Clinical Lead Nurse Continence Service

NHS; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare trust in Maidstone is seeking a Clinical Lead Nurse for the Continence Service. The role involves overseeing complex clinical cases, supporting service development, and collaborating with a diverse team. Candidates must hold a professional nursing degree, have clinical leadership experience, and possess excellent assessment skills. This full-time position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710, with flexible working arrangements available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Postgraduate education in a specialist clinical area.
• Evidence of continued professional development appropriate to role.
• Experience in implementing change of clinical practice or process.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support management of a complex clinical caseload.
• Lead in strategic development of clinical practice in continence services.
• Provide professional advice to clients and healthcare practitioners.

Skills

Excellent in-depth assessment skills

Advanced communication skills

Ability to plan and manage caseloads

Problem solving approach

Education

Degree in professional nursing/therapy

Evidence of postgraduate education

Professional Registration

Masters degree or willingness to work towards

Tools

Clinical governance knowledge

Job description

Go back Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead Nurse Continence Service

The closing date is 14 December 2025

Now is the time to be part of a healthcare transformation. The new NHS 10-Year Plan puts community care at the centre of service delivery – shifting resources closer to where people live and promoting prevention over hospital admission.

As a member of a community-based NHS trust, you'll be at the forefront of this change. Work in integrated neighbourhood teams, delivering joined-up care alongside GPs, mental health professionals, social workers, and voluntary services. Benefit from new roles, clear career pathways, apprenticeships, and personalised development support.

The plan also brings new workforce standards: improved flexible working, mental health support, safe workplaces, and strong protections against discrimination. With greater investment in underserved areas and a focus on reducing health inequalities, your work will have local impact and national importance.

Community trusts are leading the way in digital innovation, using tools like virtual wards to reduce admin and improve patient care.

If you're passionate about making a difference, this is your chance to help deliver a modern, inclusive, and community-focused NHS.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Clinical Lead Nurse to join our Continence Service. We can be flexible with the base with the option for either Maidstone, Ashford, Canterbury or Sevenoaks.

We provide information, support and professional advice to clients, healthcare practitioners and carers in order to maximise the quality of life for patients. We believe everyone has the right to be continent and have access to the highest standards of care; when symptoms cannot be treated they can often still be improved.

You will oversee and support the management of a complex clinical caseload of patients with specialist clinical services as an autonomous practitioner.

You'll work closely with the Operational Manager of Specialist Clinical services to lead in the strategic development and advancement of clinical practice in continence (Bladder & Bowel) and product delivery services.

About us

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re passionate about 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.

We know that a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This information is only seen by those involved in shortlisting and interviewing you, and only when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

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 suit us both.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able 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.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. 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.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their 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.

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 cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of postgraduate education in specialist clinical area
• First Degree in professional nursing/therapy
• Professional Registration
• Evidence of continued professional development appropriate to role
• Non-medical independent prescriber
• Membership of appropriate Special Interest Group(s)
• Masters degree or willingness to work towards
• Accreditation for Clinical education
• Clinical Supervisor

Experience

• Experience in implementing change of clinical practice or process
• Previous experience working at Band 6/7
• Experience of supervising and appraising staff/students
• Experience working as a clinical educator/mentor
• Experience of leading teams in a senior position
• Experience of participation in audit
• Experience of supervisory and teaching skills
• Experience of managing complaints
• Knowledge and experience of quality issues, clinical governance and outcome measures
• Experience of working in both acute and community settings

Knowledge

• Knowledge of up to date clinical practice and current issues relating to profession
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary working and inter-professional relationships
• Research awareness
• Understanding of relevant legislation

Skills and Abilities

• Full UK driving licence
• Excellent in-depth assessment skills and ability to make clinical judgments under pressure
• Advanced clinical and non-clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage own and others caseload
• Problem solving approach
• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to work as a team member and clinically lead a team
• Critical Appraisal

Personal Attributes

• Clear vision of role and commitment to specialty
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Committed to personal and team development

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

Address

Any KCHFT site, Trinity, Exchange, Unit G

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-7648326-CF

Job locations

Any KCHFT site, Trinity, Exchange, Unit G