Caseload Manager/Lead Nurse | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Thanet District; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a passionate Band 6 Caseload Manager/Lead Nurse to join their Thanet Community Nursing Teams. This role involves managing complex patient needs within a community setting and providing clinical supervision. The ideal candidate will hold a Specialist Practitioner qualification and have a commitment to fostering equity and inclusion. This position promises a dynamic workplace within the new Thanet Health Hub and offers opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Hold the Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) qualification; development and secondment opportunities will be considered.
• Full UK driving licence or an EU driving licence (not exchanged from a non‑EU country).
• Committed to equity, diversity and inclusion; applications from varied backgrounds are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Play a vital role in multidisciplinary services; manage patients with complex needs in the community.
• Plan care independently, developing assessment and treatment skills.
• Support junior colleagues with clinical development.

Skills

Patient management

Care planning

Clinical development

Team management

Education

Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) qualification

Job description

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Band 6 Caseload Manager/Lead Nurse to join our Thanet Community Nursing Teams, to be based at our brand new £10million state‑of‑the‑art Thanet Health Hub.

Our new hub directly supports the Government’s new 10‑year plan, that places community care at the heart of our health system. This plan represents one of the most significant shifts in NHS history: moving care from hospitals into neighbourhoods, from reactive treatment to proactive prevention. And here at Kent Community Health, we’re right at the forefront.

Opened in Autumn 2025, our new Thanet Health Hub consists of an NHS community diagnostic centre, a range of community NHS services, including community nursing, relocation of an existing GP surgery and signposting and support to access health and care services provided by voluntary sector organisations, such as Age UK. Full details of our new hub can be found here Thanet health hub | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.

With the overarching vision of the NHS being in community‑based care, there truly has never been a better time to join us.

Key responsibilities

• Play a vital role in multidisciplinary services; manage patients with complex needs in the community.
• Plan care in your own way, with time to develop assessment and treatment skills, access to great supervision and a clinical lead to ensure you are on the right track.
• Support junior colleagues with clinical development, helping them reach their potential and develop the workforce of the future.
• Assist in relocating an existing GP surgery and signposting and support to access health and care services provided by voluntary sector organisations, such as Age UK.

Qualifications & requirements

• Hold the Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) qualification; development and secondment opportunities will be considered.
• Full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non‑EU country) unless unable to drive due to a disability.
• Committed to equity, diversity and inclusion; applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are welcome.

Additional Working Pattern: Hours between 08:00 - 18:00 Mon‑Sun.

We are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC and pride ourselves on delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability.

At this stage the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Recruitment and application details: The job description and person specification give you all the information you need about this role. 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.

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.

Recruiting manager’s 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.

We strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated to ensure safety for you, your colleagues and patients.

Find out more about the community difference here.

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

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.