Opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative care models aimed at delivering optimal patient outcomes.
Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and support from Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Consultants, enhancing professional development and teamwork.
Focus on Frailty medicine, providing a chance to work with a vulnerable patient demographic and make a significant impact on their recovery and quality of life.
Involvement in clinical quality and governance initiatives, offering a platform to influence and improve healthcare standards.
Access to ongoing training opportunities, including supporting the education of junior doctors and trainee GPs.
Work in picturesque locations within Kent, near the scenic countryside and coast, providing a pleasant environment for both work and leisure.
Flexible working arrangements that promote a healthy work-life balance, allowing time for personal interests and family commitments.
Join our dedicated team at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialist Doctor in our Community Hospitals, where we’re transforming care for our patients, particularly those experiencing frailty. This is your chance to make a real difference in a supportive environment that champions high-quality, patient-centred care. With our focus on rehabilitation and recovery, you’ll be integral to a multidisciplinary team, delivering exceptional healthcare across our nine picturesque hospitals in East and West Kent, all while having the flexibility to maintain a fulfilling work-life balance.
Our hospitals proudly provide care for patients with multiple health conditions, focusing on tailored pathways for recovery after strokes and serious injuries. Imagine working in a setting that values your expertise while supporting your growth through research and training opportunities. Each day, you’ll play a vital role in overseeing medical care, offering guidance as we strive for excellence in patient outcomes. Plus, with many of our locations nestled in the stunning Kent countryside, you’ll be balancing an enriching professional life with the joys of living in one of England's most beautiful areas. We welcome diverse applications and are committed to equity and inclusion, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally. Let's work together to change lives!
Our hospitals proudly provide care for patients with multiple health conditions, focusing on tailored pathways for recovery after strokes and serious injuries. Imagine working in a setting that values your expertise while supporting your growth through research and training opportunities. Each day, you’ll play a vital role in overseeing medical care, offering guidance as we strive for excellence in patient outcomes. Plus, with many of our locations nestled in the stunning Kent countryside, you’ll be balancing an enriching professional life with the joys of living in one of England's most beautiful areas. We welcome diverse applications and are committed to equity and inclusion, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally. Let's work together to change lives!
Opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative care models aimed at delivering optimal patient outcomes.
Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and support from Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Consultants, enhancing professional development and teamwork.
Focus on Frailty medicine, providing a chance to work with a vulnerable patient demographic and make a significant impact on their recovery and quality of life.
Involvement in clinical quality and governance initiatives, offering a platform to influence and improve healthcare standards.
Access to ongoing training opportunities, including supporting the education of junior doctors and trainee GPs.
Work in picturesque locations within Kent, near the scenic countryside and coast, providing a pleasant environment for both work and leisure.
Flexible working arrangements that promote a healthy work-life balance, allowing time for personal interests and family commitments.
This is an exciting time to join us as a Specialist Dr in our Kent Community Health Community Hospitals, as we are reviewing our future model of care and developing our services, to deliver the best outcomes for our patients. If you have an interest in Frailty medicine, and want to deliver high quality care, this could be a great opportunity for you!
We have 9 Community Hospitals within Kent Community Health NHS Trust, across east and west Kent. The wards are staffed by multidisciplinary teams, who provide rehabilitation, reablement and recovery to patients post illness or injury. A majority of our patients are frail, with multiple comorbidities; and we provide specialist pathways for rehabilitation post-acute stroke and fractured neck of femur. The hospitals accept admissions from local acute Trusts, with a small proportion admitted directly from the community.
The medical model is supported by Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), Speciality Drs and Consultants, and you will work as part of a team supporting a cluster of hospitals. You will be expected to provide clinical review, oversight, and assurance to the medical care of our patients, alongside providing a point of escalation for complex patient advice and guidance. You will support clinical quality and governance for the service.
We welcome the opportunity for research and quality improvement within our wards; and have recently commenced training of junior Drs and trainee GPs on our sites, and have an ambition to develop this further.
Many of our hospitals are based on the coast or in the Weald. The area lies in the heart of one of the most scenic stretches of countryside in England, and yet is accessible from London. It also has some of the best schools in the country. Our hospitals are based in Faversham, Whitstable, Deal, Thanet, Tenterden, Herne Bay, Tonbridge and Hawkhurst; and whilst routinely you will support a geographically based cluster of sites, there will be an expectation you may need to travel to any of them to work with our teams.
If you would like further information or an informal discussion about this role, please contact Chloe Chalmers (PA to Assistant Director and Head of Service for Community Hospitals):
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: Philip brighton Job title: Consultant Email address:
We have 9 Community Hospitals within Kent Community Health NHS Trust, across east and west Kent. The wards are staffed by multidisciplinary teams, who provide rehabilitation, reablement and recovery to patients post illness or injury. A majority of our patients are frail, with multiple comorbidities; and we provide specialist pathways for rehabilitation post-acute stroke and fractured neck of femur. The hospitals accept admissions from local acute Trusts, with a small proportion admitted directly from the community.
The medical model is supported by Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), Speciality Drs and Consultants, and you will work as part of a team supporting a cluster of hospitals. You will be expected to provide clinical review, oversight, and assurance to the medical care of our patients, alongside providing a point of escalation for complex patient advice and guidance. You will support clinical quality and governance for the service.
We welcome the opportunity for research and quality improvement within our wards; and have recently commenced training of junior Drs and trainee GPs on our sites, and have an ambition to develop this further.
Many of our hospitals are based on the coast or in the Weald. The area lies in the heart of one of the most scenic stretches of countryside in England, and yet is accessible from London. It also has some of the best schools in the country. Our hospitals are based in Faversham, Whitstable, Deal, Thanet, Tenterden, Herne Bay, Tonbridge and Hawkhurst; and whilst routinely you will support a geographically based cluster of sites, there will be an expectation you may need to travel to any of them to work with our teams.
If you would like further information or an informal discussion about this role, please contact Chloe Chalmers (PA to Assistant Director and Head of Service for Community Hospitals):
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: Philip brighton Job title: Consultant Email address:
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