# Community Staff Nurse

**Company**: HCRG Care Group
**Location**: Dartford
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £32,073 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

As a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse, you will join our valued Dartford Model PCN Team in Dartford, North Kent.

This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver care where it matters most, within patients' homes and local communities.

You will support patients with a wide range of health needs, helping them to remain independent and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

This is a varied and autonomous role where you will build strong relationships with patients and carers while developing your clinical skills in a community setting.

Whether you are newly qualified or have previous experience, you will be supported to grow and develop within a friendly and collaborative team environment.

You will be joining a welcoming and supportive community nursing team who are passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.

The service encourages autonomy while ensuring you feel fully supported, making it an excellent environment for nurses looking to develop their community career.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Delivering safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care in the community

- Assessing patient needs and contributing to care planning

- Monitoring patient progress and escalating concerns where appropriate

- Supporting patients and carers with information and advice

- Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and external partners

- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date clinical records

- Contributing to service improvement and quality care delivery

**Benefits:**

- NHS Agenda for Change Band 5 salary with an NHS pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions, plus a 5% high-cost area allowance

- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials

- Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing

- Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching, and counselling

- Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways, and professional development opportunities through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team

- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ring-fenced innovation funding each year

- The pride of working for an organization where the majority of our rated services hold Good or Outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

**Person Specification:**

- Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin (Adult)

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

- Good organizational skills and ability to manage your workload

- A caring and patient-focused approach

- Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office
- communication
- interpersonal skills
- organisational skills
- patient-focused approach
- IT systems

### Nice to have
- Experience within a community or primary care setting
- Experience working with patients with long-term conditions
- Understanding of admission avoidance and community-based care

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