Senior Registered Nurse
Posted 1 hour 29 minutes ago by NHS
Closing date: 14 December 2025
This post is to support the Hospital at Home service which is a collaboration with the acute trust to deliver hospital standard treatment within patients' homes. The Hospital at Home philosophy is providing acute clinical care at home which would otherwise be provided in a hospital. This service is part of the Urgent Care Services which provides a two hour response to patients in crisis at home. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from the acute hospitals. We also provide unscheduled care out of hours for patients who may be at the end of life, or experiencing an urgent need for healthcare. This may include treating acutely unwell people that would otherwise require hospital admission, and also support hospital discharges. The service is available 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Nurses use a wide clinical skills base to provide hospital level care at home. This includes IV therapy, end of life symptom control and management via syringe driver, catheterisation skills, phlebotomy, wound management, risk assessment, as well as general observations and fundamental nursing care. This service provides nursing care within patients' homes and covers West Kent. Driving is essential to this post.
Main duties of the job- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care.
- Development of integrated care plans in partnership with patients.
- Ordering equipment and sending onward referrals as necessary.
- Acting as a lead and senior practitioner to support junior staff with assessments and reassessments of service users and/or pathways with complex needs across the relevant field.
- Actively working as a member of the multi professional team to provide high quality care to patients.
- Undertaking a range of competent clinical interventions and identifying any deterioration in patients' condition, taking appropriate action.
- Managing a caseload of patients on a daily basis consisting of patients with complex needs.
- Supporting in duty role and completing triages.
- Supporting the Clinical Lead in the management of the team.
- Supporting and making recommendations to senior managers to prioritise and focus efforts to drive forward and achieve business objectives, service improvement strategies and statutory requirements.
Rated "outstanding" by the CQC, we have a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We do this through 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.
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Job responsibilitiesPlease note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
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Person Specification Qualifications- Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing.
- Registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Evidence of experience of managing complex caseloads and supporting/mentoring others.
- Experience of managing complex caseloads and supporting/mentoring others.
- Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks.
- Fully understand the role and remit of a health care worker.
- Ability to focus on the details and spot any potential problems.
- Know when you are within your own limits and when to elevate.
- Able to use IT systems and databases.
- Have an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage as well as an understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance.
- Need to be able to work well under pressure and be able to organise your own work.
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.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum