Overview
Are you a compassionate and experienced Nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Join Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 Charge Nurse in one of our Community Hospitals. You’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, holistic care to patients, while leading and supporting a dedicated team of healthcare professionals. Working under the direction of the Matron, you’ll take charge of the ward and hospital in their absence, represent the team at Trust forums, and contribute to service development.
Key Responsibilities
* Take charge of the ward and hospital in the absence of the Matron.
* Represent the team at Trust forums and contribute to service development.
* Provide clinical and managerial leadership of a team of nurses and healthcare assistants, ensuring safe, effective, compassionate care.
* Manage patient assessments, develop rehabilitation programmes, monitor outcomes.
* Support staff development through supervision, appraisals and in‑house teaching.
* Maintain high standards of care, manage resources efficiently and ensure compliance with governance and safety protocols.
* Attend multidisciplinary meetings, liaise with internal and external partners, respond to patient and family concerns.
* Contribute to service improvement initiatives and uphold the Trust’s CARE values – Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent.
Requirements
* Band 6 nursing qualification and relevant clinical experience.
* Full UK driving licence (driving may be required to travel to other sites).
* Ability to drive and travel to support community hospital colleagues as needed.
* Commitment to the Trust’s equity, diversity and inclusion principles and ability to support diverse patients and staff.
Additional Information
* The Trust is rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC.
* 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 data is confidential and used only for safeguarding equity. Short‑listers will see ticks for the guaranteed interview scheme.
* We support flexible working arrangements and are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, including those who cannot drive.
* Vaccination is strongly encouraged for clinical and non‑clinical staff with direct or social contact with patients.
Application
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please review the criteria carefully 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 the recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025.
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