Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust offers a variety of community-based health services, including primary care, district nursing, and rehabilitation, across Kent. Their mission is to provide high-quality, compassionate care that supports individuals in their homes and local communities. Their purpose is to enhance patient well-being and promote health through accessible, integrated, and patient-centered services.

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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

We provide community-based NHS health care throughout Kent, East Sussex and parts of London. #wearecommunity

You should have strong leadership skills, operational management experience in healthcare, a commitment to quality patient care, and the ability to monitor performance and drive service improvements.

You will oversee operational management of Community Hospitals, lead nursing and admin teams, ensure quality care, monitor KPIs, and drive service improvements and cost-efficiencies.

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We are looking for a passionate Head of Service to join our team to lead our community hospitals. Led by a team of modern matrons, registered nurses, rehabilitation assistants, health care assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, care managers, pharmacists, visiting medical officers and medical consultants, our community hospitals provide a wide range of services including in-patient rehabilitation, outpatient consultations in major specialities such as child health, dental services, therapy and rehabilitation services, minor injuries, minor illness, phlebotomy, sexual health clinics and other out-of-hours treatments. As Head of Service you will be responsible for the safe and effective operational management of Community Hospitals; including timely access and discharge pathways, and delivery of high-quality, person-centred evidence-based care. You will manage and lead the Community Hospital nursing, admin and operational teams. You will be responsible for the performance of the service: monitoring KPIs, delivering service improvement and cost-efficiencies. For more information about this role and our service please call Louise Ward on 07521270466 who will be happy to have an informal chat with you Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways For further details / informal visits contact: Name: louise ward Job title: Assistant Director Community Hospitals Email address: louise.ward5@nhs.net

We are looking for a passionate Head of Service to join our team to lead our community hospitals.Led by a team of modern matrons, registered nurses, rehabilitation assistants, health care assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, care managers, pharmacists, visiting medical officers and medical consultants, our community hospitals provide a wide range of services including in-patient rehabilitation, outpatient consultations in major specialities such as child health, dental services, therapy and rehabilitation services, minor injuries, minor illness, phlebotomy, sexual health clinics and other out-of-hours treatments.As Head of Service you will be responsible for the safe and effective operational management of Community Hospitals; including timely access and discharge pathways, and delivery of high-quality, person-centred evidence-based care.You will manage and lead the Community Hospital nursing, admin and operational teams.You will be responsible for the performance of the service: monitoring KPIs, delivering service improvement and cost-efficiencies.For more information about this role and our service please call Louise Ward on 07521270466 who will be happy to have an informal chat with youRated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive ExcellentWe know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiencesWe ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submissionThe data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to WorkAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us bothSee where you can go with KCHFT career pathwaysFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: louise ward Job title: Assistant Director Community Hospitals Email address: louise.ward5@nhs.net

Head of Service - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a passionate Head of Service to join our team to lead our community hospitals.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Led by a team of modern matrons, registered nurses, rehabilitation assistants, health care assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, care managers, pharmacists, visiting medical officers and medical consultants, our community hospitals provide a wide range of services including in-patient rehabilitation, outpatient consultations in major specialities such as child health, dental services, therapy and rehabilitation services, minor injuries, minor illness, phlebotomy, sexual health clinics and other out-of-hours treatments.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As Head of Service you will be responsible for the safe and effective operational management of Community Hospitals; including timely access and discharge pathways, and delivery of high-quality, person-centred evidence-based care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You will manage and lead the Community Hospital nursing, admin and operational teams.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You will be responsible for the performance of the service: monitoring KPIs, delivering service improvement and cost-efficiencies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For more information about this role and our service please call Louise Ward on 07521270466 who will be happy to have an informal chat with you&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: louise ward Job title: Assistant Director Community Hospitals Email address: louise.ward5@nhs.net

Head of Service

You should have experience with children with complex health needs, strong communication skills, a passion for training, empathy for those with disabilities, and the ability to work flexibly in a team.

You will assess care needs, train staff, support families, ensure safe school access for children with complex health needs, and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Special Schools Nurse who is looking to make a difference today! You will support children and young people with complex health needs to access their education. The Special Schools Nursing network provides support to children and young people with complex health needs. The nurses assess and identify any care needs that can be delegated to school staff by ensuring that the skill is risk assessed and school staff are trained, supervised and competent to deliver the care appropriate for the student within designated Special Schools. This is a term-time only role that would suit an enthusiastic Special School Nurse ready to join our fantastic nursing team in New Ash Green, Kent. We work with families and partnership agencies to support school staff and make sure they are appropriately trained and competent for students to access school safely. We want to make sure the school staff understand the child's condition and the potential impact it has on the student and their families. This role will support the staff who provide one to one care to some of the students with more complex respiratory health care needs. Training in the appropriate skills will be provided plus there is access to a wide training programme at KCHFT. If you have experience of working with children with complex health needs within a health, educational or social care setting, would like to use and build upon existing knowledge and skills, enjoy training others and working within a flexible and friendly team then this could be the perfect role for you. A key attribute for this post holder is in demonstrating empathy towards children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families as well as displaying excellent communication skills. The applicant must be confident in working and liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders. Additional Working Pattern: 3 days a week term times only Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ann Fagg Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: ann.fagg1@nhs.net

