PCN Lead

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; East Farleigh; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Community Nurse to take on a Clinical Lead role within the Community Nursing Teams. You will provide clinical leadership, professional judgement, and act as a role model, leading and developing a team delivering complex, housebound care.

You will oversee caseload management, supervision, staff development, recruitment, and drive quality improvement while working with GPs, care homes, and wider partners to achieve outstanding

Qualifications

• Experienced Community Nurse providing clinical leadership within a PCN.
• Ability to lead caseload management and promote professional development via supervision and training.
• Knowledge of governance, audits and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and professional support to the Community Nursing team.
• Lead caseload management, supervision, appraisals and induction activities.
• Support recruitment and contribute to continuous service improvement and governance.
• Collaborate with primary care and health and social care partners to deliver high-quality care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Community nursing

Staff supervision

Audits

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

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 or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations.

Community Nursing Teams provide personalised nursing care to housebound patients aged 18+ with complex and long-term conditions, helping them remain safe, independent and well in their chosen environment. Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team aligned to a Primary Care Network (PCN), we focus on preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

As a Clinical Lead, you will be an experienced Community Nurse who provides clinical leadership, sound professional judgement and expert decision-making. You will act as a role model for the profession, representing Community Nursing within your PCN while leading and developing a team committed to delivering outstanding care.

Our teams provide a wide range of interventions including palliative and end of life care, medication administration including IV therapy, wound management, bladder and bowel care, and supporting patients to manage long-term conditions.

This role is primarily Monday to Friday; however, flexibility is required to support a seven-day service operating between 08:00 and 18:00, including weekends and bank holidays., As Clinical Lead, you will be accountable for the quality, safety and performance of your team. You will provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and professional support, ensuring excellent standards of care and compliance with professional, organisational and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include leading caseload management, supporting staff development through supervision, appraisal and training, undertaking recruitment and induction activities, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. You will contribute to clinical governance, audits, quality improvement initiatives, service performance targets and risk management processes.

Working collaboratively with patients, carers, GPs, care homes and wider health and social care partners, you will build strong professional relationships and represent Community Nursing within multidisciplinary forums. You will support evidence-based practice, participate in audit and research activity, and help shape service development to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients., 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.

If you are a motivated and experienced Community Nurse looking for an opportunity to lead, inspire and develop others while making a real difference in your community, we would love to hear from you.

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. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

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.