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*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
Are you ready for a new challenge?
Could you make a difference?
Are you:
* A Registered General Nurse
* Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care
* Compassionate towards patients and their families
* An excellent communicator with the ability to work in a team
* Motivated toward personal development
* A full UK driving license holder with access to a car
An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Nursing Service. We are currently looking for a Band 5 Community Nurse to work across the Richmond areas based at Centre House, East Sheen. The service operates from 7 am until 7 pm.
Collaboratively working with our integrated rapid response teams, community matrons and social service colleagues is essential to ensure seamless care to our patient group.
Get your career in the right direction, with the right organisation and at the right time – please come to HRCH and be part of this organisation.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, skilled nursing care and to assist the Community Nursing Team Manager in the ongoing planning, implementation, and evaluation of the holistic needs of the patient/client, family, and/or carer.
Deliver high quality nursing care to housebound patients with complex needs to enable them to remain in their own homes. Working closely with specialist nurses, allied health and social care professionals to meet the needs of the patients without unnecessary attendance in A&E or being admitted to hospital.
This will involve working independently but as part of the Community Nursing Team covering a particular geographical area. This will include first assessments and reviews, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of individual programmes of care. Candidates will be expected to be flexible to support the corporate approach to patient care as and when required.
Working for our organisation
At HRCH, we only want to provide the type of outstanding care that we would recommend to our family and friends. We provide community healthcare and urgent treatment services for over 515,000 people living across the London boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond-Upon-Thames.
In the latest NHS Staff Survey results for community trusts, we had the highest percentage of staff in the country who felt their role made a difference to patients. We also had top scores for satisfaction with the quality of care staff can deliver.
We are the top community trust in the country for Staff engagement, Quality of care and Quality of appraisals, according to the theme results in the 2019 staff survey.
In 2018 we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times and won the HSJ Workforce Award.
Our job is all about people and we believe that staff who feel valued and supported deliver better outcomes for our patients, so we invest in our people and their ideas.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Qualifications
* Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA
* Experience or recognised qualification in areas such as: Health Promotion, Diabetes, Care of the older person, Continence, Palliative care, Medical/Surgical Nursing
Experience
* Recent experience of Nursing at Level 5, or evidence of a back to nursing programme
* Experience of working in the community setting
* One year's post-registration experience in a relevant setting, e.g. palliative care, care of the older person, orthopaedics, community services
Skills and abilities
* Ability to undertake a shift system
* Able to work without direct supervision
* Good communication skills effective with clients and colleagues
* Clinical skills – Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressings
* Computer Literacy and keyboard skills
* Access to a motor vehicle for use at work and UK driving licence
* Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control
* Teaching Skills
Knowledge
* Ability to converse articulately on current health issues, demonstrate knowledge in: Essence of Care, Team Working, professional standards including confidentiality and clinical governance, Adult Safeguarding, evidence-based clinical knowledge, health and safety, and personal safety issues
* Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF’s
Personal
* Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary Team
* Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
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Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name Vanessa Long Job title Assistant Business Manager Email address vanessa.long@nhs.net Telephone number 020 8487 1625 Additional information
If you are looking for a role with variety, continuous support, encouragement, and genuine job satisfaction, talk to Claire Moloney, 020 3903 3610
Informal visits (by appointment) are very welcomed; come and see what our teams do and discuss how you can join us.
Vanessa Long (Appointing Manager) can be contacted on 020 8487 1625.
Watch a short video message below from our Chief Executive, Jo Farrar:
About Kingston Hospital
We were the first acute Trust in south west London to gain Foundation Trust status in 2013, and in late 2018 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership.
Our values guide the way we deliver outstanding care each and every time to our patients.
Kingston Hospital has been ranked in the top ten trusts in the country following the most recent NHS staff survey.
* 75% of staff said that they would recommend Kingston to others as a place to work, putting the hospital significantly above the national average for NHS trusts
* When asked if they would recommend the hospital as a place to receive care, 82% of the hospital’s staff confirmed that they would, putting the Trust in the top performing group of hospitals and the second best score in London
Our People Pledge
Our People Pledge outlines the wide range of support employees can expect at HRCH and Kingston Hospital, from agile and flexible working to training and development. It also outlines our ask of you as a member of our team. It is a simple guide to the wide range of benefits available, all in one place.
