Staff Nurse - Swale Outpatients

Job overview

Staff Nurse - Outpatients - Sittingbourne & Sheppey

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Cancer and Access

Band: 5

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata

Interview Date: Wednesday 17th June 2026

Please be aware you will be required to travel between Sittingbourne & Sheppey Outpatients Departments

We are recruiting for a Staff Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Ensure the effective management of all clinics, carrying out and assigning tasks involving direct/indirect care to the patients attending the department.

The department consists of Out-Patient clinics, with visiting Consultants from Acute Trusts – for example, Orthopaedic and Trauma, Cardiology, and Gynaecology.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge

Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience

To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines

To ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines

Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals

Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness

Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care