Complex Care Nurse - Rough sleeper service

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; England; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in England is seeking a Complex Care Nurse to deliver specialized outreach care for individuals in unstable housing. This role involves trauma-informed healthcare across East Kent, West Kent, and Medway, including wound care and physical health checks. The ideal candidate will be a registered healthcare professional with relevant experience and skills to support vulnerable populations. A full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Management or supervisory qualification / programme of study.
• Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice.
• Experience in area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized, trauma-informed healthcare to individuals sleeping rough or staying in temporary housing.
• Conduct physical health checks and promote overall health.

Skills

Highly developed facilitation skills

Ability to manage time effectively

Strong influencing and negotiating skills

Ability to communicate complex information

Full UK driving licence

Education

Health related degree

Registered health care professional

Tools

Microsoft Office

E‑Pay

E‑roster

Job description

Complex Care Nurse – Rough Sleeper Service

Closing date: 30 October 2025

The Rough Sleeper Nursing Service, run by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, offers specialist outreach care for people rough sleeping or living in unstable housing across East Kent, West Kent, and Medway. This service provides trauma‑informed healthcare in accessible locations like hostels, day centres, temporary accommodation, and even on the streets. Nurses offer wound care, manage long‑term conditions, conduct physical health checks, give harm reduction advice, and promote health to enhance wellbeing and reduce hospital admissions.

Main Duties

The Rough Sleeper Nurse is essential in providing specialized, trauma‑informed healthcare to individuals sleeping rough or staying in temporary housing throughout the Medway area. As part of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust's Rough Sleeper Nursing Service, this role offers flexible, community‑based support such as wound care, managing long‑term conditions, physical health checks, and promoting overall health.

Additional Working Pattern: Monday – Friday 9‑5

About Us

Rated “outstanding” by the CQC, we are passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

Job Responsibilities

Please note: 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).

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.

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

• Management or supervisory qualification / programme of study
• Registered health care professional (NMC and experience in health improvement environment
• Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6
• Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice (examples – non‑medical prescribing; mentorship, coaching, clinical expertise)

Experience

• Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor)
• Experience in area of practice
• Experience of leading and managing teams
• Experience of developing policy and service development plans with practical experience of change management.
• Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads
• Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E‑Pay / E‑roster/ AT‑P/ CIS)

Skills

• Highly developed facilitation skills
• Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Full UK driving licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offences 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.

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