Team Lead | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Folkestone is seeking a Team Lead to oversee a multi-disciplinary clinical team. The role involves managing staffing, ensuring effective service delivery, and supporting the development of services. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership skills and experience in clinical management. This position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and Inclusion commitment

Support for candidates with disabilities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing clinical teams in healthcare.
• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage staff.
• Ability to ensure effective service delivery and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Manage staffing levels according to service requirements.
• Oversee the daily operations of the clinical team.
• Ensure resources are effectively allocated for patient care.

Skills

Clinical management

Team leadership

Holistic patient care

Job description

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us. We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition. We are recruiting for a Team Lead to join our professional team in Folkestone.

The Community Neuro Rehabilitation Teams within East Kent are multi-disciplinary teams that include Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Specialist Nurses and Therapy Assistants. We work within patients’ homes, rehabilitation groups, Community Hospitals and other care settings, to ensure effective discharge planning and a seamless rehabilitation pathway. We provide holistic assessment of patients’ needs and help patients achieve maximum independence in daily living activities and improved well-being.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for managing staffing levels in line with the agreed service establishment. Management of sickness, travel, Agresso and Equipment provision will be expected. The clinical team will consist of a range of nursing, therapy and non-registered staff. The post holder will have overall accountability in ensuring that a robust supervision and appraisal structure is in place and will be directly responsible for line managing the Band 6 staff. The post holder will be expected to work across the South Kent Coast locality. This role is to be split between Clinical and Team Management responsibilities.

The post holder will be:

• Responsible for the management of the clinical team within allocated locality, ensuring an integrated approach to service delivery.
• To manage the day to day running of the clinical team and to have responsibility for the ongoing management and performance of the team on a daily basis.
• To have overall responsibility in ensuring the resources of the team are used effectively ensuring the right professional is delivering the right care to the right patient at the right time.
• To support the Clinical Operational Manager and Head of Service in the strategic development of services and be instrumental in delivering the organisational objectives and values at an operational level.

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

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

Flexible Working

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 suits us both.

Driving and Disability Support

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.

Application Details

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. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you 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. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of 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.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025.