Advanced Practitioner Chronic Pain; Kent Prisons

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Practitioner in Chronic Pain to lead care across community clinics and prison settings. The post requires highly specialised clinical practice, driving across localities, and delivering policy-driven clinical guidelines.

The role emphasises clinical leadership within the Integrated Musculoskeletal service in secure environments, with eligibility constrained to existing NHS colleagues in Kent/Medway networks and students/newly

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registered.
• MSc in pain management.
• NMC/AHP recorded Independent Prescriber.
• RCGP Addiction/Substance Misuse training.
• Counselling Skills.

Responsibilities

• This patient facing clinical role includes direct patient care in community clinics and secure settings and supporting others within the service.
• In liaison with the clinical lead and clinical service managers they will be expected to initiate, develop and implement community policies and clinical guidelines to achieve the service key objectives.
• The post holder provides clinical leadership to the Integrated Musculoskeletal service team working within the secure environment.
• Due to the need to work across multiple localities on the same day the post holder must be a driver with access to a car.
• Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Skills

Teaching skills

Driving licence

Quality benchmarking

Research integration

Education

MSc in pain management

NMC/HCPC registered

Independent Prescriber

RCGP Addiction/Substance Misuse training

Counselling skills

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Practitioner Chronic Pain; Kent Prisons

The closing date is 15 November 2026

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 community chronic pain service supports people with chronic pain to achieve long-term self-management, empowering them to live well.

The post holder will take a lead role within the service , demonstrating highly specialised clinical practice across the 4 pillars of advance practice and leading the delivery of clinical care within Kent Prisons.

Main duties of the job

This patient facing clinical role includes direct patient care in community clinics and secure settings and supporting others within the service.

In liaison with the clinical lead and clinical service managers they will be expected to initiate, develop and implement community policies and clinical guidelines to achieve the service key objectives.

The post holder provides clinical leadership to the Integrated Musculoskeletal service team working within the secure environment.

Due to the need to work across multiple localities on the same day the post holder must be a driver with access to a car.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Job 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 [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registered
• MSc in pain management
• NMC/AHP recorded Independent Prescriber
• RCGP Addiction/Substance Misuse training
• Counselling Skills

Experience

• Extensive postgraduate clinical experience
• Delivering health care in secure environments
• Participating in Service development/quality assurance projects including audit
• Budget management and business planningResearch experience
• Evidence of managing complex medication issues
• Presentations at National level

Knowledge

• Demonstrates expert knowledge and skills regarding the principles of pain management.
• Key issues and developments in chronic pain management both nationally and internationally
• Key issues in delivering healthcare in secure settings
• Knowledge of current NHS issues and initiatives and their implications for the chronic pain service

Skills and Abilities

• Expert teaching skills (informal & formal) and leading through empowerment, role modelling to inspire others
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role. Should you require workplace adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to supporting you to meet the mobility requirements of the role wherever possible.
• Quality Benchmarking
• Evidence of ability to integrate evidence-based research/guidelines into development of local pathways of care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£57,528 to £64,750 a yearpro rata, per annum