A Band 5 or Band 6 registered nurse post in the Single Neighbourhood Team of the Weald Primary Care Network, part of West Kent Primary Care, on a 24-month fixed-term basis. The work centres on frailty, palliative care and housebound patients, including Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments and nurse-led clinics. The role covers practices across the network, with housebound and care home visits that include vaccinations, working alongside GPs, pharmacists and care coordinators. Full-time and part-time applicants are considered, and NMC registration is essential.
What the job involves
- Manage and support the frailty cohort, including palliative care and housebound patients
- Contribute to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments and complete CGA and Respect forms
- Deliver nurse-led clinics and housebound and care home visits, including vaccinations
- Deliver nursing assessments and manage complex care needs of housebound and care home residents with GPs
- Coordinate ongoing care and treatment with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Provide clinical support and guidance to care home staff to improve safety and outcomes
- Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations
- Mentor and supervise new-to-practice nurses, student nurses and other healthcare staff across the PCN
- Work with community, secondary care, social care and voluntary sector services to build integrated pathways
- Build trusting relationships with patients and carers, explaining complex medical issues
- Take part in audits, significant event reviews and quality improvement work
- Complete mandatory training and CPD to meet NMC revalidation
Qualifications
- Degree in nursing or registered nurse degree
- More than one post-registration qualification at level 6, such as long-term conditions or public health
Registration & licences
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
- Experienced level of practice in primary or community nursing
- Frailty or long-term conditions management
- Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
- Audit, research and clinical leadership
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical examination skills
- Use of EMIS clinical systems and Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Communication with compassion and integrity
- Conflict management
- Management of patients with long-term conditions and complex needs
- Knowledge of local plan and national health policy
Checks & eligibility
- Clean driving licence and access to a vehicle
Other
- Able and willing to travel to care homes in the Ridge locality
- Self-directed, highly motivated and committed to continuous professional development
Nice to have
- Knowledge of public health issues in the area
- Project management
- Nursing in care home settings
- Nurse prescribing
- Experience in clinical leadership
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
