Team lead Community nurse - Unit GinMaidstoneinMaidstonePUBLISHED MON 10 MAR 2025

We are looking for a Band 6 nurse to join one of our Community Nursing teams based in UnitG (Maidstone), to support the development of this service. The service operates seven days aweek from 08:00 - 16:00, with occasional late shifts of 10:00 - 18:00 on a rotational basis.Weekend working is generally on a 1:4 ratio with days off during the week.

The team support patients registered with GP practices working in the Maidstone town and outlying villages within the Primary Care Networks.Each team has two senior nurses to take responsibility for a defined geographical area, andprovide clinical leadership to their Band 5, Band 4 and Band 3 staff. The team will worktogether to manage caseload patients delivering a high-quality service.

Candidates will be expected to be experienced nurses with relevant transferrable clinical skills.

Preference will be given to those who hold the District Nurse qualification, however candidates wanting to move to a community setting with advanced clinical skills or expertisewill be considered. KCHFT is keen to support development and therefore, candidates withoutthe specialist qualification or having a recognised advanced clinical skills/module will beconsidered for trainee posts.

Staff will be required to drive their own car and 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 verydifferent world we are living in at the moment has given us the opportunity to rethink how weprovide our services here at KCHFT.Successful applicants are required to have the qualification level specified in the personspecification in order to carry out the job, however, we do welcome applicants fromindividuals wishing to further their knowledge and skills and to gain this recognisedqualification, which we will support. Therefore, if you do not have the essential qualificationfor the role, this may not be an automatic barrier to you being offered an interview.

If you are successful at interview but do not have the essential qualification for the role, we will employ you as trainee and will support you to gain this qualification. You will develop newskills and knowledge whilst working with an established team, gaining valuable workexperience and continuing to get paid. Once you receive the qualification you willautomatically move into the position advertised.

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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.

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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.

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