Team Lead Community Nurse

We are looking for Band 6 Nurse to join one of our Community Nursing teams based at Tunbridge Wells, Abbey Court. The service operates seven days a week from 8am – 6pm. These extended working hours allows more flexible working for anyone looking for more flexible hours. Weekend working is generally on a 1:4 ratio with days off during the week.

There are two teams supporting patients registered with GP practices working in Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas supporting the Tunbridge Wells Primary Care network.

Each team has two senior nurses who to take responsibility for a defined geographical area, and provide clinical leadership to their Band 5, Band 4 and Band 3 staff. The team will work together to manage caseload patients delivering a high-quality service.

Candidates will be experienced nurses with relevant transferrable clinical skills.

Candidates wanting to move to a community setting with advanced clinical skills or expertise will be considered. KCHFT is keen to support development and therefore, candidates without the specialist District Nurse qualification or having a recognised advanced clinical skills/module will be considered for trainee posts.

Using the named nurse model, we want to allow nurses to spend more time with patients, promoting self-management where possible, and improving patient lives.

Staff will be required to drive their own car and are able to claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision, following their probationary period.

Together we can empower you to really make a difference to patients’ lives. The very different world we are living in at the moment has given us the opportunity to rethink how we provide our services here at KCHFT.

KCHFT is keen to support development and therefore, candidates without the specialist District Nurse qualification or having a recognised advanced clinical skills/module will be considered for trainee posts. If you're interested in moving to a community setting, please still apply or get in touch as we are happy to support you into achieving your SPDN qualification.

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm with rotational weekends.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte Durling Job title: Admin team lead Email address: [email protected]