Transfer of Care Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Transfer of Care Nurse to support complex discharges from acute hospital care, ensuring appropriate services for needs, with a holistic approach and collaboration across teams. The role emphasizes safeguarding, capacity assessments, and maintaining accurate records.

The post requires a Level 6 Nursing degree, NMC registration, and experience managing complex caseloads.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Experience managing complex caseloads and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Balance and manage tasks within the team in a busy environment.
• Work collaboratively with multiagency partners to safeguard adults and children.
• Assess capacity and support decision making where required.
• Maintain clear, accurate records of advice, observations and actions taken.
• Plan, implement and evaluate care for patients, escalating concerns when needed.
• Contribute to policies, audits and change proposals to improve safety and care.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Safeguarding

Capacity assessment

IT systems literacy

Communication with families

Education

Level 6 Degree in Nursing

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Transfer of Care Nurse

The closing date is 03 November 2026

Working closely with health and Social Care colleagues to support the complex discharges out of the acute hospital to ensure the level of service is appropriate to meet their needs.

Provide a holistic approach to interventions, working with the whole person, their family or system, building relationships and networks, enabling individuals, their families and carers to achieve sustainable good outcomes. Have a good understanding of KCC law and procedures or know how to access this information/advice if required.

Support and participate in, joint and integrated working with a range of teams including community safeguarding teams, partner organisations and other parties to offer a broad range of options to clients and carers to keep them safe and reduce risk. Join wash up discussion within health to encourage sharing of knowledge and information.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

• This is a busy role so you will be working together within your team to balance different tasks that often change.
• Working as part of a team and on your own, you will draw from your knowledge, skills and experience, to make informed decisions and use your initiative. You may also be required to work in collaboration with multiagency partners.
• You will play a key part in safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also when necessary. This will also include assessment of capacity and assisting with decision making.
• You will be required to maintain clear and accurate records of all advice provided to families, observations and action taken.
• You will be required to assess, plan, agree, implement and evaluate care for patients, recognising your own limits and asking for help and escalating concerns. You will also be responsive to changing in a patients condition.
• We have a number of policies and procedures in place to support you in keeping both yourself and our patients safe. You will also have the opportunity to comment on and be responsive to any proposals for change and participate in audits and surveys.

About us

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

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

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

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Job responsibilities

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. 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.

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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Qualifications, training and experience

• You'll need to have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant subject i.e. Nursing
• You'll need to have experience of managing complex caseloads and supporting/ mentoring others.
• You will be a registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Knowledge & Skills

• You will need to have a customer focussed approach
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.
• You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health.
• You will have knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks. You will fully understand the role and remit of a health care worker.
• Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage as well as an understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders 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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearpro rata, per annum