Job summary
We're looking for a compassionate, skilled nurse to join our West Kent Urgent Care Service, delivering rapid two-hour crisis response to patients in their own homes. Our mission is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, support early discharge and provide high-quality unscheduled care for people with urgent or end-of-life needs. The service operates 24/7, 365 days a year, offering true continuity of care.

As part of our team, you'll use an extensive clinical skill set to provide hospital-level treatment in the community. This includes IV therapy, end-of-life symptom management via syringe drivers, catheterisation, phlebotomy, wound care, risk assessment and essential nursing interventions. You'll play a vital role in supporting acutely unwell patients who might otherwise require admission, ensuring they receive safe, timely and compassionate care at home.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across health and social care, you'll help deliver a responsive, patient-centred service that makes a real difference to people during moments of crisis.

If you're motivated, clinically confident and passionate about delivering high-quality urgent care in the community, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

Main duties of the job
As a key member of our community nursing team, you'll deliver high-quality, holistic care to patients with a wide range of needs. Your role will include:

• Completing holistic assessments and planning, implementing and evaluating personalised care
• Developing integrated care plans in partnership with patients and their families
• Ordering equipment and making timely onward referrals to support safe, effective care
• Supervising and supporting junior staff, including HCAs and students, to help them grow and develop
• Working collaboratively within a multi-professional team to deliver coordinated, patient-centred care
• Carrying out a range of competent clinical interventions, recognising deterioration and taking prompt, appropriate action
• Managing a daily caseload of patients with complex needs within your speciality
• Supporting duty responsibilities, including triage and prioritisation of referrals

This role is ideal for a nurse who enjoys autonomy, thrives in a supportive team and is committed to delivering excellent community care.

Additional Working Pattern: 7 days a week, long days and night duty

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 03 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 846-7812436-CF-B
Closing date: 17 November 2026

Person Specification
Essential qualifications, training and experience

• Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing
• Recent experience of healthcare gained through education, work experience or previous employment
• Registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country

Essential knowledge and skills

• Customer focussed approach
• Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience
• Ability to use IT systems and databases
• Understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health
• Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks, and a full understanding of the role and remit of a health care worker

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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