Job summary
Our diverse, talented and caring team include frailty consultants, consultant advanced clinical practitioners (ACP), GPs, consultants-in-training, ACPs and trainee ACPs from a broad professionalbackground. Together we support a wide range of activities. The Urgent Community Services areco-located and work collaboratively.
Research tells us that people prefer to receive their care closer to home and that most peoplewish to stay at home for as long as possible.
The seven-day service provides expert frailty advice and input throughout West Kent. Receiving referrals from any clinician, our aim is to providealternatives to hospital admission for those with a frailty crisis. Near patient testing and hospital-at-home capabilities have allowed us to deliver robust alternatives to ED attendance. Learningfrom the covid pandemic has allowed us to provide intra-venous therapies as an alternative toacute hospital admission.
At the heart of everything we provide is a holistic assessment. Our team provide domiciliaryassessments for frail people at risk of crisis that encompasses a CGA, and anticipatory andadvance care planning.
We support the training of care home and primary care staff to deliver holistic assessments ofresidents and develop individualised anticipatory care plans to reduce unplanned healthescalations.
Main duties of the job
The role involves working in collaboration with partners including Primary Care, Secondary Care, SocialCare, Mental Health and Commissioners to expand services for frail patients in the communityThe community frailty service across KCHFT currently consists of geriatric consultants, SpecialtyDoctors, Consultant Practitioner, GPs, advanced frailty practitioners (ACPs) and trainee ACP's.This is a developing service and further members of the team will be considered.West Kent Home Treatment Service is an innovative Multi-Disciplinary Team providing hospital-level treatments for people at home. The team has developed over several years and continues toadapt. We provide CGA, IV treatments, bedside diagnostics, medication reviews; with oxygen &nebuliser therapies when appropriate. A great opportunity to increase clinical skills further forthose living with frailty in the current context of increased virtual ward models. We have greatlinks with Acute and Paramedic trusts; an opportunity to deliver patient-centred care requiring amix of creativity, clinical and communication skills to deliver this.
Additional Working Pattern: 40 hours (10 PA's), part-time considered - includes weekend working
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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Details
Date posted
18 February 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£61,542 to £99,216 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
CF
Job locations
Unit G, Hermitage Court
Maidstone
ME16 9NT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
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, 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.
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 cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
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, 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.
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 cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full Registration with a licence to practice with the GMC
* Evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competencies in a relevant specialty and likelihood of achievement of ST2/CT2 competencies in area of speciality
* A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country
Desirable
* Postgraduate qualifications relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working within area of speciality
Desirable
* Community experience
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of the role of other professionals and partnership working
* Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
* Proven ability to develop effective partnerships to achieve practical outcomes across organisational boundaries including statutory organisations, external agencies, community and voluntary organisations
Desirable
* Evidence of research and/or audit publications in peer reviewed journals
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
* Ability to manage time and priorities effectively and work under pressure to meet deadlines
* Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation
* Ability to work effectively in a variety of clinical settings required as part of the job role
* Ability to use a range of IT programmes including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
* Highly developed facilitation skills
* Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge within area of speciality
* Demonstrates experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
* Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
Personal Attributes
Essential
* A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities
* Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job
* Demonstrates an awareness to fully engage in appraisal
* Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
Ability to Manage
Essential
* Ability to manage and lead change and inspire and develop forward thinking
* Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
* Ability to make decisions and deal with conflict
* Innovative, willingness to meet new challenges and to pioneer new ways of working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full Registration with a licence to practice with the GMC
* Evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competencies in a relevant specialty and likelihood of achievement of ST2/CT2 competencies in area of speciality
* A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country
Desirable
* Postgraduate qualifications relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working within area of speciality
Desirable
* Community experience
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of the role of other professionals and partnership working
* Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
* Proven ability to develop effective partnerships to achieve practical outcomes across organisational boundaries including statutory organisations, external agencies, community and voluntary organisations
Desirable
* Evidence of research and/or audit publications in peer reviewed journals
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
* Ability to manage time and priorities effectively and work under pressure to meet deadlines
* Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation
* Ability to work effectively in a variety of clinical settings required as part of the job role
* Ability to use a range of IT programmes including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
* Highly developed facilitation skills
* Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge within area of speciality
* Demonstrates experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
* Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
Personal Attributes
Essential
* A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities
* Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job
* Demonstrates an awareness to fully engage in appraisal
* Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
Ability to Manage
Essential
* Ability to manage and lead change and inspire and develop forward thinking
* Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
* Ability to make decisions and deal with conflict
* Innovative, willingness to meet new challenges and to pioneer new ways of working
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Unit G, Hermitage Court
Maidstone
ME16 9NT
Employer's website
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Employer details
Employer name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Unit G, Hermitage Court
Maidstone
ME16 9NT
Employer's website
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