Specialty Doctor Role - Community Home Treatment Service
This Specialty Doctor role within KCHFT’s Community Home Treatment Service involves collaboration with Primary and Secondary Care, Social Care, Mental Health, and Commissioners to enhance services for frail patients. The Urgent Care Services support SAS Doctors with job planning for professional growth.
The HTS team includes SAS Doctors, Consultant Geriatricians, Practitioners, GPs, ACPs, and trainees, with plans for expansion. Strong partnerships with the Acute Hospital Trust (MTW) and Paramedic Trust help improve frailty care. West Kent HTS is an established, evolving MDT delivering hospital-level care at home, offering CGA, IV treatments, bedside diagnostics, medication reviews, and respiratory therapies.
This role allows clinicians to refine skills in frailty care within the growing virtual ward model. Operating 08:00–22:00, seven days a week, shifts are allocated based on demand. Visits are planned, some conducted in pairs. Trust vehicles are available, but access to a car is essential. Community Hospital cover may be required, with opportunities for QI and education. This is a rewarding role for energetic clinicians seeking clinical satisfaction.
Medical and Dental colleagues must fulfill clinical and administrative duties per their job plan, maintain CPD for professional registration, and collaborate across health and social care sectors. They are responsible for annual appraisals, mentoring, and non-judgmental patient care while adhering to GMC guidelines.
Ensuring patient safety involves appropriate diagnosis, risk assessments, safeguarding, compliance with legal standards, supervision, and continuous improvement. They must lead high-quality services, attend MDT meetings, provide expert opinions, and guide policy development.
Patient experience is enhanced by delivering patient-centred care, treating individuals sensitively, and addressing complaints effectively. Strong communication with leadership, partners, and junior staff is essential.
Medical professionals play a key role in leadership, audits, research, and mentorship while adapting practice to evolving healthcare needs. The Specialty Doctor will work 9 PAs weekly with 1 SPA. Job plans will be reviewed over time.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we are passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve community health. We seek outstanding people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent.
We believe that a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion improves patient care and staff wellbeing. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Information about protected characteristics is collected confidentially to promote equitable opportunities.
As a flexible working organisation, we support arrangements that balance work with personal and family commitments. Discuss flexible working options with us.
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For further details or informal visits, contact:
* Name: Jason Curnow
* Job title: Lead Administrator
* Email: jason.curnow@nhs.net
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