Do you want to make a real and valuable difference to patients in their own homes?
Would you like to join a service that will give you the time and space to learn, with a comprehensive nursing induction programme and clinical supervision?
Can you lead a team of nursing staff compassionately and inclusively?
We are seeking someone who is adaptable and collaborative, with the potential to grow, and the ability to plan, prioritise and organise their work, to join our neighbourhood nursing service.
Due to the nature of the role, you will need a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for this role
The neighbourhood nursing teams provide nursing care for patients, aged 18 and over who are housebound within the Medway area, delivering a range of personalised care and treatment to those with complex and long-term conditions, supporting people to stay safe and well at home.
You will be a registered nurse responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.
You will lead and manage a Neighbourhood Nursing Team in one of our Medway Localities, geographically aligned to a locality and be responsible for the management of a caseload ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients and their families in the community. You will work as part of the integrated health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries. liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies, they will deliver individualised care to patients.
The service operates a 7am to 7pm service, 365 days in the year. You will need to work a mixture of the following shift times to cover the needs the service: 7am to 3pm, 8.30am to 4.30pm and 11am to 7pm.
You will need to have a District Nursing qualification / community practitioner pathway or be willing to commence this training within 1 year of starting.
Here at Medway Community Healthcare we believe we have taken huge steps to put the health and wellbeing of our people at the heart of what we do. Our aim is to ‘Make life Better’ at work and in doing so we have developed a health and wellbeing strategy which pulls together quality resources and support offers for staff and line managers to effectively meet the health and wellbeing needs of their teams. We are proud to have been awarded Gold in the Medway Workplace Wellbeing Awards and our health and wellbeing allies ensure our people’s health and wellbeing is a priority.
Our Inclusion Ambassadors help us to achieve our vision of a compassionate and inclusive culture, helping to create a sense of belonging where people will want to stay and thrive, and promoting a culture of civility, respect and inclusion.
We can offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension and our Group Personal Pension with Scottish Widows.
The small print
We are a small social enterprise providing NHS services, and as such, we cannot take overseas nursing candidates who do not already have full UK registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. We cannot support candidates with their OSCE preparation, OSCE exam, accommodation and pastoral care.
MCH is merging with Kent Community Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT). If the merger goes ahead, the proposed transfer date is 30 th September 2026 and this role will be subject to TUPE transfer to KCHFT.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
- Recognised degree in adult nursing
- Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the Nursing Midwifery Council register
- Evidence of further study
- Mentorship or training qualification
- District Nursing qualification / community practitioner pathway or willingness to commence within 1 year of starting
- Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake training
- Relevant post-graduate qualification, e.g. in elderly care, chronic disease management, long term conditions, rehabilitation
Experience
- Post graduate accumulative experience in the fields of elderly/ rehabilitation/ community/ intermediate care/ long term conditions/acute illness.
- Experience of delivering education and teaching.
- Proven and evidence of experience in an autonomous practitioner role
- Experience of working in the community in healthcare.
- Experience and competence in high-level clinical assessment of complex patients
- Evidence of specialist knowledge in minor illness management, community nursing and advanced practitioner
- Experience of using technology to facilitate provision of patient care
- Experience of motivational interviewing
- Change management experience
Special knowledge / expertise
- Knowledge of current issues and trends within community healthcare, urgent Care, long term conditions, intermediate care and the NHS in general
- A working knowledge of the admission avoidance ethos and facilitation of timely discharge
- A sound knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
- Ability to practice at an advanced level
- Experience of lone working and decision making
- Experience of mentoring students and other healthcare professionals
- Proven ability to manage a caseload
- Intermediate IT skills (Windows, Internet, Outlook, Excel, EPEX)
- Presentation skills and teaching qualification or experience
- Research awareness and audit skills
- Experience of using research and other evidence to inform practice
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
- Self-motivated
- Able to work and make decisions autonomously and take the initiative
- Assertive but diplomatic towards colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with compassionate and inclusive interpersonal skills which will encourage self-empowerment
- Flexible and responsive to the needs of the service
- Ability to recognise own limitations and to refer appropriately when necessary in accordance with professional code of conduct
Practical / intellectual skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective time management, organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Able to travel to dispersed sites in a timely manner
MCH values
Being caring and compassionate
The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff is my priority.
I show kindness and humanity.
I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.
Working in partnership
I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.
I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.
I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.
Delivering quality and value
I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.
I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.
I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.
These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.
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