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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ospringe; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Charge Nurse for our rehabilitation team at Faversham Cottage Hospital. You will provide clinical leadership, coordinate patient care and support staff development in a multidisciplinary setting.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with strong leadership, communication and clinical skills. Experience in rehabilitation or frailty care is desirable, with involvement in integrated care planning with patients and families.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with leadership and clinical skills.
• Experience in rehabilitation, intermediate care, frailty or complex needs is desirable.
• Good communication and teamwork essential.

Responsibilities

• Removal of catheters
• Changing wound dressings
• Managing a caseload
• Supervision and development of junior staff
• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care
• Development of integrated care programmes in partnership with the patient

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Charge Nurse | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Company: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Charge Nurse to join our rehabilitation team at Faversham Cottage Hospital.

Our service provides specialist rehabilitation interventions for patients with complex and long-term conditions, delivering high-quality, personalised care to support recovery and enable safe discharge home. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team aligned to local Primary Care Networks, you will play a key role in providing integrated, patient-centred care.

As Charge Nurse, you will provide clinical leadership and operational support to the ward team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care. You will coordinate patient care, support staff development, and contribute to service improvement while promoting the highest standards of nursing practice.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with excellent leadership, communication, and clinical skills. Experience in rehabilitation, intermediate care, frailty, or caring for patients with complex needs is desirable.

• Removal of catheters
• Changing wound dressings
• Managing a caseload
• Supporting in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Healthcare Assistants and students
• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care linked to packages of prescribed care
• Development of integrated care programmes in partnership with the patient

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and 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.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

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.

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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) 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.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Sep 2026

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust