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Main area
Community Nursing - Surrey Downs Health & Care
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
Contracts of all hrs per week available
Job ref
343-SDHC-B5-Nurse-Apr'24
Employer
Surrey Downs Health and Care
Employer type
Public (Non NHS)
Site
PCNs across Surrey Downs Health & Care
Town
Epsom, Ewell, Leatherhead, Dorking, East Elmbridge
Salary
£29,828 - £36,311 per annum inc fringe hcas
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Surrey Downs Health and Care

Community Nurse - PCNs - Surrey Downs H&C ***£2,000 Welcome Payment

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

***Welcome Payment of £2000​​

As a thank you for choosing us as your new employer, all successful applicants will receive a Welcome Payment of £1000 on commencing and a further £1000 after successful completion of your first 6 months. T&C's apply. 

Are you passionate about the helping people in the community?  If so, come and join our fantastic teams.

We have exciting opportunities for Band 5 Nurses to work across our PCN Sites (listed below) within Surrey Downs Health & Care. If you are passionate about caring for people and making a difference within your community, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for nursing staff from all backgrounds including newly qualified, those more experienced, looking for a change, maybe wanting to work locally, excited by the difference of being out within the community with the benefits and challenges that brings.

To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.

Please note these roles require post holders to hold a current and valid deriving licence enabling them to drive in the UK and have access to a vehicle for work purposes. 

We have our own Learning & Development Department that have a range of different courses and development plans that give you the opportunity to grow your career.

Main duties of the job

PCN - Primary Care Network

It is a network formed from GP practice populations working in partnership with others to provide health and care to local communities.

What will PCNs do?

  • Provide ongoing care and support
  • Deploy the most appropriate staff member(s) in a coordinated and timely way to best use community resources
  • Reduce risk of admission for patients
  • Support people in their homes, people in care homes and through in-reach in to hospitals where necessary
  • Work closely with the community hospitals and specialist teams

Each PCN has a community focused trimuvirate (group of three) of Lead GP / Community; Lead Clinician and Operational Manager. Specialist services and community hospitals work closely with the PCNs to ensure a whole system approach to working across Surrey Downs.

Working for our organisation

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

  • The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
  •  CSH Surrey
  •  Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
  •  Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see a list of our different PCNs that have current vacancies below. Please select from the drop down application which area you are interested in working when applying...

  • Dorking

(Medwyn Centre, Reigate Road, Dorking RH4 1SD)

Dorking community nursing team cover central Dorking & the beautiful surrounding villages of Surrey. Dorking can be described as a charming market town, surrounded by the beautiful Surrey Hills, whilst you are working in the community you can catch a glimpse of the wooded hills and open landscape & as you drive through the streets of Dorking you can experience the historic streets of the town. Dorking is close to the M25 with good aces from Guilford and London. Making Dorking an excellent place to work. Flexible hours can be considered- during the day we cover 8.30-18.30 and have a twilight team from 18.30-23.30hrs.  We work closely with the GP practices , Matrons , physio, hospices and Dorking community hospital to deliver interventions such as blood tests , wound care right through to high level complex care with the aim of avoiding hospital admissions . If you would like to know more about working in the Dorking community nursing team.

  • East Elmbridge (part time only)

(Emberbrook District Nursing Hub, 16 Raphael Drive, Thames Ditton, KT7 0BL)

Here in East Elmbridge, we have a very strong team spirit at our core and you are very well supported to deliver the best patient care.  We have two sites we operate from.  Molesey Community Hospital, where you’ll find our truly fantastic hospital team, along with our Community Hub of incredible Matrons, Healthcare Assistants, Care Coordinators, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers and Paramedics.  In Thames Ditton, at the Emberbrook Health Centre,  you will find our most amazing District Nursing team.  We are fortunate that both sites offer ample free parking.   It's a very exciting time to join and if you’re interested in becoming a part of the team here in East Elmbridge we would love to hear from you.

  • Epsom Primary Care Network

(East Wing, Epsom Gateway, Ashley Avenue, Epsom, KT18 5AL)

Join Epsom PCN, a friendly and supportive team fostering strong relationships and mutual encouragement. We understand diverse life commitments and offer roles that accommodate your needs. Whether you seek career growth, family care, autonomy, or collaboration with exceptional colleagues, we provide flexible support for the present and future. If you aspire to be part of an amazing team... come and join us..... 

  • ICP Primary Care Network (part time only)

(Bourne Hall Health Centre, Chessington Road, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1TG) 

At ICP PCN, we have a friendly and very supportive team where we develop strong relationships and inspire each other. We understand the importance of diverse life commitments and offer roles that will suit you. Whether you are seeking career progression, focussing on family care, or want to work with outstanding colleagues, we provide flexibility and support. Do you aspire to work with a brilliant team like this? If so, then you must join us.   

  • Leatherhead Primary Care Network

(Leatherhead Hospital, Poplar Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8SD)

Leatherhead PCN team will be undergoing transformation as part of SDHC business plan .  As part of this transformation, successful applicants may be required to work from a different base in the future and will be part of the consultation process for this. 

This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurses to come and join the innovative community nursing team at Leatherhead Primary Care. We are a highly supportive team, who encourage nurses with or without community experience to come and join us, to make a positive contribution to nursing in the community. We can offer you the support, training, autonomy and flexibility of a modern NHS service, and we actively encourage newly qualified nurses, with an interest in pursuing a rewarding career in community nursing to apply.  

(Our Banstead PCN do not currently have Band 5 vacancies) 

Please see attached our Band 5 Job Description & Person Specifications for further details about these roles...

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Adult Nurse with NMC
  • Valid Driving Licence (to drive within UK)

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Relevant post registration experience
  • Community experience

Other

Essential criteria
  • Access to a vehicle for work purposes

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to assess, deliver and evaluate quality care
  • Effective communicator

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Payne
Job title
Senior HR & OD Advisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07554879432