Band 6 Team Sister
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Team Sister, based at Livingstone Hospital, to be a key driver in supporting patients to recover from or manage their illness and enable them to stay healthy and well for longer.
You will need to manage a defined caseload, utilise your clinical skills, leadership skills and expertise to assess, triage, plan, delegate, organise and evaluate complex packages of health and social care tailored to individual needs and ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time by the right person.
Whilst you will be based at LivingstoneHospital, you will be required to travel around the community to provide care that meets the needs of the service. Therefore, a driving license and access to a car for work purposes is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Team Sister, you will have caseload management responsibility in the following areas:
- Care interventions including wound management, end of life, unscheduled care interventions
- Provide support for patients with long term conditions such as diabetes, Parkinsons, dementia.
You will also be responsible for assessing and interpreting the clinical condition of patients, in order to devise person centered care plans and will analyse the effectiveness, adjusting care as clinical status indicates. You will support the Senior Sister to manage urgent clinical issues as they develop e.g., crisis management of both staff and patients. Develop coping strategies for dealing with stressful situations with support from senior colleagues.
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job responsibilities
The Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will be / will have:
- Registered Nurse (RN) with current live PIN on NMC register
- Teaching and Assessing NMC approved qualification
- Evidence of relevant post registration specialist professional development
- 3 years experience as a registered nurse
- Experience in a variety of settings including hospital and community
- Experience of managing a range of long-term conditions
- Experience of working collaboratively with Social Services
- Evidence of innovative clinical practice development
As this role requires travel, a driving license and access to a car is required for this role.
Please see job description for full list.
You will feel valued as a Band 6Team Sister / Therapist with HCRGCare Group based at Gravesham CommunityHospital, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £37,338.00 - £44,962.00Band 6Salarywith NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- 5% high cost area allowance
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
Person Specification
General Requirements
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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.
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0DG
