Job Introduction
Job Introduction
As a Band 4 Associate Practitioner, you will join our valued Garden City Team based at Gravesham Community Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant, Senior Healthcare Assistant or Associate Practitioner looking to progress their career within community nursing. Working alongside Community Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality clinical care to patients in their own homes and community settings. You will support patients with a range of healthcare needs, undertaking delegated clinical interventions and monitoring patient wellbeing while helping to deliver personalised, patient-centred care. This is a varied and rewarding role that offers autonomy, responsibility and the opportunity to further develop your clinical skills within a supportive team environment.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive community nursing team that is passionate about delivering excellent care and helping patients remain safe and independent within their own homes. The team works collaboratively to provide high-quality care while creating an environment where colleagues are encouraged to develop professionally and share best practice.As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:
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A salary of £27,674 with access to our group pension
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Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
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Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
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Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
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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 as career coaching and counselling
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Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
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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 by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
As an Associate Practitioner, you will support the delivery of high-quality clinical care across a community caseload, working closely with Community Nurses and other healthcare professionals to ensure patients receive safe and effective care.You will undertake a range of delegated clinical interventions, supporting patients with complex health needs, long-term conditions and ongoing treatment plans. You will be expected to work independently within your scope of practice while recognising when concerns need escalating to a registered clinician.You will play an important role in monitoring patient progress, maintaining accurate records and supporting patients to remain safe and independent within their own homes.Key responsibilities include:
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Delivering delegated clinical care to patients within community settings
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Undertaking clinical observations and monitoring patient wellbeing
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Supporting medication administration and medication management in line with competency and organisational policies
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Delivering wound care and supporting ongoing treatment plans
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Escalating changes in patient condition to registered clinicians appropriately
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Maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation
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Supporting patients with long-term conditions and complex healthcare needs
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Working collaboratively with Community Nurses, GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team
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Providing patient education and promoting health and wellbeing
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Contributing to service improvement initiatives and maintaining high standards of care
Due to the community nature of this role, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
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NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent healthcare qualification
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Completion of an Associate Practitioner qualification, or willingness to undertake Associate Practitioner training (minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification required)
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Experience working in a healthcare setting, ideally within community nursing, district nursing or integrated care services
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Experience supporting clinical interventions such as wound care, medication administration or long-term condition management
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Ability to work independently and prioritise workload effectively
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Strong clinical observation and monitoring skills
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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Ability to build positive relationships with patients, carers and colleagues
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Knowledge of confidentiality, safeguarding and information governance
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Confidence using IT systems and electronic patient records
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Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
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Previous experience in a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, Senior Healthcare Assistant or Assistant Practitioner role
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Experience within community healthcare services
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Venepuncture competency
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Experience supporting patients with complex healthcare needs
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Foundation Degree in a relevant subject
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'll 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. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
