Job overview
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 7 PCN Lead to join our community nursing team, supporting high‑quality care for housebound patients in their own homes. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will provide strong clinical leadership while overseeing the day‑to‑day management of staff and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care across your teams.
In this senior role, you will use your advanced community nursing expertise to offer sound clinical judgement, act as a role model and support colleagues in managing complex caseloads. You will be responsible for triaging new referrals, coordinating care delivery and allocating work to team members with the appropriate skills and competencies. As the senior clinician, you will lead on problem‑solving, decision‑making and planning care for patients with complex needs.
You will also take responsibility for workforce planning and rota management, ensuring staffing levels meet service demand.
This is an excellent opportunity for a confident and compassionate leader who is passionate about delivering high‑quality community care and supporting teams to thrive.
Main duties of the job
Our Community Nursing service provides holistic assessments, personalised care planning and a wide range of clinical interventions to support housebound adults within the local area. As a Band 7 PCN Lead, you will ensure high‑quality, patient‑centred care while promoting independence and supporting patients to manage complex long‑term conditions safely at home. Strong clinical skills and a solid understanding of complex disease management are essential at this level.
You will play a key leadership role, supporting and developing your workforce to meet the demands of a busy service. This includes managing day‑to‑day staff issues, promoting wellbeing, and ensuring your team has the skills, confidence and support needed to deliver safe and effective care. Working collaboratively with Primary Care Networks and the wider MDT, you will help coordinate shared care approaches that meet the health and social care needs of the local population.
As a role model for the profession, you will actively contribute to service improvement projects, maintaining a strong focus on patient safety, experience and continuous development. The Community Nursing service operates seven days a week, including bank holidays and weekends, with core shifts between 08:00 and 18:00. Some flexibility may be considered.
Working for our organisation
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
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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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Detailed job description and main 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.
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Person specification
Qualifications, training and experience
Essential criteria
1. You’ll need to have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant subject Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy
2. Proven ability to work effectively within your area of practice, supported by relevant experience. As well as managing complex caseloads and supporting/ mentoring others
3. You will be a registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or Health and Care Professionals
4. A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
5. You will need to have a customer focussed approach
6. Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience
7. You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases
8. You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health
9. 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
Desirable criteria
10. Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage as well as an understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance
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