Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice

Job summary

Would you describe yourself as caring, compassionate, motivated and interested in developing your career within the health service? Then this may be the opportunity for you

Join us at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) in our Community Hospital Team, train to become a qualified Registered Nurse and gain a degree in nursing whilst you work.

The programme will help you to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies of a Registered Nurse (RN), while working as a Health Care Assistant you will be able to expand the depth and breadth of your knowledge and skills.

If you apply for more than one of the RNDA vacancies, you will only be invited to interview once but you will be considered for every vacancy where you were successfully shortlisted.

We welcome applications from Assistant Practitioners and Nursing Associates interested in 'topping up' to become a Registered Nurse in 2-3 years (depending on qualification).

The successful candidate for this position will also need to complete an application and interview with the apprenticeship provider. Once you have been successful at both elements, you will be offered the apprenticeship position.

Please ensure you have certificates for your qualifications to evidence you have met the essential qualifications listed in the person specification.

Main duties of the job

You will train alongside a skilled team of professionals who include a modern junior matron, registered nurses, health care assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and a care manager.

As a Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice within a Community Hospital you will provide assessments and rehabilitation-focused in-patient care.

Registered Nurses coordinate and manage care for 'step-up' patients who need more care than they are receiving at home, but who do not need to go into an acute hospital, via A&E or 'step-down' patients who have been in an acute hospital and need a bit more assistance before they go home.

They carry out a range of nursing procedures, for example, medicine administration, taking blood, dressing changes, and contributing to integrated care.

Registered Nurses assess care needs, deliver and evaluate care. Registered Nurses use expert knowledge and skills to provide leadership and manage nursing teams to ensure care coordination.

They carry out a range of nursing procedures, for example, infusion therapy, complex wound care, and contributing to integrated care.

This job description reflects the Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses (2018): being an accountable professional; promoting health and preventing ill health; assessing needs and planning care; providing and evaluating care; leading and managing nursing care and working in teams; improving safety and quality of care; coordinating care.

About us

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC.

We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities.

To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent.

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we're reminded every day how important life is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments.

We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations.

Date posted

21 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

5 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

UJ
Job locations

Hawkhurst Community Hospital

Cranbrook

TN18 4PU

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