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Are you a highly motivated and dedicated Registered Nurse seeking a rewarding role where you can truly make a difference in patient care?
We are looking for dedicated Band 5 Registered Nurses to join our Community Hospitals team across East and West Kent. You will oversee the holistic care provided to patients, provide leadership by maintaining clinical standards, and may take charge of the ward in the absence of senior staff. Our units predominantly provide rehabilitation and end-of-life support for palliative patients and their families.
You'll work closely with patients, families, and a multi-professional team including doctors, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists. We expect you to maintain high clinical standards, use evidence-based practises, and contribute to continuous improvement. You will manage a caseload of patients with complex needs.
You'll contribute to a culture of excellence and be part of a team committed to providing safe, effective services and a positive patient experience.
Join our organisation and help us deliver the best care!
We have opportunities at the following locations,
* Faversham Cottage Hospital, ME13 8PS
* Hawkhurst Community Hospital, TN18 4PU
* Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Herne Bay, CT6 6EB
* Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, TN11 0NE
* Victoria Hospital, Deal, CT14 9UA
* West View Hospital, Tenterden TN30 6TX
* Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, CT5 2HN
Please indicate in the supporting statement of your application form your 1st, 2nd and 3rd preference of Hospital locations.
Driving may be required for these roles as you may be asked to travel to other sites to provide support to your community hospital colleagues if and when needed.
It's never been a better time to join our brilliant teams across Kent, with more emphasis on community-based care. Our flexible and compassionate colleagues care for patients within a community hospital setting, supporting them to leave hospital and live a happy and healthy life at home. We treat the whole person, not just the condition, through practitioner-led and therapy-focused work. Caring for people in the community requires specialist knowledge and skills, which we will develop through our excellent educational opportunities, ranging from degrees to apprenticeship schemes.
As a nurse within the community hospital setting, you will be responsible and accountable for the holistic care provided to patients. You will carry out assessments, develop integrated care packages, support junior staff, and actively participate in a multi-professional team to ensure high quality care is provided to our patients. You will be expected to participate in 24-hour internal rotation and move to other community hospital sites to cover the needs of the service.
We welcome flexible working arrangements and offer a variety of work-life balance initiatives.
We have vacancies across our Community hospitals in Kent. If you would like to discuss this role please contact Kerenza Boulton 07392864207 or Katie Kennerell 07896464816.
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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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Kennerell Job title: Assistant Director Email address: katie.kennerell@nhs.net Telephone number: 07896464816
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