Job Description

Job Introduction

We have the opportunity for a committed and friendly Nurse to join Chippenham Community team as one of our Community Nurse Specialist. We are looking for an inspirational Nurse to deliver a high standard of quality care to our patients and support the team with excellent leadership skills.


Our community teams deliver nursing care in patients' homes and residential homes as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team, linking closely with the GP Practices and other community services in the local areas. We work with the aim of preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital and in assisting people to manage their health conditions to prevent hospital admission and promote independent living and health management.


Applicants need to have excellent clinical skills, well developed communication skills, be experienced in leadership and management and be able to work under pressure. The role is demanding but rewarding, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking individual who can work flexibly and efficiently. We are a busy, friendly team, who would welcome the opportunity to work with a new member of staff willing to contribute to the on-going development of the services we provide.


The team is based in Chippenham Hospital. The Team operates a shift patterns between 07.00 - 22.00. Nursing staff will be expected to work weekends and will be expected to cover early and late shifts., Evidence of up-to-date clinical professional development is essential and experience in front line NHS community patient care is preferable.



For enquiries or to arrange an informal visit please contact the Community Team Manager, Sally Hanham on 07825 682874


Main Responsibilities

As a Specialist Community Nurse you will care for patients and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work to help us continue to change things for the better. We feel passionate that everyone should feel valued when they come into contact with our organisation, whether that's you, someone we care for or the wider community we operate in.


You will put to use your strong communication and organisation skills, along with a flexible approach, to ensure you deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.


You'll care for patients and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work to help us continue to change things for the better. We feel passionate that everyone should feel valued when they come into contact with our organisation, whether that's you, someone we care for or the wider community we operate in.


Please see the attached JD for the full responsibilities of the role.


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.

About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.



Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's 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.



We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're 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 doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.



As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.



Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.


Package Description

As a Band 6 Specialist Community Nurse, you'll be part of our valued Chippenham Community Team.


You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

AFC Band 6 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided) Plentiful on site-parking 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 life's 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 you're 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 The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission * Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location