We have an exciting opportunity for a Special Schools Nurse who is looking to make a difference today! You will support children and young people with complex health needs to access their education.The Special Schools Nursing network provides support to children and young people with complex health needs. The nurses assess and identify any care needs that can be delegated to school staff by ensuring that the skill is risk assessed and school staff are trained, supervised and competent to deliver the care appropriate for the student within designated Special Schools.This is a term-time only role that would suit an enthusiastic Special School Nurse ready to join our fantastic nursing team in New Ash Green, Kent.We work with families and partnership agencies to support school staff and make sure they are appropriately trained and competent for students to access school safely. We want to make sure the school staff understand the child's condition and the potential impact it has on the student and their families.This role will support the staff who provide one to one care to some of the students with more complex respiratory health care needs. Training in the appropriate skills will be provided plus there is access to a wide training programme at KCHFT.If you have experience of working with children with complex health needs within a health, educational or social care setting, would like to use and build upon existing knowledge and skills, enjoy training others and working within a flexible and friendly team then this could be the perfect role for you.A key attribute for this post holder is in demonstrating empathy towards children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families as well as displaying excellent communication skills.The applicant must be confident in working and liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders.Additional Working Pattern: 3 days a week term times onlyRated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive ExcellentWe know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiencesWe ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submissionThe data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to WorkAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us bothSee where you can go with KCHFT career pathwaysFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ann Fagg Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: ann.fagg1@nhs.net

Special School Nurse - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Special Schools Nurse who is looking to make a difference today! You will support children and young people with complex health needs to access their education.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Special Schools Nursing network provides support to children and young people with complex health needs. The nurses assess and identify any care needs that can be delegated to school staff by ensuring that the skill is risk assessed and school staff are trained, supervised and competent to deliver the care appropriate for the student within designated Special Schools.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is a term-time only role that would suit an enthusiastic Special School Nurse ready to join our fantastic nursing team in New Ash Green, Kent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We work with families and partnership agencies to support school staff and make sure they are appropriately trained and competent for students to access school safely. We want to make sure the school staff understand the child's condition and the potential impact it has on the student and their families.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This role will support the staff who provide one to one care to some of the students with more complex respiratory health care needs. Training in the appropriate skills will be provided plus there is access to a wide training programme at KCHFT.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you have experience of working with children with complex health needs within a health, educational or social care setting, would like to use and build upon existing knowledge and skills, enjoy training others and working within a flexible and friendly team then this could be the perfect role for you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A key attribute for this post holder is in demonstrating empathy towards children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families as well as displaying excellent communication skills.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The applicant must be confident in working and liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Additional Working Pattern: 3 days a week term times only&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ann Fagg Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: ann.fagg1@nhs.net

Special School Nurse

You should be an enthusiastic, adaptable nurse, committed to high standards of care, equity, and inclusion, with flexible availability for shifts, including weekends. Newly qualified encouraged to apply.

You will collaborate with a dedicated team to provide evidence-based care for individuals in various settings, ensuring a positive experience for those using our services.

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development? Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being? Do you want to treat people rather than conditions? Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients. Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce. These aren’t just empty words either. At our “Outstanding” rated trust more than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only. More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we aim to improve this. We are proud to say that we consistently score above the national average in our staff survey results, particularly for our focus on the well-being of our workforce. And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us. We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Community Nurse to join our caring and progressive team in Dover. You will work as part of a close-knit team who are dedicated to the health and wellbeing of people in Dover. Dover is made up of a diverse patient group with complex needs. As a Band 5 Community Nurse you will work as part of a team to keep people safe and well at home. You will use your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning for people living at home, in care homes or other settings and make sure that people who use our services have a good experience. As a Trust committed to the development of our workforce, we would actively encourage you to apply if you are newly qualified and we will support your transition into Community Nursing. We offer a host of career pathways for our people, more information about these can be found below. "I have an amazing, rewarding job and my aim is to continue to provide skilled and compassionate care for my patients in their homes for as long as I am able." Jenny, community nurse. Additional Working Pattern: Shifts covering 8-6 seven days a week. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sandra Atkins Job title: PCN Lead Email address: sandraatkins@nhs.net

