to a car is essential.
Strong communication and compassion are key, as you’ll work closely with partner organizations, patients, relatives, and carers to ensure everyone involved in the individual’s care and assessment understands and supports the process.
You’ll be joining an "Outstanding" rated Trust that is dedicated to patient care, workforce well-being, and your development.
For more details about this role, service, or our Trust, please get in touch.
Additional Working Pattern: 4 day working week (8-6) with rotational Saturday working
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Full NMC registration
2. Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice
3. Completion of mentorship
4. Full UK driving licence, with access to vehicle
Desirable criteria
5. Evidence of continued professional development
6. Completion, or working towards Masters level qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience of working with patients who have long term health conditions, dementia
8. End of Life support
Skills
Essential criteria
9. Competent using all IT systems including MS Word and Excel
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of using RIO and Sunrise
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