We pledge to offer our people holistic support that distinguishes us from other health and care employers. The People Pledge has been developed in collaboration with our staff who shared their views about what matters most to them. From this work seven key themes emerged, which are all covered in the pledge. They are:
* Agile and flexible working
* Diversity and inclusion
* Health and wellbeing
* Induction and orientation
* Pay and conditions
* Training and development
* Communication and engagement
Supporting our staff
Kingston Hospital has an excellent track record of supporting staff development and training. We have an onsite Education Centre and a dedicated Learning and Development Team to support staff in reaching their aspirations.
We know that well supported and happy staff provide the best care for our patients and the wellbeing of our staff is an important priority for the Trust. As a member of staff at Kingston Hospital, you will have access to a wide range of benefits including access to our onsite Day Nursery, season ticket loans, discounts in our onsite Boots pharmacy and hospital restaurant and support from our dedicated in-house Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team.
Our monthly staff excellence award scheme and long service awards ensure that our staff receive the recognition and celebration that they deserve.
Staff benefits and wellbeing
We know that well supported and happy staff provide the best care for our patients and the wellbeing of our staff is an important priority for the Trust. As a member of staff at Kingston Hospital, you will have access to a wide range of benefits.
* New starter support
* Minimum of 27 days paid annual leave per year (for full time staff) which rises after 5 and 10 years’ NHS service) plus bank holidays
* Automatic membership to the NHS Pension Scheme, one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK
* Flexible working options
* Maternity, paternity and sick pay entitlements
* Access to our onsite Day Nursery
* Option to join our Staff Bank where you can work additional hours at competitive rates
* Season ticket loans
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Car Lease Scheme
* 10% discount in our Boots Kingston Hospital Pharmacy
* 20% discount in our hospital restaurant
* Monthly Staff Excellence Award scheme
* Long service awards
Health and wellbeing:
We have a dedicated in-house Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team to support staff with:
* Fast-track physiotherapy referrals
* Stop smoking service
* On-site Yoga, Pilates and exercise classes
* Discounted gym membership
* Reimbursement for eye tests for Visual Display Unit (VDU) users
* Free flu vaccination each year
* Access to counselling and support services
* Reduced rates for massage and other therapies
The Health and Wellbeing Team is committed to providing opportunities to equip and inspire our staff to care for their wellbeing and enhance their quality of life at home and at work. We encourage all our staff to participate in our many wellbeing campaigns and initiatives throughout the year.
Kingston Hospital has an excellent track record of supporting staff development and training. We have an onsite Education Centre and a dedicated Learning and Development Team to support staff in reaching their aspirations.
Induction
We are committed to supporting all our staff from their very first day at Kingston Hospital. Upon joining the Trust, new starters are invited to a corporate induction session along with other new starters. The session includes a range of engaging activities and learning, including completion of mandatory training.
Leadership Programmes
We offer four free accredited leadership development programmes, suitable for team leaders through to senior managers.
Talent pool
Our Talent Pool aims to facilitate movement of our administrative and clerical staff from one role to another and to support their development and career progression within the hospital.
Training Courses
Staff have access to a comprehensive range of job-specific and general training courses which are delivered face to face, through eLearning, either direct by staff at the Trust or by specialist training providers.
Learning and Resource Centre
The Stenhouse Library is a multi-disciplinary library providing library and information services to all staff and students. The library offers a variety of services including books, journals, e-journals, e-resources and training. PCs are also available for staff to use with printing, photocopying and scanning facilities.
ICARE programme for Healthcare Assistants
Thanks to feedback and insight from staff across the Trust, our ICARE programme has been created to provide development opportunities and support to all our Band 2 Healthcare Assistants here at Kingston Hospital. The programme offers:
* A ‘buddy’ to provide 1:1 support and guidance through the first two weeks in their allocated ward or department
* An 18-month pathway to develop skills and support staff in progressing to Band 3 positions
* Monthly open forums to share ideas, education and training
* Access to a dedicated Wellbeing Chaplain, offering support, a listening ear and providing the opportunity for confidential conversations at any time
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We celebrate the diversity of our staff and strive to be an inclusive organisation. We have a number of staff networks here at Kingston Hospital to support equality, diversity and inclusion, which you can find out more about on our Equality, diversity and inclusion page.
All recruitment for the NHS Hospitals in South West London is now carried out by the same team, based at the South West London Recruitment Hub HQ in Epsom.
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