Registered Community Nurses (East and West Kent)
Job overview
Looking for flexibility without the uncertainty of agency work? Join the NHS Staff Bank and enjoy rewarding nursing opportunities across East and West Kent.
We have a wide range of shifts available in our community hospitals, local healthcare settings, and rapid response teams, giving you the freedom to work when and where it suits you while making a real difference to patient care.
As a Bank Band 5 Nurse, you'll benefit from:
Flexible shifts to fit around your lifestyle
- Paid annual leave
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Support from a friendly and experienced team
- The satisfaction of working directly for the NHS
But don't just take our word for it:
"I could not recommend working in one of the community hospitals more highly. Wonderful environment, wonderful patients and such a warm, caring atmosphere."
If you're a compassionate, reliable, and dedicated nurse who is passionate about providing outstanding care, we'd love to hear from you.
Please indicate in your supporting statement whether you would prefer East or West Kent.
Don't work for an agency – join our Staff Bank. Better for you, better for patients, and better for the NHS.
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Please 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 unrestricted right to work in the United Kingdom.
Community Nursing is the future of the NHS, delivering personalised care closer to home and helping people stay safe, independent, and well in the place they know best.
Join our Community Nursing Team and support adults with complex and long-term conditions, helping to prevent hospital admissions and improve quality of life. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams within Primary Care Networks, you'll be at the forefront of modern healthcare in East Kent.
No two days are the same. You'll build advanced clinical skills while providing a wide range of care, including:
• Palliative and end-of-life care
• Symptom management and advance care planning
• IV therapy and medication administration
• Wound care and post-operative management
• Bladder and bowel care
• Long-term condition support and health promotion
Whether you're looking to expand your skills, gain community experience, or be part of a service transforming healthcare delivery, this is your opportunity to make a real impact every day.
Please indicate in your supporting statement whether you would prefer East or West Kent.
Join us and help shape the future of NHS care in Kent.
Working for our organisation
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.
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 organisation 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 organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
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.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.