Registered Nurse, Kent in England

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse Band 5 to join Almond Care, supporting adults and children with complex health needs in their own homes. This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning specialist complex care provider supporting people with neurological conditions including acquired brain injury, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, long-term ventilation and other complex neurological conditions.

You would be joining an award-winning specialist home care provider committed to helping adults and children with complex care needs live safely and independently in their own homes and communities.

As a Registered Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred nursing care to clients with complex clinical needs. Working closely with clients, their families and multidisciplinary healthcare teams, you will assess and monitor health conditions, develop personalised care plans and provide expert clinical support tailored to each individual’s needs.

The role will involve supporting complex clinical needs at home, administering complex medications and treatments, providing tracheostomy care, monitoring patients’ conditions and ensuring that care is delivered safely, professionally and with dignity. You will also have an important leadership role within your care team, helping to lead and develop the skills of Healthcare Assistants working with your patients.

Benefits & Hours

• £45,000–£50,000 per year;
• Company pension;
• Specialist training and ongoing professional development;
• Support from experienced senior nursing and clinical teams;
• Opportunities to develop your leadership and complex-care skills;
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of people with complex health needs;
• Work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary and specialist care team.

What experience will you need?

• You will need to be a qualified Registered Nurse with an active NMC PIN.
• ICU/ITU and complex care experience is preferred, along with experience supporting people with neurological or other complex health conditions.
• An active NMC PIN and qualification as a Registered Nurse;
• Experience in ITU/ICU or complex care, with 2 years’ ITU experience required;
• Experience caring for patients with neurological or complex health conditions;
• Competence in tracheostomy care;
• Competence in the administration of complex medications;
• Knowledge and experience of care planning and medication administration;
• A full and valid driving licence;
• Strong leadership and team-working skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Effective time-management and organisational abilities;
• A compassionate, patient-centred approach;
• The ability to work collaboratively with clients, families and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals;
• The right to work in the UK.

Above all, you will be a reliable, compassionate and clinically confident nurse who is passionate about providing exceptional care and improving the quality of life of people living with complex health conditions. This is an opportunity to use your nursing expertise in a role where you can build meaningful relationships with clients and their families while delivering highly specialised care in a home environment. If you are an experienced Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding permanent opportunity where your clinical skills, leadership and compassion can make a genuine difference, this could be the ideal role for you.