Registered Nurse - Outpatients | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Dover; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Dover is seeking a full-time Band 5 Registered Nurse for their busy outpatient department. You will work across multiple sites and deliver top-notch patient care with a supportive team. Ideal candidates must possess effective interpersonal skills, work autonomously, and show enthusiasm for patient care. This role is rewarding and challenging, offering you the chance to help develop healthcare assistants and deliver exceptional healthcare standards.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must be enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Demonstrates a genuine desire to provide gold standard care.
• Ability to support the development of Health Care Assistants.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of patient care in a fast-paced outpatient environment.
• Work across multiple hospital sites.
• Support and develop the team dynamics within the department.

Skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Ability to work autonomously

Teamwork

Compassionate care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are looking to recruit a full time 37.5 hour Band 5 Registered Nurse for our busy and thriving Outpatients department at Buckland Hospital, Dover and Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone and occasional cover at the other sites within East Kent Hospitals. The post will involve working between both sites.

Applicants must be enthusiastic, demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

The department is both challenging and rewarding. As part of your role you will also be involved in helping to develop the HCA’s who play an important role within the department.

The Outpatient service is a fast-paced, dynamic department who pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of work. We are a committed, friendly, supportive team that strives to achieve and put patients at the heart of everything we do. Our service is an exciting team that works across our three main site at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate and Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury, but there is also a requirement to support patients across our satellite sites.

Our department is comprised of a variety of hard-working teams – Reception, Health Records, Patient Booking Office and Nursing – all of whom play a vital role in the patient experience. Our team are focused on service delivery and patient care and we are looking for individuals who are self motivated with a genuine desire to give gold standard care at every level.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

NHSEI have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to get vaccinated and it remains our best line of defence against COVID-19. As such NHS organisation including Primary Care, are encouraged to continue engaging with and supporting their staff to inform their decisions in order to drive vaccine confidence, protect themselves, patients, and everyone else. NHSEI has producedCOVID-19 vaccine communication materials.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025