We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Staff Nurse to join our Community Nursing team based at Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital.

The role of the Team Sister/Charge Nurse is to be a key driver in supporting patients to recover from or manage their illness and enable them to stay healthy and well for longer.

You'll manage a defined caseload and will utilise your clinical skills, leadership skills and expertise to assess, triage, plan, delegate, organise and evaluate complex packages of health and social care tailored to individual needs and ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time by the right person.

This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) and the service operates between 8am – 8pm including weekends and bank holidays.

A driving license and access to a car for work purposes is essential for this role.

You will feel valued as a Band 6 Team Sister with HCRG Care Group based at Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £35,392 - £42,618 Band 6 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• 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 and face to face 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 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 
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

As a Band 6 Team Sister you will:

• The post holder will have the appropriate specialist knowledge for the defined caseload across a number of clinical pathways that may include end of life care [symptom control], IV therapy administration and evidence-based management of long term conditions with an understanding of the relevant national and local guidance.
• Teaching and Assessing NMC approved qualification (e.g., ENB 998 or equivalent)
• Evidence of relevant post registration specialist continuing professional development
• Evidence of supervising/leading staff
• Evidence of being able to clinically manage complex packages of care within specific disease pathways such as end of life
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to undertake Extended/ Supplementary prescribing qualification.

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description

Our ideal candidate will be / will have:

• Current NMC Registration
• Teaching and Assessing NMC approved qualification
• Evidence of relevant post registration specialist professional development
• 3 years’ experience as a registered nurse
• Experience in a variety of settings including hospital and community
• Experience of managing a range of long-term conditions
• Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice and current issues in nursing
• Ability to prioritise, time management skills
• Awareness of risk management

​As this role requires travel within the community, a driving license and access to a car is required for this role.

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 well need to close it earlier than the date we've 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