Location
Ashford, England
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
Profession
Staff nurse
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
13 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
29 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

6 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Working Environment

    You may be required to carry out some occasional, moderate physical effort with kneeling, bending and carrying equipment. There will also be a requirement to concentrate when completing client assessment, scheduling visits and attending case conferences.

  • Working Environment

    Tact and sensitivity are essential skills in this role to manage distressing and difficult situations. You will be required to demonstrate open and transparent behaviours to create a culture of continuous improvement and sharing of good practice in order to improve care.

  • Knowledge and Skills

    You will need have sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing and have a customer focussed approach in order to provide the best experience for clients and families. You will be required to regularly work together with multi agency professionals and teams across the Trust.

  • Knowledge and Skills

    You will be able to use IT systems and databases, work well under pressure and organise your own work. You will be required to maintain up to date knowledge of developments within the NHS and signpost clients and families to alternative services to support health

  • Knowledge and Skills

    You will have the ability to focus on the details and notice potential problems, understand when to escalate and be adaptable as part of a wider team. You will have up to date knowledge of clinical practice, adhering to evidence based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks.

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    You will have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing alongside recent experience of healthcare gained through education, work experience or previous employment. Current UK NMC registration

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Practice Assessor/Mentor Qualification

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 or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable School Staff Nurse to join our professional team.

We’re a close team but we’re never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That’s where you come in.

We’re always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you’ll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams.

We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn’t a requirement for this role you’ll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times.

The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you’ll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day.

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 kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, 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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for School Staff Nurse with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Oct 2026.

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