Nursing Associate - Community in Bromley

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years. Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Are you passionate about truly making a difference in people’s lives? Do you believe in whole-person, holistic care that goes far beyond traditional nursing? If so, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career while transforming lives in your own community. As a Community Nursing Associate, you’ll become a valued member of our dynamic Community Team, playing a vital role in delivering high-quality, compassionate nursing care to individuals in their own homes and clinic settings. You’ll help support patients’ physical, psychological, social, and public health needs — ensuring their unique story, background and circumstances remain at the heart of every decision.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Taking delegated responsibility for a pre-agreed caseload, working under the supervision of an experienced Registered Nurse.
• Building confidence, developing specialist skills, and taking ownership of meaningful care.

Qualifications required:

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent.

Knowledge and experience:

• Understanding the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
• Community experience and experience of working in teams.

Skills needed:

• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to undertake and understand physiological measurements and observations e.g. pulse oximetry and general observations.
• Striving to improve the service provided, suggesting changes to practice in line with best practice guidance.

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That’s why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. We welcome applicants with a disability and are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one, including compressed hours, part-time, and job shares.

Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.