Job summary Are you passionate about a career in nursing? Join our Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship and take your first steptowards becoming a Registered Nurse (Adult). This programme offers a perfect blend of academic and work-based learning, while you work as a Healthcare Assistant with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. Key Features:o Academic & Work-Based Learning: Develop your skills and competencies as an RN while gaining hands-on experiencein various healthcare settings like community hospitals, nursing clinics, and public health environments.o Degree-Level Qualification: Upon successful completion, earn a level six degree-equivalent qualification and transitioninto a qualified nurse role.o Varied Healthcare Experience: Work in diverse settings to enhance your understanding of the wider health economy.o Shift Work & Travel: Be prepared for shift work and traveling to various locations.o Essential Skills Clusters: Work towards achieving NMC standards in care, compassion, communication, organizationalaspects of care, infection prevention, nutrition, and medicines management.o Study Support: Benefit from dedicated study time for a Bachelor's degree in nursing in conjunction with the OpenUniversity (OU). Join us and gain the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviors relevant to the NMC Code of Conduct. Transform your career with our apprenticeship programme and become a Registered Nurse in just four years. Main duties of the job Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, prioritising patient needs.o Maintain accountability and review actions.o Demonstrate leadership, manage, and guide colleagues.o Stay current with knowledge and skills.o Support learners and new entrants.o Adhere to NMC Code and pre-registration student requirements. Key Result Areas:o Provide safe, effective services for positive patient experiences.Patient Safety:o Practice safely with nursing interventions and devices.o Understand public health principles.o Apply legislation to protect vulnerable populations. Clinical Outcomes:o Perform accurate assessments.o Deliver effective care in various settings.o Respond to diverse health needs.o Utilise diagnostic skills safely.o Address terminal illness needs. About us Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both See where you can go with KCHFTcareer pathways Date posted 10 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 846-6976868-UJ Job locations Westcliff House Folkestone CT20 1SZ Job description Job responsibilities The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community differencehere. Good luck We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to teamKCHFT, cometocommunity. Job description Job responsibilities The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community differencehere. Good luck We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to teamKCHFT, cometocommunity. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Functional skills level 2 or GCSE English (minimum grade C or 4) Functional skills level 2 or GCSE Maths (minimum grade C or 4) Evidence of Level 3 qualification in healthcare e.g. Diploma/ NVQ or equivalent experience. Desirable Level 5 qualification as an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate. Experience Essential Experience providing direct patient care in a health and/or social care setting. Desirable NHS experience Working within a multi-disciplinary health care team. Knowledge Essential Understanding of the role of a Registered Nurse Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate. Desirable Understanding of evidence-based practice. Completion of the Care Certificate. Understanding of basic physiology e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc. Evidence of involvement in support/ development of less experienced staff. Evidence of recent work-based learning or self-directed learning. Skills & abilities Essential Exceptional interpersonal skills; Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, carers and relatives (as appropriate) remaining sensitive and empathetic; Listening skills; Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills; Excellent organisational skills; Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner; Able to take instruction and direction and work effectively as part of a team; Ability to record and retrieve information on paper/electronic records as appropriate; High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet; Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team; Intermediate IT skills- Word, MS teams, Rio; Ability to move between sites working across health and social care as required by the needs of the apprenticeship programme; Ability to work on own initiative; Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities; Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count). Personal attributes Essential Caring and compassionate; Honest; Conscientious and committed; Appreciation of diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences; Empathy; Adaptable; Resilient Ability to manage Essential The ability to travel around the trusts geographical area in a timely manner. Has a clean, valid full UK driver's licence and owns a car- for attending base, placements and training. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Functional skills level 2 or GCSE English (minimum grade C or 4) Functional skills level 2 or GCSE Maths (minimum grade C or 4) Evidence of Level 3 qualification in healthcare e.g. Diploma/ NVQ or equivalent experience. Desirable Level 5 qualification as an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate. Experience Essential Experience providing direct patient care in a health and/or social care setting. Desirable NHS experience Working within a multi-disciplinary health care team. Knowledge Essential Understanding of the role of a Registered Nurse Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate. Desirable Understanding of evidence-based practice. Completion of the Care Certificate. Understanding of basic physiology e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc. Evidence of involvement in support/ development of less experienced staff. Evidence of recent work-based learning or self-directed learning. Skills & abilities Essential Exceptional interpersonal skills; Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, carers and relatives (as appropriate) remaining sensitive and empathetic; Listening skills; Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills; Excellent organisational skills; Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner; Able to take instruction and direction and work effectively as part of a team; Ability to record and retrieve information on paper/electronic records as appropriate; High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet; Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team; Intermediate IT skills- Word, MS teams, Rio; Ability to move between sites working across health and social care as required by the needs of the apprenticeship programme; Ability to work on own initiative; Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities; Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count). Personal attributes Essential Caring and compassionate; Honest; Conscientious and committed; Appreciation of diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences; Empathy; Adaptable; Resilient Ability to manage Essential The ability to travel around the trusts geographical area in a timely manner. Has a clean, valid full UK driver's licence and owns a car- for attending base, placements and training. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Westcliff House Folkestone CT20 1SZ Employer's website https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)