Job Title
Band 5 Staff Nurse

Closing Date
The closing date is 16 August 2026

Job Introduction
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will join our valued inpatient team at Livingstone Community Hospital, delivering high-quality care in a supportive and patient-focused environment. This is a rewarding opportunity to work closely with patients throughout their recovery and rehabilitation journey, helping them regain independence and achieve the best possible outcomes. You will be part of a friendly multidisciplinary team where every member plays an important role in providing compassionate, person-centred care. Whether you are newly qualified or looking to develop your nursing career within a community hospital setting, you will be supported to build your skills, expand your clinical knowledge and make a meaningful difference to patients and their families every day.

Package Description
You will be joining a welcoming and supportive ward team who are passionate about delivering excellent patient care. The team works collaboratively to create a positive environment for both patients and colleagues, encouraging learning, development and the sharing of best practice. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• NHS Agenda for Change Band 5 salary with an NHS pension
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyda

Main Duties of the Job
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.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit our website.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £32,073 to £32,073 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/116242/20121
Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1SA, United Kingdom

Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Employer Contact Details
Recruiter: Recruitment Team
Email: careers@hcrgcaregroup.com
Phone: 03002471122

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.