HCRG Care Group
Band 5 Community Nurse

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Job Introduction
As a Band 5 Community Nurse, you will join our valued Community Nursing Team based at Sheppey Community Hospital, providing care across Sheppey, Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver high quality nursing care where it matters most, within patients' homes and local communities. You will support patients with a wide range of healthcare needs, helping them maintain independence, manage long-term conditions and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced nurse looking to develop your community career, you will join a supportive and welcoming team committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care. You will be encouraged to develop your skills, gain new experiences and make a real difference to the lives of patients and their families every day.
Package Description
You will be joining a friendly and experienced community nursing team who are passionate about delivering outstanding care closer to home. The service offers excellent support from managers and colleagues, regular team meetings, ongoing clinical development and access to modern equipment, ensuring you have everything you need to thrive in your role. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:
- NHS Agenda for Change Band 5 salary with an NHS pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Plentiful onsite parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
- Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
- Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
- Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our ‘Outstanding’ Learning Enterprise team
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organization where the majority of our rated services hold ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings from the Care Quality Commission
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
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Main Responsibilities
As a Community Nurse, you will provide high quality nursing care to patients within their own homes and community settings. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, ensuring patients receive safe, effective and compassionate support throughout their healthcare journey. Working both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, you will build strong relationships with patients, families and carers, helping them manage their health and wellbeing while promoting independence wherever possible. You will have the opportunity to utilize and develop a broad range of clinical skills while managing a varied caseload. This role offers autonomy, variety and the chance to make a meaningful impact within your local community every day. Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering safe, effective and person-centered nursing care in community settings
- Assessing patient needs and contributing to care planning and review
- Supporting patients with acute, chronic and complex health needs
- Working collaboratively with GPs, therapists, social care teams and other healthcare professionals
- Promoting patient independence, health and wellbeing
- Maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Contributing to service improvement and sharing best practice across the team
A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
Person Specification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with a valid NMC registration
- Passion for delivering high quality, patient-centered care
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organizational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work
- Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes


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Desirable
- Previous experience within a community, district nursing or primary care setting
- Experience managing patients with long-term conditions or complex care needs
- Understanding of community healthcare services and integrated care pathways
Newly qualified nurses are encouraged to apply and will be supported through our award-winning Preceptorship Programme, which provides a structured blend of face-to-face learning, e-learning and practical development opportunities.
About The Company
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.
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