Registered Nurse

Job overview

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join our well‑established Community Nursing team based at the New Romney Clinic. Our service supports patients registered with GP practices across the New Romney, Dymchurch and Lydd Primary Care Network. We provide personalised nursing care to adults with complex and long‑term conditions, helping them remain safe, well and independent in their own homes.

The service operates seven days a week from 08:00–16:00, with occasional late shifts (10:00–18:00) on rotation. As a valued member of the team, you will benefit from the experience, knowledge and supportive culture of an established service committed to developing your skills and confidence in community nursing.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an adaptable and compassionate Community Staff Nurse to join our caring and progressive team. You will work within a close‑knit group dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the New Romney area.

Community nursing plays a vital role in delivering proactive, patient‑centred care that helps people stay at home for longer. You will provide holistic assessments, deliver evidence‑based interventions and build meaningful relationships with patients and their families. Our teams work closely with local Primary Care Networks to ensure care is joined‑up and responsive, treating the whole person rather than just the condition. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your community nursing skills within a supportive, forward‑thinking service.

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.

Find out more about the community difference here.

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