Overview
Now is the time to be part of a healthcare transformation. The new NHS 10-Year Plan puts community care at the centre of service delivery—shifting resources closer to where people live and promoting prevention over hospital admission.
As a member of a community-based NHS trust, you’ll be at the forefront of this change. Work in integrated neighbourhood teams, delivering joined-up care alongside GPs, mental health professionals, social workers, and voluntary services. Benefit from new roles, clear career pathways, apprenticeships, and personalised development support.
The plan also brings new workforce standards: improved flexible working, mental health support, safe workplaces, and strong protections against discrimination. With greater investment in underserved areas and a focus on reducing health inequalities, your work will have local impact and national importance.
Community trusts are leading the way in digital innovation, using tools like virtual wards to reduce admin and improve patient care.
If you’re passionate about making a difference, this is your chance to help deliver a modern, inclusive, and community-focused NHS.
Role and Location
We have both full and part-time roles available for skilled nurses to join our Community Nursing Teams across sites in East Kent. We are currently able to be flexible with hours and location.
As the Practice Development Nurse will promote excellence in clinical practice, providing professional leadership across East or West Kent locality. You will promote excellence in clinical practice, providing a visible presence and strong professional leadership across our community nursing teams. You will foster an environment which values education as part of the philosophy of the practice area.
Responsibilities
Co-ordinate and facilitate educational activities for registered and non-registered Nursing staff within the designated practice areas. You will be a clinically credible practitioner able to work autonomously and with a team, teaching and demonstrating technical clinical skills and assessing competencies within clinical practice. Working with colleagues both at their bases and in patients’ homes across the locality providing a high level of visibility to staff, patients, relatives and carers.
Working Pattern
Additional Working Pattern: part time and full time hours available. flexible hours and core of the day 9-5
Organisation and Values
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
Flexibility
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
Career Pathways
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Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Annmarie Hirst Job title: End of life nurse consultant Email address: annmarie.hirst@nhs.net
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