Job summary

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Shape the Future of Urgent Community Care Across Kent and MedwayBring Hospital-Level Care HomeAre you passionate about delivering outstanding care where patients need it most?We're expanding our ambitious and innovative Urgent Community Care services across Medway, East Kent and West Kent, and we're looking for skilled, motivated clinicians to help transform the way healthcare is delivered.This is your opportunity to be part of a service at the forefront of modern healthcare, providing rapid assessment, treatment and ongoing support that enables patients to receive high-quality, hospital-level care in the comfort of their own homes.Working within our dynamic multidisciplinary teams, you'll play a vital role in:? Preventing unnecessary hospital admissions? Supporting timely discharge from hospital? Delivering care through Virtual Wards, Urgent Community Response and our Single Point of Access (SPOA)? Helping people remain independent in their own communities? Shaping and developing the future of community-based urgent care

Main duties of the job

We're Looking For:o Specialist Doctorso Specialty Doctorso Consultant Advanced Clinical Practitionerso Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)o Enhanced Nurse Practitionerso Registered Nurseso Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)o Pharmacy Technicians

Why Join Us?This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to help lead one of the most exciting shifts in healthcare delivery.Our services operate 7 days a week, working alongside acute hospitals, neighbourhood teams and system partners to provide seamless, patient-centred care across Kent and Medway.You'll be joining a forward-thinking organisation committed to:o Innovation and service transformationo Clinical excellenceo Multidisciplinary workingo Professional development and career progressiono Making a genuine difference every day

Be Part of the MovementHealthcare is changing. More care is being delivered closer to home than ever before, and urgent community services are at the heart of that transformation.Join us and help redefine what's possible outside hospital walls.Deliver exceptional care. Drive innovation. Change lives.Your next challenge starts here.Apply today and help shape the future of Urgent Community Care

Interviews:Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a face-to-face recruitment day for the selection process. Please note interviews will take place as part of the recruitment day rather than as individual interviews. Full details about the day and what to expect will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Details

Date posted

28 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on the role applied for

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-8374176-CF

Job locations

Multiple across UCS sites

Ashford

TN25 4AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Job description Job responsibilities As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Qualification: your registration/ qualification should align with those on the role specific requirements (please see below/ attached)
• Experience: Relevant Frailty experience with tier 1 and tier 2 roles having extensive urgent care/unscheduled care experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Relevant clinical knowledge within your applied vacancy; Tier 1 and Tier 2 applicants should have significant specialist knowledge and expertise within this field
• Communication and Team Working: Excellent evidence with examples of multidisciplinary working.

Patient-Centred Care and Quality Improvement

Essential

• Strong evidence of experienced patient-centred care, including service improvement/QI projects.

Service Flexibility and Adaptability

Essential

• Extensive evidence of working across pathways/services and being flexible/ adaptable.

Consultant ACP

Essential

• Registered healthcare professional
• Master's level ACP qualification (or equivalent)
• Independent prescribing qualification
• Significant urgent care/advanced practice experience
• Leadership, education and service development experience

ACP

Essential

• Registered healthcare professional
• ACP qualification or working towards
• Clinical assessment and decision-making skills
• Urgent care experience
• Evidence of autonomous practice

Enhanced Nurse Practitioner

Essential

• NMC registration
• Relevant enhanced practice qualification
• Minor illness/injury experience
• Assessment and treatment skills
• Evidence of clinical decision making

Registered Nurse

Essential

• NMC registration
• Relevant clinical experience
• Communication and patient care skills
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to professional development

SAS Doctor

Essential

• GMC registration and licence to practise
• Relevant postgraduate experience
• Teamworking and service improvement experience
• Urgent/emergency/community care experience
• Clinical decision-making ability

Pharmacy Technician

Essential

• GPhC registration
• Accredited Pharmacy Technician qualification
• Good communication and record-keeping skills
• Medicines management experience
• Knowledge of prescribing and medication optimisation

Person Specification Qualifications and Experience Essential Qualification: your registration/ qualification should align with those on the role specific requirements (please see below/ attached) Experience: Relevant Frailty experience with tier 1 and tier 2 roles having extensive urgent care/unscheduled care experience Knowledge and Skills Essential Relevant clinical knowledge within your applied vacancy; Tier 1 and Tier 2 applicants should have significant specialist knowledge and expertise within this field Communication and Team Working: Excellent evidence with examples of multidisciplinary working. Patient-Centred Care and Quality Improvement Essential Strong evidence of experienced patient-centred care, including service improvement/QI projects. Service Flexibility and Adaptability Essential Extensive evidence of working across pathways/services and being flexible/ adaptable. Consultant ACP Essential Registered healthcare professional Master's level ACP qualification (or equivalent) Independent prescribing qualification Significant urgent care/advanced practice experience Leadership, education and service development experience ACP Essential Registered healthcare professional ACP qualification or working towards Clinical assessment and decision-making skills Urgent care experience Evidence of autonomous practice Enhanced Nurse Practitioner Essential NMC registration Relevant enhanced practice qualification Minor illness/injury experience Assessment and treatment skills Evidence of clinical decision making Registered Nurse Essential NMC registration Relevant clinical experience Communication and patient care skills Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team Commitment to professional development SAS Doctor Essential GMC registration and licence to practise Relevant postgraduate experience Teamworking and service improvement experience Urgent/emergency/community care experience Clinical decision-making ability Pharmacy Technician Essential GPhC registration Accredited Pharmacy Technician qualification Good communication and record-keeping skills Medicines management experience Knowledge of prescribing and medication optimisation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Multiple across UCS sites

Ashford

TN25 4AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Multiple across UCS sites

Ashford

TN25 4AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)