Are you looking for the next steps in your nursing career as a Specialist Practitioner - District Nurse? Are you passionate about making a difference to patients’ lives? If ‘yes’ then there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us!
You will have the pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
You will be based within one of our community nursing teams who provide care to people in their own homes and have access to our Community Matrons and Specialist Nursing Services in addition to our Rapid Response and therapy teams. We empower our staff to work autonomously and with flexibility by providing them with new state-of-the-art tablets for writing of notes on the go electronically in real time.
In this role, you will care for patients in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work.
Main Responsibility
HCRG Care Group (North Kent) is inviting applications to undertake a 1-year full-time Specialist Practitioner Award in District Nursing commencing January 2026.
This challenging course consists of 50% taught sessions at the University of Greenwich and 50% work-based placements. Successful applicants will be employed on a full-time fixed-term 12-month contract, receiving a salary and full funding for the Specialist District Nursing programme at the University of Greenwich.
There will also be the opportunity to join us as one of our substantive colleagues at the end of the course and ongoing support to complete achievement of the Non-Medical Prescribing.
As this is a community-based role, you will need to have a UK driving licence and access to a car.
The Ideal Candidate
To complete the course, applicants must be able to meet the academic requirements of the University of Greenwich and must be available for the whole year.
Applicants should:
* Be currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nurse
* Have at least 2 years post-registration experience within community nursing.
* Have a relevant degree, normally at 2:2 or above (at least 120 credits at level 6)
* Have evidence of competence, experience, or academic ability to study at the level required for the programme.
Package Description
As a Student District Nurse, you’ll be part of one of our valued teams in Swale or Dartford, Gravesend & Swanley.
You will feel valued as a Student District Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* AFC Band 5 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest rates
* Online help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
* The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
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 may need to close it earlier than the date 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.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
* Location Sheppey Community Hospital, United Kingdom
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