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development?Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being?Do you want to treat people rather than conditions?Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients.Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce.These aren’t just empty words either. At our “Outstanding” rated trust more than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only. More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we aim to improve this. We are proud to say that we consistently score above the national average in our staff survey results, particularly for our focus on the well-being of our workforce.And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Community Nurse to join our caring and progressive team in Dover.You will work as part of a close-knit team who are dedicated to the health and wellbeing of people in Dover. Dover is made up of a diverse patient group with complex needs.As a Band 5 Community Nurse you will work as part of a team to keep people safe and well at home. You will use your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning for people living at home, in care homes or other settings and make sure that people who use our services have a good experience.As a Trust committed to the development of our workforce, we would actively encourage you to apply if you are newly qualified and we will support your transition into Community Nursing. We offer a host of career pathways for our people, more information about these can be found below."I have an amazing, rewarding job and my aim is to continue to provide skilled and compassionate care for my patients in their homes for as long as I am able." Jenny, community nurse.Additional Working Pattern: Shifts covering 8-6 seven days a week.Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive ExcellentWe know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiencesWe ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submissionThe data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to WorkAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us bothSee where you can go with KCHFT career pathwaysFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sandra Atkins Job title: PCN Lead Email address: sandraatkins@nhs.net

Community Nurse - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do you want to treat people rather than conditions?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These aren’t just empty words either. At our “Outstanding” rated trust more than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only. More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we aim to improve this. We are proud to say that we consistently score above the national average in our staff survey results, particularly for our focus on the well-being of our workforce.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are looking for an &lt;strong&gt;enthusiastic and adaptable Community Nurse &lt;/strong&gt;to join our &lt;strong&gt;caring and progressive team in Dover. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;You will work as part of a close-knit team who are dedicated to the health and wellbeing of people in &lt;strong&gt;Dover&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Dover&lt;/strong&gt; is made up of a diverse patient group with complex needs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Band&lt;/strong&gt; 5 Community Nurse you will work as part of a team to keep people safe and well at home. You will use your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning for people living at home, in care homes or other settings and make sure that people who use our services have a good experience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a Trust committed to the development of our workforce, we would actively encourage you to apply if you are newly qualified and we will support your transition into Community Nursing. We offer a host of career pathways for our people, more information about these can be found below.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I have an amazing, rewarding job and my aim is to continue to provide skilled and compassionate care for my patients in their homes for as long as I am able." Jenny, community nurse.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Additional Working Pattern: Shifts covering 8-6 seven days a week.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sandra Atkins Job title: PCN Lead Email address: sandraatkins@nhs.net

Community Nurse

You must be a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse with a full, clean driving licence, flexible working willingness, and a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

You will provide nursing care for housebound patients, manage a geographical patch, collaborate with healthcare professionals, run local clinics, and deliver various clinical skills and self-management support.

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development? Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being? Do you want to treat people rather than conditions? Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients. Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce. We are looking for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join one of our well-established Community Nursing teams based at Trinity House, Ashford, to support the development of this service. Being a well-established team, we can offer experience and knowledge to support your growth. We operate seven days a week from 08:00 - 16:00, with occasional late shifts of 10:00 – 18:00 on a rotational basis. The team support patients from GP practices within the Stour PCN, (Primary Care Network). This PCN covers the Ashford geographical area, including surrounding villages. We provide nursing care to predominantly housebound patients where each team takes responsibility for a defined geographical patch, allowing good working relationships with local GPs, care homes, Social Services, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders. The Community Nurses also provide local clinics for patients requiring their clinical skills. As the Community Staff Nurse, you are able to support a patient with nursing care delivery towards the aim of self-management. This is a highly rewarding role, and nurses are supported to achieve all the clinical skills required with local practice educators and extended training. Clinical areas are diverse, and include clinical skills for wound management care, end of life care, medicines administrations and IVs, bladder and bowel care, amongst other duties. Each team have two senior staff, therefore, these posts are suitable for those who are newly qualified or moving from an acute setting. Staff will be required to drive their own car and have a full, clean driving licence are able to claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision, following their probationary period. Together we can empower you to really make a difference to patients’ lives. The very different world we are living in at the moment has given us the opportunity to rethink how we provide our services here at KCHFT. Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday and rotational weekends Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Warburton Job title: Operational Manager Email address: l.warburton@nhs.net

