Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care Knowledge of up to date clinical practice Understands the role and remit of a Band 4 registered nursing associate role
- Experience
Knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at Nursing Associate level Working within the NMC Code of Conduct Experience of working as part of a team
- Qualifications
Registered with the NMC as a Nursing Associate registrant
- Ability to manage
Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures Able to work an internal rotation shift pattern across a varied care setting Ability to manage own time effectively
- Personal attributes
Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice Committed to delivering high standards of care Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable Valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
- Skills and abilities
Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Ability to organise own work Ability to cope with change Ability to use own initiative IT skills Supervision skills
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of community environment
- Qualifications
Mentorship / Coaching qualification
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an NMC Registered Nurse Associate to join the existing team based at Maidstone. This is a seven-day service, working between 08:00 and 16:00, with a late shift of 10:00 – 18:00 on a rotational basis.
The team support patients from GP practices within the Maidstone Central Primary Care Network (PCN).
The teams provide nursing care to predominantly housebound patients in the Maidstone town centre area. Each team takes responsibility for a defined geographical patch, which allows good working relationships with local GPs, care homes, Social Services, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders.
The District Nursing Service also provides local clinics for patients requiring their clinical skills. We believe the addition of the new Nursing Associate role will complement the current skill-mix for providing nursing care within a community setting.
Main duties of the job
This is a highly rewarding role, and nurses are supported to achieve all the clinical skills required for the role.
Clinical areas will include wound management care, end of life care, medicines administrations and bladder and bowel care, amongst other duties.
You will be supported by senior staff and the team; therefore, these posts will suit those wanting to move to a community setting. Staff will be required to drive their own car and are able to claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision, following their probationary period.
Car owner/driver essential, subject to the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).
Together we can empower you to really make a difference to patients’ lives. The very different world we are living in at the moment has given us the opportunity to rethink how we provide our services here at KCHFT.
Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm, with rotational weekends
Detailed job description and main 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.
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This advert is for Nurse Associate with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Nursing associate role. The advertised salary is £26,530 - £29,114 pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 May 2025.
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