Community Staff Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join one of our well-established Community Nursing teams based at Abbey Court, Tunbridge Wells to support the development of this service.

As a well-established team, we can offer experience and knowledge to support your growth. The service operates seven days a week from 08:00 - 16:00, with occasional late shifts of 10:00 – 18:00 on a rotational basis.

Tunbridge Wells is easily accessible from Heathfield, East Sussex via the A267, East Grinstead via A264, and Cranbrook via the A21 within 30 minutes. The team supports patients from GP practices within the Tunbridge Wells PCN Primary Care Network (PCN). This PCN covers Pembury, Langton Green, Frant, Bidborough Ridge and surrounding areas.

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.

Main duties of the job

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us. We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Community Staff Nurse to join our caring and progressive team in Maidstone. You will work as part of a close-knit team who are dedicated to the health and wellbeing of people in Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells is made up of a diverse patient group with complex needs.

Community Staff Nurses make a difference by making sure our services are proactive and patient-focused, helping to keep people at home and independent for longer. Our district nursing teams are closely aligned with local Primary Care Networks, to make sure patient care is holistic and joined up. We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition, so we take time to get to know our patients.

Car owner/driver essential, subject to the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).

Additional Working Pattern: Both full time and part time positions are available. Working hours are between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday with rotational weekends.

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. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able 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.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.