Nurse Associate: Sponsorship Available

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled, compassionate Nurse Associate to join our Community Nursing Team based in Sevenoaks.

We are a skilled team of healthcare professionals who include clinical leads, caseload managers, community nurses, specialist practitioner district nurses, nurse associates, complex care nurses, health care assistants, phlebotomists (who take blood), health & social care coordinators and administrators.

We provide nursing support for patients aged 18 and over in their home, delivering personalised care to those with complex and long term conditions so that patients can stay safe and well at home or in their chosen environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 Nurse Associate you will undertake holistic assessment of patients in order to plan care in collaboration with patients and family that will meet nursing needs.

We are an “Outstanding” rated Trust and one of the largest NHS community organisations in the UK. We can give you support to develop your skills, and a real commitment to your personal and continued professional development.

As a Trust, one of our main ambitions is to be a great place to work. Our We care strategy will help us make the biggest breakthroughs in improving your working lives and patient care. Flexible working is just one of the ways we can do this. More than half of our workforce works flexibly in some way. We will consider all kinds of flexible working including; part-time, job sharing, compressed hours, term time only, career breaks or annualised hours.

And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.

Additional Working Pattern: 7.5 hours each day Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, with one in four weekends

About us

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the NMC as a Nursing Associate registrant

Desirable

  • Mentorship / Coaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at Nursing Associate level
  • Working within the NMC Code of Conduct
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Experience of community environment

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care
  • Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
  • Understands the role and remit of a Band 4 registered nursing associate role

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
  • IT skills

Desirable

  • Supervision skills

Personal attributes

Essential

  • Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
  • Committed to delivering high standards of care
  • Valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Ability to manage

Essential

  • Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner
  • Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures
  • Able to work an internal rotation shift pattern across a varied care setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 15 September 2024

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