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Since the outbreak of coronavirus, nurses from across the country have expressed their disappointment due to feeling undervalued and overworked, venting their frustrations at receiving only a 1% pay rise.

But, before you join the protests at Downing Street, it seems there are real career opportunities provided to nurses here in Kent - if you know where to look.

One of the most standout opportunities comes from Superior Healthcare, a provider of complex care services to people with long term health conditions to live safely at home, who also work in the community in schools, private hospitals, hospices and nursing homes.

They’re now offering nurses full-time contracts that come with a variety of benefits designed to enhance their careers and promote their overall wellbeing.

Superior Healthcare introduced guaranteed hours contracts to its carers and support workers in October of last year. Now, the organisation is providing nurses with the same career opportunity.

Offering an attractive salary of £39,000 per year, nurses can choose to work within a range of community settings such as private hospitals, hospices and nursing homes. Alternatively, they can work one-to-one in family homes, caring for people with long term health conditions.

Complex care is the lesser known area of community work that gives nurses the opportunity to use and develop their clinical skills, at a level often only found within a hospital environment.

Currently recruiting across Kent, Superior Healthcare has vacancies for both adult and paediatric nurses. Joining on a full-time contract, they can enjoy set shift patterns to promote a healthy work/life balance. For those working within complex care, they also benefit from hands-on support from the organisation’s own Nurse Manager team.

“With tailored support from a designated Nurse Manager, Field Care Supervisor and Team Leader, you will have the opportunity to work in a variety of settings which will require you to use your nursing knowledge and clinical decision-making skills,” explained Superior Healthcare Nurse Manager, Kerie Exall.

“With expert advice available 24 hours a day from our team of Nurse Managers, you will never be alone,” she added.

Superior Healthcare’s Clinical Operations Manager, Adele Blythe, commented on the introduction of the new contracts: “This is about providing real career prospects.

"Many nurses think about working in the community, however, they find the idea of not having contracted hours rather daunting,” she explained.

“Community work is often difficult to find as opportunities are usually limited due to high levels of interest.

"Superior Healthcare is delighted to be able to set itself apart from other providers by offering these new, full-time opportunities as well as part-time contracts,” she concluded.

At a time when nurses are feeling undervalued and supported, it certainly feels like Superior Healthcare’s full-time contracts make for a big step in the right direction.

To find out more about joining Superior Healthcare as a nurse on a guaranteed hours contract, visit www.superiorhealthcare.co.uk/guaranteed-hours-for-nurses