Caseload Manager | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Herne Bay; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Community Nurse Team Leader in Herne Bay to join a multidisciplinary team delivering patient-centred care in the community.

You will oversee a caseload of patients with complex needs, provide clinical supervision, and support junior colleagues while developing leadership skills within the Neighbourhood Model of care delivery.

Qualifications

• Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) qualification is essential.
• Nursing roles open to Student/Newly Qualified Nurses in some contexts.
• Experience in community and multidisciplinary teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients with complex needs in the community.
• Provide clinical leadership to support junior colleagues.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver holistic care.
• Drive service development and improvements within the neighbourhood model.

Education

Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing)

Community nursing leadership

Job description

Caseload Manager | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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 and adaptable Community Nurse Team Leader to join our supportive and progressive team in Herne Bay. You will embody the Trust’s CARE values and work within a close-knit team dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to the local community.

Our Community Adult Nursing teams are working closely with Primary Care Networks to drive innovative, holistic, and needs‑led approaches to patient care. This is an exciting time to join us and be part of shaping the future of community services.

Herne Bay serves a diverse population with complex needs, offering the opportunity to deliver proactive, tailored care in a community setting.

We are committed to supporting your professional development from the start, helping you grow into an excellent clinical leader while making a meaningful difference to patients’ lives.

You will play a key role within a multidisciplinary team, managing patients with complex needs in the community. This role offers the autonomy to plan and deliver care, while developing your assessment and treatment skills with the support of strong clinical supervision and leadership.

You will also support junior colleagues in their development, helping to build a skilled and confident workforce for the future. For Community Nursing roles, a Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) qualification is essential, although development and secondment opportunities may be considered.

As a Trust, we are committed to supporting your ongoing learning, development, and career progression.

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.

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.

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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.

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Nov 2026

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust