Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Nurse
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Notice: This role is currently open only to colleagues employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB), Medway Community Healthcare, or working on the Staff Bank within these organizations. Nursing and Allied Health Professions (AHP) vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.
Be Part of Healthcare Transformation:
The new NHS 10-Year Plan places community care at the heart of service delivery—shifting resources closer to where people live and prioritizing prevention over hospital admission.
As a member of a community-based NHS trust, you’ll be at the forefront of this change. Work in integrated neighborhood teams, delivering joined-up care alongside GPs, mental health professionals, social workers, and voluntary services. Benefit from new roles, clear career pathways, apprenticeships, and personalized development support.
The plan also brings new workforce standards: improved flexible working, mental health support, safe workplaces, and strong protections against discrimination. With greater investment in underserved areas and a focus on reducing health inequalities, your work will have local impact and national importance.
Community trusts are leading the way in digital innovation, using tools like virtual wards to reduce admin and improve patient care.
If you’re passionate about making a difference, this is your chance to help deliver a modern, inclusive, and community-focused NHS.
Note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
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Job Role: Registered Nurse
Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse looking to make a real difference? Join our friendly inpatient ward team and play a vital role in delivering high quality, person-centred care to a defined group of patients.
Working closely with the Matron, Clinical Sisters, and multidisciplinary team, you will provide holistic care and support patients through rehabilitation, recovery, and end of life care. You'll have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills, maintain excellent clinical standards, and, with support, gain the confidence to take charge of the ward and hospital in the absence of senior staff.
Our community hospitals care for adults aged 18+, supporting patients transferred from acute settings or admitted directly from home to continue their rehabilitation, assessment, and recovery closer to their communities.
You'll be part of a welcoming team that includes registered nurses, healthcare assistants, therapists, rehabilitation assistants, pharmacists, care management staff, and visiting medical officers, all working together to achieve the best outcomes.
This role includes a 24-hour internal rotation pattern and occasional travel to other Community Hospital sites to support service needs.
Integration Notice:
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and 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.
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About Us:
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 organization 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 organization, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
Contact for Further Information:
- Name: Patricia Funnell
- Job Title: Matron
- Email Address: patricia.funnell1@nhs.net
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