Head of Service inAshford inAshford PUBLISHED 29 SEP 2024

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 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: Chloe Chalmers Job title: Personal Assistant to Assistant Director Community Hospitals Email address:
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 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: Chloe Chalmers Job title: Personal Assistant to Assistant Director Community Hospitals Email address:


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