Specialist Doctor for Community Hospitals in Ashford inAshford PUBLISHED WED 9 APR 2025 Jump to job information section
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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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