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development?Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being?Do you want to treat people rather than conditions?Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients.Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce.We are looking for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join one of our well-established Community Nursing teams based at Trinity House, Ashford, to support the development of this service.Being a well-established team, we can offer experience and knowledge to support your growth.We operate seven days a week from 08:00 - 16:00, with occasional late shifts of 10:00 – 18:00 on a rotational basis. The team support patients from GP practices within the Stour PCN, (Primary Care Network). This PCN covers the Ashford geographical area, including surrounding villages.We provide nursing care to predominantly housebound patients where each team takes responsibility for a defined geographical patch, allowing good working relationships with local GPs, care homes, Social Services, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders.The Community Nurses also provide local clinics for patients requiring their clinical skills. As the Community Staff Nurse, you are able to support a patient with nursing care delivery towards the aim of self-management.This is a highly rewarding role, and nurses are supported to achieve all the clinical skills required with local practice educators and extended training. Clinical areas are diverse, and include clinical skills for wound management care, end of life care, medicines administrations and IVs, bladder and bowel care, amongst other duties. Each team have two senior staff, therefore, these posts are suitable for those who are newly qualified or moving from an acute setting.Staff will be required to drive their own car and have a full, clean driving licence are able to claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision, following their probationary period. Together we can empower you to really make a difference to patients’ lives. The very different world we are living in at the moment has given us the opportunity to rethink how we provide our services here at KCHFT.Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday and rotational weekendsRated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive ExcellentWe know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiencesWe ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submissionThe data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to WorkAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us bothSee where you can go with KCHFT career pathwaysFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Warburton Job title: Operational Manager Email address: l.warburton@nhs.net

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do you want to treat people rather than conditions?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are looking for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join one of our well-established Community Nursing teams based at Trinity House, Ashford, to support the development of this service.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Being a well-established team, we can offer experience and knowledge to support your growth.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We operate seven days a week from 08:00 - 16:00, with occasional late shifts of 10:00 – 18:00 on a rotational basis. The team support patients from GP practices within the Stour PCN, (Primary Care Network). This PCN covers the Ashford geographical area, including surrounding villages.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We provide nursing care to predominantly housebound patients where each team takes responsibility for a defined geographical patch, allowing good working relationships with local GPs, care homes, Social Services, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Community Nurses also provide local clinics for patients requiring their clinical skills. As the Community Staff Nurse, you are able to support a patient with nursing care delivery towards the aim of self-management.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is a highly rewarding role, and nurses are supported to achieve all the clinical skills required with local practice educators and extended training. Clinical areas are diverse, and include clinical skills for wound management care, end of life care, medicines administrations and IVs, bladder and bowel care, amongst other duties. Each team have two senior staff, therefore, these posts are suitable for those who are newly qualified or moving from an acute setting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Staff will be required to drive their own car and have a full, clean driving licence are able to claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision, following their probationary period. Together we can empower you to really make a difference to patients’ lives. The very different world we are living in at the moment has given us the opportunity to rethink how we provide our services here at KCHFT.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday and rotational weekends&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Warburton Job title: Operational Manager Email address: l.warburton@nhs.net

You must be a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse with health visiting experience, strong clinical judgment, supervisory skills, and a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

You will provide antenatal/postnatal care, complete mandated reviews, support colleagues, conduct clinical interventions, attend team meetings, and foster collaboration for better outcomes.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) to join our caring and progressive Health Visiting service. Our health visiting service provides support to families (adults) with children aged zero to five. You’ll be juggling a varied caseload and you’ll need to be confident and flexible to provide the best support for new and growing families. You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families (adults) who use our services have a good experience. What will the role involve? Contributing to antenatal and postnatal care programmes Completing HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding. Supporting in the supervision/ line management and development of colleagues Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes for families and the service Attend and contribute to team meetings Building relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment. We have full and part time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9am to 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes. We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through. So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you! Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Lateu Job title: District Manager Email address: rebecca.lateu@nhs.net

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) to join our caring and progressive Health Visiting service.Our health visiting service provides support to families (adults) with children aged zero to five. You’ll be juggling a varied caseload and you’ll need to be confident and flexible to provide the best support for new and growing families.You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families (adults) who use our services have a good experience.What will the role involve?Contributing to antenatal and postnatal care programmesCompleting HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding.Supporting in the supervision/ line management and development of colleaguesUndertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes for families and the serviceAttend and contribute to team meetingsBuilding relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.We have full and part time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9am to 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of yourduties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes.We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through.So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you!Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive ExcellentWe know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiencesWe ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submissionThe data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to WorkAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us bothSee where you can go with KCHFT career pathwaysFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Lateu Job title: District Manager Email address: rebecca.lateu@nhs.net

Health Visitor - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) to join our caring and progressive Health Visiting service.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our health visiting service provides support to families (adults) with children aged zero to five. You’ll be juggling a varied caseload and you’ll need to be confident and flexible to provide the best support for new and growing families.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families (adults) who use our services have a good experience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What will the role involve?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contributing to antenatal and postnatal care programmes&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Completing HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Supporting in the supervision/ line management and development of colleagues&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes for families and the service&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Attend and contribute to team meetings&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Building relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We have full and part time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9am to 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;duties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Lateu Job title: District Manager Email address: rebecca.lateu@nhs.net

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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