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Job overview

The Medical Day Unit at Kent & Canterbury Hospital provides an invaluable service to patients requiring infusions, transfusions and other treatments and tests within a day setting. We work closely with multiple specialities, GPs, consultants and other hospital departments to reduce hospital admissions and to deliver exemplary care to those who require it.

The Medical Day Unit is currently looking for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our department. The successful candidate will need to be a dynamic, enthusiastic individual who strives to provide outstanding patient care and would like to join our friendly, hard-working team.

At the Medical Day Unit, we are passionate about providing excellent patient care and are welcoming, honest and transparent with all who pass through our doors. We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation and treat everyone with respect, compassion and dignity. All staff are dedicated and their skills developed so that we are able to provide the best care possible to each individual.

Previous experience of working with various IV medications would be desirable, however, all role essential learning and development would be provided as part of the candidate’s personal development plan.

For an informal visit or more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Mandy Goddard, Unit Manager on 01227 783028.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse on the Medical Day Unit the successful candidate will be expected to:

·         Provide clinical care to patients to an extremely high standard, ensuring the Trust policies are adhered to at all times.

·         Maintain excellent communication and relationships within the unit as well as at a multidisciplinary level in order to provide and maintain outstanding patient care.

·         Provide support to student nurses as a practice assessor.

·         Be willing to undertake regular training in order to learn and develop as well as consolidating existing skills.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.