Community Staff Nurse

NHS; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Maidstone is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to provide high-quality nursing care at home for patients in crisis. The role requires a Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing and a valid UK driving license. Responsibilities include assessment of care needs, supporting junior staff, and managing a caseload of patients with complex needs. The salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 pro rata per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in community or acute healthcare through education or work placement.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional development.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care.
• Support in supervision and development of junior staff.
• Manage a caseload of patients with complex needs.

Skills

General IT skills

Effective organisational skills

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to manage and lead change

Education

Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing

Registered as fit to practice by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Community Staff Nurse – closing date 12 October 2025.

This role is within the Urgent Care Services West Kent, which provides a two-hour response to patients in crisis at home. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from acute hospitals. We also provide unscheduled care out-of-hours for patients who may be at the end of life or experiencing an urgent need for healthcare. This may include treating acutely unwell people that would otherwise require hospital admission, and also supports hospital discharges. The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Nurses use a wide clinical skills base to provide hospital-level care at home, including IV therapy, end-of-life symptom control and management via syringe driver, catheterisation skills, phlebotomy, wound management, risk assessment, and general observations and fundamental nursing care. This service provides nursing care within patients\' homes and covers West Kent, so driving is essential to this role.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include:

• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care
• The development of integrated care plans in partnership with the patient
• To order equipment and send onward referrals as necessary
• To support in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Health Care Assistants and Students
• To actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality care to patients
• To undertake a range of competent clinical interventions and identify any deterioration in patients\' condition, taking appropriate action
• Manage a caseload of patients on a daily basis consisting of patients with complex needs associated within a specific speciality
• To support in duty role and complete triages

About us

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.

We know 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 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. 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 give 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 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, to protect your safety, your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can\'t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing.
• Registered as fit to practice by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment Supporting others and mentorship
• Demonstrates a commitment to professional development
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS
• Community Experience and working an autonomous practitioner
• Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster/ RiO)

Skills & abilities

• Holds current UK driving licence/permit & access to vehicle
• General IT skills and the ability to learn new technology quickly
• Utilises a problem-solving approach to work
• Understanding of own accountability, responsible and reliable
• Ability to reflect on practice, accept criticism and act constructively
• Effective organisational skills
• Evident commitment to high standards of patient-centred care
• Good interpersonal skills
• Commitment to teaching others

Personal attributes

• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
• Excellent communication skills- verbal and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to manage and lead change
• Involvement in standard setting and audit

Ability to manage

• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering Trust policies and procedures
• Ability to manage own time effectively

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

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum